Faculty Governance Committee

The general purpose of the committee is to monitor faculty governance, and to represent the faculty to the administration and the Board of Regents.

Membership

Term Exp.

Faculty/Department

James McKeel, Chair 2011 Fine Arts
Carolyn Anderson 2011 Social Sciences
Tina Garrett 2010 At large
Steve Hahn 2011 Humanities
Kris MacPherson 2011 At large
Diana Neal 2010 At large
Wes Pearson 2010 Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Jamie Schillinger 2011 At large
Doug Schuurman 2010 At large
Ariel Strichartz 2011 Interdisciplinary and General Studies
Steve Reece 2010 Faculty Observer to the Board of Regents
Gordon Marino 2011 Faculty Observer Elect to the Board of Regents
David Anderson ex-officio President
James May ex-officio Provost and Dean of the College
Alan Norton ex-officio Vice President and Treasurer
Arnie Ostebee ex-officio Assistant Provost
Patrick Roisen   Student Representative

 

Responsibilities of the committee include:
  • make recommendations on faculty governance
  • advise the administration on faculty meetings, college governance and college planning
  • review and make recommendations to the faculty on changes to the Faculty Manual
  • appoint from its own membership five faculty to serve on the Regents-Faculty Conference Committee
  • oversee faculty membership on faculty committees, to nominate candidates for committee elections, and to coordinate elections
  • select hearing committees as specified under Dismissal Proceedings (Section 4.XVII).

Terms of Office: Faculty representatives serve two-year terms with terms of office staggered.

The Faculty Governance Committee replaces the following committees: