Faculty Affairs Committee
Time Commitment
The Faculty Affairs Committee meets every other Wednesday at 3:00 during the academic year. Normally committee members will spend an additional two hours per month reviewing documents and information. If a committee member volunteers to take the lead on a particular project, then the workload increases depending on the need of the project.
Function
- Makes recommendations concerning policy on appointments, promotion, tenure, and leave of absence.
- Makes recommendations relating to standards of performance, professional ethics, faculty rights and responsibilities, academic freedom, and faculty compensation.
- Receives, reviews, and acts upon other policy matters concerning faculty affairs.
- Maintains liaison with Faculty Status Committee regarding functions 1 and 2.
Composition and tenure
- Eleven faculty, selected with representation from the various areas of the University in mind, with at least three geographical regions represented. Normally, at least one of the members shall be a member of the Senate. To be eligible as a member, usually a person must have served as a faculty member at WSU for at least three years.
- Vice provost for faculty development and recognition (X)(#).
Additional notes
- Chair elected by the Committee.
- Has representation on Budget Committee and Steering Committee.
- Responsible to: Faculty Senate.
- Reports to: Faculty Senate and the president.
Faculty Affairs Committee Representation
Judi McDonald, Chair (F)Professor Stephanie Bauman (F)Associate Professor Ekaterine Burduli (F)Assistant Professor Suzanne Fricke (F)Librarian Cynthia Haseltine (F)Associate Professor Heiko Jansen (F)Professor
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Sergey Lapin (F)Professor Don Llewellyn (F)Associate Professor Martin Maquivar (F)Associate Professor Michael Neff (F)Professor Jennifer Thigpen (F)Associate Professor |
Laura HillVice Provost for Faculty Development (X)(#) Matt HudelsonFaculty Senate Secretary Representative (X)(#) Anna SchilterFaculty Senate Principal Assistant (X)(#) |