Faculty Personnel

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

The Faculty Personnel Committee for 2024-2025 consists of these faculty:

  • Mark Allison (English)
  • Sean McCulloch (Math & Computer Science)
  • Chris Modica (Psychology)
  • Franchesca Nestor (Politics & Government)
  • Tami Panhuis (Biological Sciences)
  • Eva Paris-Huesca (World Languages & Cultures)
  • Julide Yazar (Economics & Business) - Chair

The Provost is considered a member of the Committee, but according to the Faculty Handbook the Provost is "...not considered a voting member when the issue on the floor of the committee concerns a recommendation to the administration."

COMMITTEE DUTIES

The duties of the Faculty Personnel Committee are enumerated in Section 2.2.2 of the Faculty Handbook. These duties are

  1. Develop for faculty consideration recommendations on policies related to the employment and reappointment of faculty members, their promotions, tenure, merit increases, and leaves of absence.
  2. Evaluate faculty members for retention, promotion, tenure, merit increases, and leaves of absence, and to recommend on individual cases to the administration.
  3. Recommend to the administration appointments to vacant endowed or named chairs.
  4. Evaluate the performance of the Provost and report these evaluations to the President of the University. An evaluation will be performed in the third year of service and every four years thereafter, unless more frequent evaluations are deemed necessary by the President.
  5. As a full committee, interview candidates for the senior ranks (full and associate professors) and make recommendations in regard to their appointment.
  6. Provide a member of the committee to work with two faculty members appointed by the Provost to interview all candidates in other than senior ranks for each particular position or vacancy.
  7. Recommend to the President of the University the recipients of the Welch Award for Scholarly or Artistic Achievement and of the Sherwood Dodge Shankland Award for Encouragement of Teachers.