The Faculty Assembly is a representative body of the faculty within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The Faculty Assembly meets almost every month during the academic year to deliberate and act on major policy questions, often referred to the Assembly by the College Executive Committee or by the Undergraduate Educational Policy and Curriculum Committee.
The Assembly also functions as a forum on issues of importance to the faculty and to the College or University.
For a complete description of the powers, duties, and procedures of the Faculty Assembly, see Article V of the CLAS Manual of Policy and Procedure.
Faculty Assembly officers
- Tom Arne Midtrød (History), Chair
- Eric Bush (Music), Vice Chair/Chair-Elect
- Cinda Coggins Mosher (Rhetoric), Secretary
- Yasmine Ramadan (French and Italian), Past Chair
Faculty Assembly appointees
- Jane Nachtman, Physics and Astronomy, term ends May 2024
- Becky Gonzalez, Spanish and Portuguese, term ends May 2024
- Andrew Owens, Cinematic Arts, term ends May 2026
- Kendra Strand, Asian and Slavic Languages and Literatures, term ends May 2025
- Sujatha Sosale, Journalism and Mass Communication, term ends May 2026
Faculty Assembly members
Faculty Assembly comprises both elected and appointed members. The elected members represent one of four CLAS electoral groups. Appointed members represent their own department or unit and are often appointed by the DEO or elected by the faculty within that unit.
2024-2025 schedule
All meetings are at 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Contact Tom Arne Midtrød for any questions.
- Wednesday, September 18 in 2520D UCC
- Wednesday, October 16 in 2520D UCC
- Wednesday, November 13 in 2301 VOX (Recital Hall)
- Wednesday, December 11 in 2301 VOX (Recital Hall)
*Extraordinary fall meeting to discuss MOPP Sec V revision - Wednesday, January 29 in 2520D UCC
- Wednesday, February 19 in 2520D UCC
- Wednesday, March 26 in 2520D UCC
- Wednesday, April 23 in 2520D UCC
The purpose of the Agenda Committee is to assist in communication and planning across the various governance committees of the College, consulting with the Chair of the FA as needed. The agenda committee is composed of the officers of the Assembly as well as liaisons from Executive Committee, Graduate Educational Policy Committee, and Undergraduate Educational Policy and Curriculum Committee, with the Chair of the Assembly serving as Chair of the Agenda Committee. Any voting faculty member from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences may forward agenda suggestions to the Chair.