The Faculty Senate will choose six faculty members at today’s meeting to submit for three positions on the Presidential Search Advisory Committee.

Senate Chair Bud Fischer, biological sciences professor, said that forwarding the names of six faculty applicants is the “top priority” for today’s senate meeting.

Fischer will submit the names to Robert Manion, the member of Eastern’s Board of Trustees that the board chose to chair the advisory committee, which will be charged with finding a replacement for former Eastern President Carol Surles.

While six faculty names will be submitted, the 11-person committee will include three faculty representatives.

Four members of the 11-member advisory committee have already been chosen by the BOT. Manion will serve along with Roger Dettro and Julie Nimmons, who are both board members. Daryl Jones, student vice president for public affairs, will also serve on the committee as the BOT’s student body representative.

Including Manion, the committee will be comprised of four representatives from the BOT, three faculty representatives, one staff representative, one administration representative, one student body representative and one Alumni Association representative.

Herb Lasky, Honors Programs director, is scheduled to visit the senate today to discuss the Honors Programs.

“I’m going to discuss the program’s accomplishments of the past year and the goals for this year,” Lasky said.

Fischer said the senate’s final priority will be the discussion of possible topics and dates for the senate’s Fall Forum.

The senate meets at 2 p.m. in Buzzard Building Room 2504, the faculty lounge.