Cornell is one of relatively few institutions in the nation allowing the campus community to directly elect constituent members to its highest governing body.
Students (alternating between undergraduate and a graduate or professional student) are elected to serve two-year terms, while faculty and staff are elected for four year terms, all as full voting members on the Board of Trustees. The Trustee Nominating Committee oversees elections for student and employee elected trustee positions.
Student, Staff and Faculty Elected Trustees
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Dustin Liu
Dustin Liu Student-Elected Trustee (Undergraduate) dl558@cornell.eduIndustrial and Labor Relations, '19 School of Industrial and Labor Relation
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Dara Patrice Brown
Dara Patrice Brown Student Elected Trustee - Professional Student dpb73@cornell.eduDara is a J.D. candidate for the Class of 2018. She also completed her undergraduate degree at Cornell, majoring in Government and minoring in Inequalities.
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Chad Coates
Chad Coates Employee Elected Trustee chadcoates@cornell.eduAssistant Dean of Admissions and Advising in the College of Arts and Sciences
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Mariana Federica Wolfner
Mariana Federica Wolfner Faculty Elected Trustee mariana.wolfner@cornell.eduThe Goldwin Smith Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics, and a Stephen H. Weiss fellow.
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Bruce V. Lewenstein
Bruce V. Lewenstein Faculty Elected Trustee b.lewenstein@cornell.eduProfessor of Science Communication. Currently serving as chair of the Department of Science & Technology Studies.
Faculty-Elected Trustee Elections
The Office of the Assemblies partners with the Trustee Nominating Commitee to support the election of two faculty trustees.
Employee-Elected Trustee Elections
The staff community directly elects a full voting member to the Board of Trustees to serve a four-year term.
Student-Elected Trustee Elections (Graduate/Professional)
The graduate and professional Student-Elected Trustee is elected in the spring of even years for a two-year term.