Candidate Biography
My name is Luc Schrauf, and I am a second-year student majoring in Physics with a minor in Quantum Information. I served as the College of Science Representative to the UPUA and the College of Science Representative to the Faculty Senate during the 18th Assembly. I hope to be re-elected as the College of Science Representative to the Faculty Senate to continue pushing for the initiatives I began during the 18th Assembly.
I helped draft and conduct research for the 19-credit resolution passed in the 18th assembly, which has more recently been presented to the Faculty Senate. This resolution aims to relieve the financial burdens imposed on students by Penn State’s recent 19-credit surcharge. With the support of the Faculty Senate, I hope to relieve most of the financial burdens students experience due to the 19-credit surcharge.
Within the Faculty Senate, I have been advocating for the addition of new course attributes, and with the addition of the Attribute Subcommittee in the Committee of Curricular Affairs, I hope to see this initiative through within the next year or two. New course attributes would mean students would be able to more easily filter through courses to find courses that fit their interests.
Over this past Assembly, I have engaged with the Pass/Fail policy, learning its history, intricacies, and multitude of different implications. The Pass/Fail policy will undoubtedly be a focus of this coming year’s Faculty Senate, and I hope my experience over this past assembly will help me to meaningfully advocate for its reform.
I feel as though I can effectively represent the Eberly College of Science in the Faculty Senate as I have worked with the ECOS Student Council to pass (soon to be two) bills sponsoring Eberly student events. My experience drafting bills with the ECOS student council, and regularly attending ECOS events, makes me hopeful that I can effectively represent my college in the Faculty Senate.
Candidate Engagements
Penn State Research
Physics Department Teaching Assistant
UPUA/Faculty Senate