Welcome!
As president of Faculty Senate, I encourage you to navigate our newly renovated Web site to learn more about Faculty Senate at ULM. Peruse the revised Faculty Handbook (thank you, Dr. Lon Smith), check out the Faculty Senate roster for names of senators, read minutes to get a sense of what we have accomplished most recently, and learn how we are participating in Shared Governance at ULM.
I also suggest that you consider actively participating in the Faculty Senate. Your doing so can help make ULM the best it can be.
If you have concerns, issues, comments, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Dr. Donna Rhorer
ADMN 3-66
(318) 342-1514
rhorer@ulm.edu
Purpose of the Faculty Senate (adopted 5/1/04)
"The faculty has primary responsibility for such fundamental areas as curriculum, subject matter, and methods of instruction; research; faculty status and working conditions; and those aspects of student life that relate to the educational process." (AAUP, 1966 Statement on Government of Colleges and Universities.)
The University of Louisiana at Monroe Faculty Senate shall serve as the agency for faculty participation in the government of the University. Accordingly, the Faculty Senate represents and supports the entire faculty. The Faculty Senate shall advise the administration regarding the selection of academic officers, the policies and procedures governing salary determination, and other matters concerning the general welfare of the University, either on its own initiative or upon referral of proposals from others.
Senators are elected by the faculty to represent their colleges and the faculty
as a whole, in conformance with the Faculty Senate Constitution and By-laws.
Acknowledgement
The ULM Faculty Senate recognizes the hard work of those who contributed to the updating and revision of the ULM Faculty Senate Web site:
- C. Turner Steckline, 2007-2008 Faculty Senate President
- ULM's Office of Web Development
- ULM student Josh Barham
This team worked tirelessly on the new look. We are pleased with the project's outcome and we thank them for their efforts.