The P&A Senate is the voice of around 6,500 Academic Professionals and Administrators (P&A) at the University of Minnesota. The senate is an elected representative body that acts on behalf of all P&As, and enables P&As, through shared governance, to exercise their right to participate in the University's governance.
The senate is an advocate for P&A views on University planning, governance, resource allocation, and all other University of Minnesota policies and practices. We are key partners in University governance; to that end, the senate works in four primary areas: benefits and compensation, communications, outreach, and professional development and recognition, as well as providing representatives to relevant University committees and task forces.
The Committee on Nominations, Elections and Appointments (CNEA) holds elections once a year for the Libraries representatives to the P&A Senate. The library currently has to three seats in the P&A Senate: two Senators and one Alternate.
Current P&A senate Libraries representatives
- Kim Clarke, senator (2022-2025)
- Kristi Bergland, senator (2023-2026)
- <>, alternate (202X-202X)
Past P&A senators and alternates
Senator responsibilities
- Attend all P&A Senate meetings
- In case of absence, notify alternate to attend P&A Senate meeting
- Cast vote during P&A Senate meetings
- Attend all P&A subcommittee meetings (must sign up for one of the P&A Senate subcommittees)
- Report back to P&A Library constituents
Alternate Responsibilities
- Attend P&A Senate meeting in lieu of Senator (may attend all P&A Senate meetings)
- Cast vote when substituting for Senator (does not vote if both Senators are present at the meeting)
- Attend all P&A subcommittee meetings (must sign up for one of the P&A Senate subcommittees
P&A Senate Running Minutes (unofficial)
These are notes taken by the Library Senators prior to the release of the Official Minutes