The goal of the Faculty Senate and the Councils is to represent faculty in the shared governance of the university, in the best interests of the university, its students and employees.
The Faculty Senate, along with the Council on Academic Affairs (CAA), the Council on Graduate Studies (CGS), the Council on Teacher Education (COTE), and the Council on Faculty Research (CFR), constitute the comprehensive shared governance system of Eastern Illinois University. The goal of the Faculty Senate and the Councils is to represent faculty in the shared governance of the university, in the best interests of the university, its students and employees.
The Faculty Senate (2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 2:00 PM - actual dates listed below) represents faculty in all matters affecting the welfare of the university, except in matters within the scope of collective bargaining as determined by Regulations for Collective Bargaining by Academic Employees, or where limited by relevant law. CAA (Thursdays 2:00 PM), CGS (AY24 schedule on website), COTE (2nd and 4th Thursdays at 2:00 PM), and CFR represent faculty on issues of curriculum and programs, as stated in their respective by-laws.
View the recording of the Fall 2023 Faculty Forum
Congratulations to the 2023 recipient of the Luis Clay Mendez Faculty Service Award Dr. Angela Yoder!
Guest speakers for upcoming meetings will be listed below as they're arranged. Archived Minutes (back to 1965) are available here.
Meetings will be held in the Witters Conference Room in Booth Library, 2 PM to 4 PM, on the dates listed below. A ZOOM LINK is availablle for EIU faculty who would like to attend Faculty Senate meetings remotely (you must be signed in to your EIU Net ID in Zoom).
Agenda: January 9, 2024
| Fall 2023 | ||
| August 29 | ||
| September 12 | President Jay Gatrell | |
| September 26 | Dean of Library Services Brian Keith & FDIC Director Michael Gillespie | |
| October 10 | Dean of Student Success Mona Davenport & First Year Experience/Student Success Librarian Amy Odwarka | |
| October 24 | VPSA Anne Flaherty, Dean of Students Jody Stone, & Exec. Director of Health & Counseling Services Eric Davidson | |
| November 7 | VP Enrollment Mgmt. Josh Norman | |
| November 28 | Dr. Don Holly (+/- grading) | |
| Spring 2024 | ||
| January 9 | ||
| January 23 | ITS Director Ryan Gibson | |
| February 6 | ||
| February 20 | Dr. Nora Heist (Gen Ed) | |
| March 5 | ||
| March 26 | ||
| April 9 | ||
| April 23 | Planning Meeting for 2024-2025 Faculty Senate |
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