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Academic Senate
To be eligible to serve as a member of the Academic Senate, nominees must have been employed as tenured/tenure-track faculty members at the University with one full academic term prior to their election. A member of the faculty who has an administrative appointment, other than as a department chairperson or head, is not eligible for election to the Academic Senate. Only full-time faculty with the rank of Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor are eligible to vote in Senate Elections. The term of service for each faculty representative is three years unless otherwise noted; the end of each representative's current term is noted in parentheses. The Academic Senate meets on Wednesday evenings.
- Vacant, Lab Schools ('24)
- Tom Lucey, TCH ('23)
- Francis Godwyll, EAF ('25)
- Craig Blum, SED ('25)
Council for Teacher Education
Responsible for developing requirements for teacher education and for providing avenues of communication among all areas of the University concerned with teacher education.
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University Review Committee
As a subcommittee of Academic Senate, Formulates and at five-year intervals or on an as-needed basis, revises the Illinois State University Faculty Appointment, Salary, Promotion, and Tenure Policies.
This position is a three-year term.
- Vacant
Abbreviations
- COE - College of Education
- TCH - School of Teaching and Learning
- EAF - Department of Educational Administration and Foundations
- TMS - Thomas Metcalf School
- SED - Department of Special Education
- UHS - University High School
College Committees
College Faculty Status Committee
Reviews the College of Education's policies and procedures for appointment, reappointment, performance, evaluation, promotion, tenure, and post-tenure reviews to ensure conformity to college standards and university policies and procedures. Complete duties and responsibilities of the College Faculty Status Committee (CFSC) are explained in the Illinois State University Faculty Appointment, Salary, Promotion and Tenure Policies. Membership, eligibility, election and term, and procedures for temporary vacancies will be found in the College of Education Faculty Appointment, Salary, Promotion, and Tenure policy.
This position is a two-year term; the end of each representative's current term is noted in parentheses. Tenured faculty are eligible to serve.
- Todd McLoda, Chair
- Vacant, EAF (’26)
- Stacy Otto, EAF (‘25)
- Carrie Anna Courtad, SED (‘26)
- Debbie Shelden, SED (‘25)
- Tom Lucey, TCH (‘26)
- Kristina Falbe, TCH (‘25)
Department Faculty Status Committee
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Teaching and Learning
- Lara Handsfield (12/24)
- Sara Jones ('25); (Guiying Annie Yang-Heim, Fall '24)
- Erin Mikulec, Acting Director
- Kyle Miller ('25)
- Erin Quast ('26)
- Amanda Quesenberry ('26)
- Benjamin Wellenreiter, (’25)
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Educational Administration and Foundations
- Lydia Kyei-Blankson (’26)
- Perry Schoon ('26)
- Dianne Renn ('25)
- John Rugutt (’25)
- Rudo Tsemunhu, Chair
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Special Education
- Sarah Ballard, (’27)
- Antonio Causarano ('26)
- Yojanna Cuenca-Carlino, Chair
- Kim Fisher, (’26)
- Melissa McGraw, (’27)
Faculty Review Committee
As a subcommittee of Academic Senate, considers appeals of promotions, dismissals and tenure decisions.
This position is a three-year term.
- Kyle Miller, TCH (24)
Abbreviations
- COE - College of Education
- COEC - College of Education Council (AKA College Council)
- TCH - School of Teaching and Learning
- EAF - Department of Educational Administration and Foundations
- TMS - Thomas Metcalf School
- SED - Department of Special Education
- UHS - University High School