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 to 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 regard 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 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
+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 Graduate Senators 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 leadership team members.
GSA COEIT Representatives–Executive Council
Pranit Pramod Patil
GSA Treasurer–M.S. Information Systems
+1 667 942 3466
Milind Ramesh Rampure
Grad Res Asst I
Mansi Nagabhirava
GSA Committee Chair: Grant Review Panel (GRP) Chair–M.S. Human-Centered Computing
Reena Rohidas Kale
GSA Committee Chair: Election Committee Co-Chair–M.S. Information Systems
Information Systems
Neil R Kpamegan
GSA Committee Chair: Election Committee Co-Chair–Ph.D. Information Systems
Information Systems
Information Technology & Engineering 471
Nuri Abdul-Rahman
GSA Committee Chair: Graduate Student Organizations (GSOs) Committee Chair–M.S. Computer Science
COEIT GSA Graduate Senators
Sri Kavya Narravula
GSA Student Affairs Senator–M.P.S.Health Information Technology
Sri Lakshmi Bhavya Sowjanya Kesanapalli
GSA COEIT Senator–M.P.S. Health Information Technology
Divya Sri Sreeram
GSA COEIT Senator–M.S. Computer Science
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
COEIT GSA Shared Governance Committees
The GSA represents the interests of graduate students and acts as a liaison between the graduate student body and numerous university committees and college councils. Visit the Graduate Student Association website to learn more about the Shared Governance Committees for which COEIT students are members.
Student Government Association–Senators
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 about the members representing the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Branches
SGA COEIT Senators–Leadership
Rachel Priya Pallipamula-Niranjeen
SGA Senator (Chair of the Finance Board)–Computer Engineering (B.S.)
Nicolas William Bartolomeo
SGA Senator (Vice President for Student Organizations–Computer Science Minor