The Office of the Secretary of the Faculty plays a key role in shared governance by facilitating and coordinating the work of the Faculty Senate and faculty committees, and by ensuring that its critical processes run effectively.

Heather Daniels
Secretary of the Faculty
608.265.4562
sof@secfac.wisc.edu
- University Committee
- Faculty Policies and Procedures and shared governance
- Committee on Faculty Rights and Responsibilities
- Faculty Senate

Julie Scharm
Deputy Secretary of the Faculty
608.262.3958
julie.scharm@wisc.edu
- Academic Calendar
- Committee on Committees
- Honorary Degrees
- Faculty Senate

- Divisional Committees
(Arts and Humanities, Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences, Social Sciences) - Genevieve Gorst Herfurth Award, Hilldale Awards
- Hilldale Lectures

- Faculty Events & Programs
- Women, Trans, & Non-Binary Faculty Mentoring Program
- Campus Diversity & Climate Committee
- Commitee for Women in the University
- Campus Awards, including Slesinger Awards for Excellence in Mentoring

Gideon Elliott
Program Specialist
608.262.3956
admin@secfac.wisc.edu
(Gideon is currently on leave. Please continue to use the above phone number and email address for general inquiries and a member of the office will follow up with you.)
Please use the alternate contacts listed:
- Distinguished Teaching Awards: Heather Daniels & Julie Scharm
- Immigration and International Issues Committee: Lindsey Stoddard Cameron
- Kemper K. Knapp Bequest: Heather Daniels & Lindsey Stoddard Cameron
- LGBTQ+ Committee: Julie Scharm
- University Lectures: Michaela Aust