The University System of Maryland (USM) states that the principles of shared governance should be a collaborative process among faculty, staff, administration, and students at each institution to promote a collaborative process to support dialogue about important issues to all parties. UMBC Governance shares additional information about the groups that promote these goals. The College of Engineering and Information Technology (COEIT) faculty, staff, and students are dedicated to fulfilling the educational, research and engagement goals of UMBC and supporting the success of our campus community by represent the college and university on various committees and work groups.
Faculty Senate | Graduate Student Association | Student Government Associations
Faculty Senate
The Faculty Senate supports the success of faculty and students through its central role in the shared governance process. It speaks on behalf of the faculty in regards to faculty independence, promotion, tenure, and retention; requirements for awarding undergraduate and graduate degrees; and reviews of academic departments and programs. It also supports and makes recommendations regarding the establishment of policies for the research, scholarship, and creative activities that are the cornerstone of a strong university.
Visit the UMBC Leadership website for more information about Governance at UMBC, including additional committee memberships.
Mariajose Castellanos
Teaching Professor - Chemical, Biochemical & Environmental Engineering
Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering
Engineering 319
+1 410 455 8151
Curtis R Menyuk
Professor - Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Technology Research Center 201A
+1 410 455 3501
Bill Ryan
Assistant Teaching Professor - Information Systems
Information Systems
College of Engineering and Information Technology
Information Technology & Engineering 414
+1 410 455 3942
L.D. Timmie (Tim) Topoleski
Professor - Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Engineering 225K
+1 410 455 3302
Graduate Student Association
The UMBC Graduate Student Association (GSA) is built from elected graduate students representing the academic and cultural diversity at UMBC. Four <a href=”https://gsa.umbc.edu/graduate-senators/”>Graduate Senators</a> represent each college (COEIT, CNMS, CAHSS) and another four senators come from the graduate student population at-large.
Visit the UMBC GSA website for more information, including all executive leadership team members.
Executive Council
Janerra D. Allen
GSA Secretary - Ph.D. Electrical Engineering
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Technology Research Center 281
Nuri Abdul-Rahman
GSA Treasurer - M.P.S. Data Science
Soham H Katkar
GSA Speaker of the Senate - M.S. Information Systems
Student Affairs Senators
Sarthak Tavate
GSA Student Affairs Senator - Information Systems
Information Systems
Graduate Student Association
Information Technology & Engineering
+1 646 318 9495
Soham H Katkar
GSA Student Affairs Senator - Information Systems
Aijaz Shaik
GSA Student Affairs Senator - Software Engineering
Rashmi Sudhakar Shekade
GSA Student Affairs Senator - Engineering Management
COEIT Senators
Ashok Sai Doredla
GSA COEIT Senator - Data Science
Yash Nitin Soni
GSA COEIT Senator - Information Systems
Vishal S Deshmukh
GSA COEIT Senator - Information Systems
Student Government Association
The UMBC Student Government Association (SGA) organizes undergraduate students in creating a distinctive community, supports co-curricular and academic experiences, identifies and gives a voice to students’ hopes and concerns, engages students in campus activities and decisions, builds mutually beneficial partnerships with individuals and organizations on and off campus, and promotes and defends students’ welfare.
Visit the UMBC SGA website for more information, including all executive leadership team members.
Tomisin Akinlosotu
SGA Senator - Information Systems (B.S.)
Information Systems
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Engineering