Charge to the Committee
The committee shall propose to the faculty policies and recommendations of policies on faculty appointments, faculty promotions, academic freedom and tenure, all matters pertaining to professional standards and ethics, loads, leaves, grants for development and research, faculty welfare, and similar matters.
The committee shall propose to the faculty procedures for faculty discipline and for hearing grievances from the faculty. The committee shall consist of ten members of the faculty (one each from the Divisions of the Arts and Humanities, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Physical Education, Recreation and Athletics, Social Sciences; one from the library faculty; and five members at large for three-year, nonrenewable terms), the President, and the Dean of the Faculty.
The committee shall elect its own chair. The associate dean of the faculty acts as secretary.
Meeting Times
Every Monday during the semesters when there isn’t a faculty meeting, 4:15 – 5:30 p.m.
Members 2022-23
| Member | Term |
|---|---|
| Lesleigh Cushing, Provost & Dean of the Faculty | |
| Krista Ingram, Associate Dean of the Faculty | Secretary, Non-voting |
| April Sweeney | 2025 (AL) |
| *Adam Burnett | 2025 (AL) |
| Ed Witherspoon |
2023 (AL) |
| Priscilla Van Wynsberghe | 2023 (NS) |
| Beth Parks (chair) | 2024 (AL) |
| Valerie Morkevicius | 2023 (SS) |
| *Yariv Amir | 2025 (PE) |
| Mary Simonson | 2025 (US) |
| *Engda Hagos | 2024 (AL) |
| Christian DuComb | 2024 (H) |
| Peter Tagtmeyer | 2023 (L) |
*A. Burnett – replaced by Susan Thomson (fall)
*Engda Hagos – replaced by Juliana Smith (year)
*Yariv Amir – replaced by Jason Meyers (spring)