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Faculty Council

The Faculty Council represents the faculty of the College and serves as an advisory to the dean on issues of concern to the faculty, such as graduate and undergraduate curricula, programs, evaluation and improvement of instruction, information technology, awards and honors, tenure and promotion, the faculty bylaws and teaching and research grants.

  • Meeting schedule
  • Membership

Meeting schedule

The College Faculty Council will meet during the 2009-10 academic year on the third Monday of each month (exceptions in December and January) from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in Scherer Hall, Room 401. Scheduled meeting dates are as follows:

  • Aug. 17
  • Sept. 21
  • Oct. 19
  • Nov. 16
  • Dec. 14
  • Jan. 19
  • Feb. 15
  • March 15 (Election of 2010-11 officers)
  • April 19
  • May 17

Membership

  • Dale Jones, president, L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, 2007-10
  • Bonnie Davis, secretary, Department of Mass Communications and VCU Brandcenter, 2008-11
  • Donald Smith, Department of Philosophy, 2009-12
  • Richard Priebe, retired/emeritus faculty, 2007-10
  • Vivian Dzokoto, Department of African American Studies, 2008-11
  • Fernando Tenjo, Department of Biology, 2009-12
  • Sally Hunnicut, Department of Chemistry, 2008-11
  • David Latane, Department of English, 2008-11
  • Eric Hazelrigg, Department of Forensic Sciences, 2007-10
  • Ryan Smith, Department of History, 2009-12
  • Lon Mitchell, Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, 2008-11
  • Mstr. Sgt. Robert Gains, Department of Military Science and Leadership, 2008-11
  • Puru Jena, Department of Physics, 2008-11
  • Jim McCullough, Department of Psychology, 2008-11
  • David Bauer, Department of Statistical Sciences and Operations Research, 2008-11
  • Gretchen Soderlund, Department of Women’s Studies, 2009-12
  • Patricia Cummins, School of World Studies, 2008-11
  • To be announced, Graduate Academic Committee
  • To be announced, Library Committee
  • To be announced, Promotion and Tenure Committee
  • To be announced, Technology Committee
  • To be announced, Undergraduate Academic Committee
  • To be announced, adjunct member, one year term
  • To be announced, collateral member, one year term
  • To be announced, untenured faculty, one year term
  • To be announced, Faculty Senate, one year term
  • To be announced, University Council, one year term
  • To be announced, Committee on Administration Member, one year term
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