Associate Professor John A. Pelesko has been elected to the position of President-Elect of the College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Senate. The senate is a democratic forum responsible for the creation and review of policies concerning curriculum, promotion and tenure, and student academic issues. The senate represents college-wide issues to the college administration, the University Faculty Senate, and the university administration. The President-Elect serves for one year under the mentorship of the current president and assumes the duties of president in the following academic year.