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Faculty Affairs

Chair: Fatemeh Keshavarez-Karamustafa (fkk@umd.edu)

Coordinator: Rebecca Riley (rlriley@umd.edu)

About This Committee

The Faculty Affairs Committee reviews policies pertaining to faculty members campus life for necessary amendments, in addition to creating new protections for faculty. The committee strives to ensure that policies related to, but not limited to, employment, academic freedom, morale, and perquisites are kept in high standards and within the principles of shared governance.

The committee consists of an appointed presiding officer; ten faculty members, of whom four must be Senators, one must be an Assistant Professor, and one must be a professional track faculty member; one undergraduate student and two graduate students; one staff member; and the following persons or a representative of each: the President, the Senior Vice President and Provost, and the Director of Human Resources. One elected Council of University System Faculty representative from the University shall serve as a voting ex officio member, and the Faculty Ombuds Officer shall serve as a non-voting ex officio member.

Fall Semester Meetings

Date Time Location Agenda
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 12:00pm-1:30pm Zoom Agenda
Monday, October 14, 2024 11:30am-1:00pm Zoom Agenda
Monday, November 25, 2024 10:30am-12:00pm Zoom Agenda
Friday, December 6, 2024 11:00am-12:30pm Zoom Agenda

 

Spring Semester Meetings

Date Time Location Agenda
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 3:00pm-4:30pm Zoom Agenda
Thursday, February 27, 2025 10:00am-11:30am Zoom Agenda
Thursday, March 13, 2025 10:00-11:30am Zoom Agenda
Thursday, April 10, 2025 10:00-11:30am Zoom Agenda
Thursday, May 8, 2025 10:00am-11:30am Zoom Agenda

 

*Please contact the committee coordinator if you would like the link to attend the meeting.

Senate
Doc No
Name Current Status Under Review By
24-25-15 Proposal for Instructional and Teaching PTK Faculty Workload Policy Under Review Faculty Affairs Committee
24-25-06 Interim University of Maryland Policy on Faculty Professional Conduct Under Review Faculty Affairs Committee
13-14-37 Revisions to the School of Public Health (SPHL) Plan of Organization Under Review Faculty Affairs Committee
Name Seat College Email Term
Sanchez, Delida Faculty EDUC drdelida@umd.edu 2026
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