Academic Senate Office
125 Kerr Hall
University California Santa Cruz
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95064-1077
Email: senate@ucsc.edu
Phone: (831) 459-2086
Senate Leadership
Matt McCarthy, Senate Chair
mdmccar@ucsc.edu
Melissa Caldwell, Senate Vice Chair
lissa@ucsc.edu
Senate Staff
Matthew Mednick, Senate Executive Director
mmednick@ucsc.edu
phone: (831) 459-5209
Analyst on:
Committee on Committees (COC)
Senate Executive Committee (SEC)
Committee on Privilege and Tenure (CPT)
Committee on Planning and Budget (CPB)
Michele Chamberlin, Executive Assistant to the Director
michambe@ucsc.edu
phone: (831) 200-8323
Senate Committee Analysts
Morgan Gardea
mgardea@ucsc.edu
Analyst on:
Committee on Career Advising (CCA)
Committee on Courses of Instruction (CCI)
Committee on Library and Scholarly Communication (COLASC)
Committee on Faculty Research Lecture (CFRL)
Rebecca Hurdis
rhurdis@ucsc.edu
Phone: 831-459-3358
Analyst on:
Committee on Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (CODEI)
Committee on Educational Policy (CEP)
Committee on Teaching (COT)
Jackie Schultz
janschul@ucsc.edu
Analyst on:
Committee on International Education (CIE)
Committee on Planning and Budget (CPB)
Graduate Council (GC)
Chad Silva
csilva67@ucsc.edu
phone: (831) 459-3810
Analyst on:
Committee on Academic Freedom (CAF)
Committee on Admissions and Financial Aid (CAFA)
Committee on Development and Fundraising (CDF)
Committee on Research (COR)
Committee on Rules, Jurisdiction and Elections (CRJE)
Committee on Privilege and Tenure (CPT)
Jaden Silva-Espinoza
jadense@ucsc.edu
phone: (831) 459-2259
Analyst on:
Committee on Academic Personnel (CAP)
Committee on Emeriti Relations (CER)
Committee on Faculty Welfare (CFW)
Committee on Information Technology (CIT)