Faculty Affairs Committee (FAC)

Current Charge

The Faculty Affairs Committee shall address matters of faculty responsibilities and rights in teaching, research, and service. In particular, the Committee shall: make recommendations in regard to a comprehensive and continuing system to evaluate faculty while at the same time giving proper protection to the rights of individuals. The Committee shall be responsible for policy relating to the professional rights and responsibilities of faculty members. It shall periodically review the Professional Rights and Duties of Faculty Members and Roles and Professional Duties of Department Chairs document, and recommend to the Assembly appropriate revisions. The Committee shall monitor the activities of the Vice Chancellor’s Advisory Committee, the Research and Innovation Office, and the Privilege and Tenure Committee of the Faculty Council, and their functional successors, as well as any grievance procedures that concern faculty, and make appropriate recommendations to the Assembly on matters of policy relating to the work of these committees. 

Charge Update: Pending a vote of approval by the assembly on Sept. 4, 2025

Charge & Proposed Committee Focus

The Faculty Affairs Committee (FAC) shall address matters of faculty responsibilities and rights in teaching, research, and service. In particular, it shall periodically review existing (or proposed) policies and practices that impact faculty research, teaching, and service and will provide perspectives to the Assembly.

For example, the Committee shall be consulted in regard to any changes to the comprehensive and continuing system used to evaluate faculty while at the same time giving proper protection to the rights of individuals. As another example, the Committee shall periodically work with the Grievance Advisory Committee to review the Professional Rights and Responsibilities of Faculty Members (PRR) and recommend to the Assembly appropriate revisions. Additionally, the FAC Committee shall periodically work with the Teaching Faculty Advisory Committee (TFAC) on matters of interest that concern both branches of the core faculty.

Membership

The Faculty Affairs Committee shall be composed of eight faculty members who are entitled to vote on committee matters. This includes two BFA representatives from any college or school; three faculty senate members from Arts & Sciences, and three faculty senate members from Other Units (Non-A&S – these include: Engineering, Business, CMCI, Education, Law, Libraries, and Music). Ideally membership will reflect representation across the various Colleges and Schools within the University. The Committee may invite non-voting resource members with expertise pertaining to the Committee’s charge as necessary.

Fall 25: To Be Announced

Review of FAC charge and other issues relevant to faculty 

FAC Roster