{"id":112522,"date":"2024-06-18T01:58:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T06:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=112522"},"modified":"2024-06-17T16:00:49","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T21:00:49","slug":"new-unmc-faculty-senate-leaders-take-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2024\/06\/18\/new-unmc-faculty-senate-leaders-take-office\/","title":{"rendered":"New UNMC Faculty Senate leaders take office"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p>New leaders of the UNMC Faculty Senate were installed at its June 4 meeting. Faculty senate officers for 2024-25 are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ka-Chun (Joseph) Siu, PhD, faculty senate president, professor in the department of health and rehabilitation sciences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jordan Warchol, MD, vice president\/president-elect, assistant professor in the department of emergency medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kimberly Scarsi, PharmD, secretary\/treasurer, professor in the department of pharmacy practice and science<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Amar Natarajan, PhD, immediate past president, professor in the Eppley Institute<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Siu said serving as the 46th\u00a0president of the UNMC Faculty Senate is a distinct honor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUNMC is currently undergoing a leadership transition. As part of the UNMC faculty senate, it is important for us to work with the administration and the Board of Regents to search for the next chancellor for UNMC,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is a team effort.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Siu said the faculty senate is committed to shared governance and working with the UNMC administration and University of Nebraska System constituencies toward the common goal of achieving excellence in education, research and patient care.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI encourage all UNMC faculty to actively engage by sharing your suggestions, concerns and visionary ideas with elected senators within your academic unit, members of standing committees or me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI look forward to working with all senators and UNMC administration in academic year 2024-25.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The faculty senate meets for the first working Tuesday of the month, September through June, at 5 p.m. Senate meetings will be available via 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