Policy Committees:
Each College or School on the MU Campus has a Faculty Committee responsible for representing faculty on matters of governance and policymaking. This body also elects the school’s representatives to the MU Faculty Council on University Policy.
College of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
Policy Committee
Chair: Vickie Vieira-Potter, vieirapotterv@missouri.edu
College of Arts & Science
Executive Committee
Chair: Seth Howe, howesw@missouri.edu
Trulaske College of Business
Faculty Policy Committee
Chair: Chunyan “Ann” Peng, cpeng@missouri.edu
College of Education & Human Development
Faculty Advisory Council
Co-Chairs: Chad Rose, rosech@missouri.edu & Ashlie Lester, lestera@missouri.edu
Extension
Extension Promotion Advisory Committee
Co-Chairs: Melissa Scheer, scheermb@missouri.edu & Gene Schmitz, schmitze@missouri.edu
College of Engineering
Engineering Policy Committee
Chair: Karl D. Hammond, hammondkd@missouri.edu
College of Health Sciences
Policy Committee
Co-Chairs: Ashley Givens, givensa@missouri.edu & Rose Kaemmerer, r.kaemmerer@missouri.edu
School of Journalism
Policy Committee
Chair: Mike Jenner, jennerm@missouri.edu
School of Law
Policy Committee
Chair: Wilson Freyermuth, freyermuthr@missouri.edu
School of Medicine
Faculty Affairs Council
Chair: Farhan Siddiq, farhansiddiq@missouri.edu
MU Libraries
MULAC (MU Libraries Librarians and Archivists Council)
Nomination Chair: Anne Barker, barkera@umsystem.edu
MULAC Chair: Caryn Scoville, scovillec@umsystem.edu
Sinclair School of Nursing
Policy Committee
Chair: Nancy Birtley, birtleyn@missouri.edu
College of Veterinary Medicine
Faculty Policy Committee
Chair: Lyndon Coghill, cvmfpc@missouri.edu
Next Faculty Council Meeting
Thursday, August 29, 2024
3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Zoom Link
The MU Faculty Council on University Policy is the elected representative organization of the MU faculty. Members represent faculty in every college, division, and school that is led by a dean. It develops policies that affect academic life; protects primary, shared and advisory faculty authority; and serves as a reflection of faculty thought. [more]
Contact:
Faculty Council Chair
Tom Warhover, School of Journalism
warhovert@missouri.edu
Faculty Council Vice-Chair
Carolyn Orbann, College of Health Sciences
orbannc@missouri.edu
For administrative concerns:
Ellen Guthrie
Sr. Program/Project Support Coordinator
Email: guthriee@missouri.edu
Phone: 573-882-7655
The Faculty’s Authority:
Primary and direct:
For students, we make decisions for:
- academic performance standards,
- courses and curricula,
- minimum admission requirements,
- academic scholarships,
- and educational support programs.
For faculty, we make decisions for:
- professional standing criteria (tenure, promotion, etc.),
- and faculty committee structures.
Shared authority:
We cooperate with others in matters such as:
- students’ rights and responsibilities,
- academic calendar,
- awardees for honorary degrees,
- and applying criteria affecting professional standing of faculty.
Advisory authority:
We advise administrators on matters such as:
- budget and resource allocation,
- planning for capital expenditures and physical facilities,
- selecting administrators,
- determining the campus standing committee structure,
- general business procedures that impact academic excellence,
- use of facilities,
- and application of criteria affecting promotion, tenure and termination.
You can see the complete description in the Faculty Bylaws of the University of Missouri-Columbia, 300.010.