<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news-events/downstate-update/2025/june/06-01-faculty-staff.html" dsn="blogs"><featured/><categories/><pubDate>06/03/2025 12:00:16 AM</pubDate><title>Assembly of Faculty and Professional Staff Spring 2025 Elections</title><sub-title/><description>At Downstate, the local University Senate is called the Downstate Assembly of the Faculty and Professional Staff (DAFPS).  Matters of concern to the faculty and staff are relayed to this committee for consideration. There is an Executive Committee of 24 members.  This Committee includes the Presiding Officer (PO), PO Elect, and Secretary of the DAFPS, four University Senators and four Alternate Senators, all of whom are all elected by the Full Assembly. Each of the Senator's votes in the UFS at Plenary meetings three times a year.</description><author>Office of Communications &amp; Marketing</author><image><img xmlns:ouc="http://omniupdate.com/XSL/Variables" src="" alt=""/></image><tags><tag>Faculty</tag></tags><categories/></item>