Northeastern Voice

Faculty Senate taps Steven Morrison

Steven Morrison

Economics professor and department chair Steven Morrison was voted in as the new chair of the Senate Agenda Committee April 23, replacing Carol Glod, who concluded her three-year term. Members of the full Faculty Senate made the vote during its final meeting of the current academic year.

Praised as a deeply experienced and congenial stalwart of the Faculty Senate, Morrison said he is eager to take up the reins, starting this July.

“My goal is to work closely with the interim provost (Stephen Zoloth), and with fellow committee members in the next chapter of the Faculty Senate,” Morrison said. “My work with the interim provost and the provost will focus on the continuation of the university’s overall advancement, and on our efforts to foster the Faculty Senate’s participation in the shared governance of the university.”

In her final report to the Faculty Senate, Glod said Morrison would be a talented successor, one with longstanding experience at the university and with the Senate Agenda Committee.

“He will be a great person to take up the challenges associated with the next set of issues the Faculty Senate will address,” she said. Later, in an address to the senate, she thanked Morrison for nominating her to the chairmanship four years ago.

“Overall, this has been a great experience,” she said. “It has been an honor and a pleasure” to work with you all, “and a great ride.”

Glod received a standing ovation from senators.

Looking toward the future, interim provost Zoloth said Morrison is a “great guy” with whom he is looking forward to working with. “He has had a tremendous amount of experience on the Senate Agenda Committee — this is a great move.”

Morrison’s service goes back many years. His membership on the Faculty Senate extends back to the late 1980s, and he has been a member of the Senate Agenda Committee since 2001.

In addition, he has served on the Faculty Senate Financial Affairs Committee, the Committee on Funding Priorities, the Fiscal Advisory Committee and he co-chairs a sub-committee on the NEASC (New England Association of Schools and Colleges) Reaccredidation committee.

He also chaired of the College of Arts and Sciences Tenure and Promotion advisory Committee.

— Susan Salk