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
Robert Entenmann 2009 Interdisciplinary and General Studies
Tina Garrett 2010 At large
Jonathan Hill, chair 2009 Humanities
Kris MacPherson 2011 At large
James McKeel 2011 Fine Arts
Diana Neal 2010 At large
Bruce Nordstrom-Loeb 2009 At large
Wes Pearson 2010 Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Mark Schelske 2009 Social Sciences
Doug Schuurman 2010 At large
Karen Marsalek 2009 Faculty Observer to the Board of Regents
Steve Reece 2010 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
Erik Lane   Student

 

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 three-year terms with terms of office staggered.

The Faculty Governance Committee replaces the following committees: