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 (typically the 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.
Each semester, Faculty Senate sponsors a Faculty Forum. Recordings of some previous forums can be seen here.
Congratulations to the 2024 recipient of the Luis Clay Mendez Faculty Service Award Dr. Steven Daniels!
Congratulations to the 2025 recipient of the Distinguished Faculty Award Joe Gisondi!
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, starting at 2:00 PM, on the dates listed below. Meetings generally run until 3:30 PM, occasionally longer to 4:00 PM. 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: April 22
| Fall 2024 | ||
| August 27 | First Year Experience/Student Sucess Librarian Amy Odwarka & Education/Ballenger Teacher Center Librarian Michele McDaniel | |
| September 10 | President Jay Gatrell & Dean of Library Services Brian Keith | |
| September 24 | VP of Enrollment Management Josh Norman | |
| October 8 | VP of University Advancement Mindy Spencer | |
| October 22 | Director of Academic Advising Services Danny Gourley Fischer | |
| November 12 | Board of Trustees member Dr. Bernie Ranchero | |
| December 3 | Asst. Dean for International Education Andy Kabasele | |
| Spring 2025 | ||
| January 14 | EIU-UPI President Kai Hung & Director of Information Technology Ryan Gibson | |
| January 28 | VP of Business Affairs Matt Bierman | |
| February 11 | ||
| February 25 | Interdisciplinary Studies Instructors Kim Redfern, Jan Murphy Morris, and Jacqueline Janesku | |
| March 11 | VP of Student Affairs Anne Flaherty | |
| March 25 | SDIO John Blue | |
| April 8 | Director of Athletics Tom Michael | |
| April 22 |
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