Faculty Senate Dr. Susan Fiorito, Faculty Senate President Jim Moran Professor and Program Director of Entrepreneurship Director, Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship

Faculty Senate The Faculty Senate (FS) is the basic legislative body of the University. The FS formulates measures for the maintenance of a comprehensive educational policy and for the maximum utilization of the intellectual resources of the University. The FS determines and defines University-wide policies on academic matters, including Liberal Studies policy, admission, grading standards, and the requirements within which the several degrees may be granted.

Faculty Senate As the elected body of the General Faculty, the FS may also formulate its opinion upon any subject of interest to the University and adopt resolutions thereon. Resolutions treating those areas of authority legally reserved to the President of the University and the Board of Trustees will be advisory. The President of the University shall have the power to veto any action of the FS. The veto shall be communicated in writing to the Secretary of the FS and President of the Steering Committee with reasons therefore within 60 days. By a 2/3 vote the Senate may appeal to the Board of Trustees any action so vetoed.

Faculty Senate The Florida State University Faculty Senate is one of the constituent bodies of the Advisory Council of Faculty Senates (ACFS) of the Florida State University System. The ACFS maintains a website, The Chair of the Advisory Council of Faculty Senates is a member of the Board of Governors of the State University System.

Faculty Governance in Higher Education First published in 1987, the National Education Association (NEA) statement on faculty governance in higher education stated their policy in support of shared governance.National Education Association – The policy maintains that faculty involvement in governance is critical. Providing research support, the organization states faculty should advise administration in developing curriculum and methods of instruction.facultyadministrationcurriculum – Faculty are responsible for establishing degree requirements, takes primary responsibility in tenure appointments and the award of promotion and sabbatical.tenuresabbatical – Addressing issues through collective bargaining, the statement believes “administration and the governing boards of colleges and universities should accept the faculty's recommendations”.collective bargaining – State and federal government and external agencies should refrain from intervening in the internal governance of institutions of higher education when they are functioning in accordance with state and federal law. Government should recognize that conserving the autonomy of these institutions is essential to protecting academic freedom, the advance of knowledge, and the pursuit of truth.

Faculty Senate: Membership Totals 100 elected faculty members plus 1 member each from the library and the developmental research school. Each college or school shall be entitled to at least one representative. Each unit shall elect its representatives for two-year terms, which shall begin with the regular April meeting of the Senate of the election year, according to a procedure which its eligible faculty members shall determine. Each unit may elect, according to a procedure which its eligible faculty members shall determine, an alternate representative or representatives to serve whenever illness, professional travel, or other obligations make it impossible for the designated Senator or Senators to be present.

Faculty Senate Meetings All Meetings are in Dodd Hall Auditorium from 3:35 to 5 PM 2016 September 21 October 19 November 16 December January 18 February 15 March 22 April 26

Faculty Senate Steering Committee Members Dr. Todd Adams - Steering Committee Vice-Chair Professor, Department of Physics, College of Arts and Sciences / Dr. Susan S. Fiorito - Faculty Senate President Jim Moran Professor of Entrepreneurship, and Founding Director of the Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship / Ms. Bridgett Birmingham Head, Learning Commons, Undergraduate Services, Strozier Library / Dr. Eric Chicken Professor, Department of Statistics, College of Arts and Sciences /

Faculty Senate Steering Committee Members Dr. Melissa Gross Professor, School of Information, College of Communication and Information / Dr. Kristine C. Harper Associate Professor, Department of History, College of Arts and Sciences / Dr. Jayne M. Standley Ella Scoble Opperman and Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor of Music Therapy / Professor, School of Teacher Education, College of Education / Dr. Sandra Lewis