Purpose:
The purpose of the Faculty Welfare Committee is to review policies affecting faculty welfare.
Composition:
The committee shall be composed of:
- Faculty Senators (2)
- Other Faculty Members: 1 tenured per academic unit
- 1 Library faculty
Duties:
The committee shall review policies (other than individual grievances)relative to tenure, promotion, recruitment, salary, standards for faculty qualifications, post-tenure review, institutional budget, sabbatical leaves,leaves of absence, and faculty workload and class size. This committee shall also review other policies and issues pertaining to Faculty welfare, including working conditions and faculty development.
This committee shall also be responsible for the accessibility to, and maintenance and integrity of, the Faculty Handbook. The Committee will ensure updated versions of the Faculty Handbook are on Library Reserve within five working days of final approval. The Committee Chair or Recorder will ensure a printed copy of the most recent Gordon State College Faculty Handbook is on Library Reserve in the Hightower Library and will distribute copies to members of the Faculty Welfare Committee.
2023-2024 Members:
- 2 Faculty Senators
- Dr. Erik McCarthy
- Dr. Jeremy Richards
- Faculty From Academic Units
- School of Business, Liberal Arts, and Social Sciences, Department of Business and Social Sciences: Dr. Christy Flatt
- School of Business, Liberal Arts, and Social Sciences, Department of English, Communication, and Foreign Language: Dr. Karen Guffey
- School of Business, Liberal Arts, and Social Sciences, Programs in Fine and Performing Arts: None
- School of Education, Math, and Applied Sciences, Department of Education: Dr. Anna Higgins-Harrell
- School of Education, Math, and Applied Sciences, Department of Applied Sciences: Dr. John George
- School of Nursing, Health, and Natural Sciences, Department of Nursing including HIM: Professor Wendy Martin
- School of Nursing, Health, and Natural Sciences, Department of Natural Sciences: Dr. Theresa Stanley
- Library: Professor Carla Fredd
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AY 2018-2019 Agenda/Minutes
- August 27, 2018 Agenda (pdf)
- August 27, 2018 Approved Minutes (pdf)
- September 10, 2018 Agenda (pdf)
AY 2020-2021 Agenda/Minutes
- September 9, 2020 agenda (pdf)
- FWC approved minutes 3.2.2020 (pdf)
- FWC unapproved minutes 3.2.2020 (with survey) (pdf)
- FWC approved minutes 9.9.2020 (pdf)
- October 7, 2020 agenda (pdf)
- January 27, 2021 tentative agenda (pdf)
- March 18, 2021 agenda (pdf)
- FWC approved minutes 1.27.2021 (pdf)