Faculty Welfare Committee

Faculty Welfare (2 yr staggered terms)

Sheri Chisholm, Assembly Chair – C

Mary Beth Moore, Applied Sciences

Jared Miller, Applied Sciences

Andrea Schafer, Liberal Arts

Steve Oberlechner, Liberal Arts

Jay Badenhoop, STEM

Nikki Chandler, STEM

Donna Ballard, former Assembly Chair*

Nick Goff, Chair-Elect*

1. review, study, and make appropriate recommendations for all problems and needs of current faculty;
2. recommend policy regarding employment, salaries, compensation, benefits, evaluations, rank, tenure, leave, dismissal, equity, and workload of faculty members;
3. establish standards for faculty performance at each rank, criteria for the promotion to rank, and criteria for the awarding of tenure;
4. establish guidelines for the development and monitor implementation of faculty development programs which enhance performance in teaching, scholarly activity, and service;
5. encourage Ideas and Issues programming and its funding;
6. review and recommend action regarding individual proposals for faculty development;
7. support the overall atmosphere of the college by fostering activities to maintain or boost faculty morale;
8. review instances of alleged violation of established policy;
9. solicit nominations, evaluate applications, and select the recipient of the Outstanding Professor Award;
10. solicit nominations, evaluate applications, and select our campus nominee to the WVU Foundation Outstanding Teaching Awards Selections Committee.
11. Faculty Welfare Committee will be completing the revisions of the Constitution and Governance Charter. 
12. Faculty Welfare Committee will also finish work on the Faculty Advising Handbook.  Chair will provide a timeline to FEC once the first meeting has been held.