Faculty Council
Faculty Council Calendar
The Faculty Council meets the second Tuesday of each month.
To participate via teleconference, dial either 8070 (if on campus) or dial 484-365-8070 (if off campus).
Faculty Council Proposal Summary Form
Proposal Summary Form, Ed Policies Summary
Faculty Council Committee Annual Report Form
Faculty Standing Committee Annual Report Form
Faculty Council 2021-2022
Faculty Council 2020-2021
- Minutes 09-17-20
- Minutes 10-13-20
- Minutes 11-10-20
- Minutes 12-08-20
- Minutes 01-12-21
- Minutes 04-13-21
Faculty Council Proposal Summaries 2021-2022
- MAT 115 Faculty Council Proposal Summary Form Writable Signed 04/21/2022
- French Catalog Changes Proposal Signed 04/21/2022
- April 2022 Faculty Meeting Proposal Summary
- French - Languages and Literature Proposal Summary 04/2022
- French Catalog Changes and Rationale 04/2022
- MAT 115 Proposal Summary 04-2022
- MAT 115 FDS Syllabus 3-25-22
- MAT 115 Supplemental Material Regarding FDS Syllabus 03-05-22
- MAT 115 Statement on Data Science Proposal 04-2022
- MAT 115 Course Submission Form 04/2022
- GeEd Course Option Expansion 030822
- GeEd Skill Focus Proposal 030822
- ILO1 Proposal 030822
- ILO5 Proposal 030822
- Proposal Summary 11-9-21
Faculty Council Proposal Summaries 2020-2021
Faculty Council Motions/Recommendation 2021
- ByLaws Change Amend Motion, Change ByLaws Disciplines of Study, ByLaws Charge Delete, Charge to Nominations,
Faculty Council 2019-2020
Faculty Council 2018-2019
- Minutes 9-11-18, Minutes 9-25-18, Minutes 10-9-18, Minutes 11-13-18,Minutes 12-11-18, Minutes 1-8-19, Minutes 2-19-19, Minutes 3-12-19, Minutes 4-9-19
- Faculty Survey Summary Report Fall 2018,
- Faculty Survey Results Fall 2018
- Faculty Council Year End Report 2018-2019
Faculty Council Standing Committee Annual Report Responses
Faculty Council Members
Faculty Council Membership List & Committee Liaisons (2021-2022)
Faculty Council Membership List & Committee Liaisons (2018-2019)
Facutly Council 2017-2018 Minutes
June 17, 2017; June 20, 2017; June 22, 2017; June 29, 2017;
August 29, 2017; September 12, 2017; October 10, 2017; October 24, 2017; November 14, 2017;
January 23, 2018; February 13, 2018; February 27, 2018; March 13, 2018; March 27, 2018; April 10, 2018
About Faculty Council
Lincoln University participates in shared governance among its stakeholders through its Faculty Council. Established in 2017, the Faculty Council is an eleven (11) member representative body, nine (9) of whom are elected by the faculty from each academic college of the university. The Faculty Council supports faculty governance and believes that shared governance is essential to creating a productive academic environment for both faculty and students as well as protecting faculty members’ academic freedom in their independent scholarly pursuits.
The Faculty Council is the facilitating agency for addressing matters that span multiple colleges and acts as one of the official voices of the faculty. The Faculty Council also advises and consults with student, staff, and administrative groups on matters of general concern which include, but are not limited to, the budget, institutional planning, and student academic progress, conduct in the classroom and retention. Per Article IV of the Faculty By-laws, the Faculty Council serves the needs of the faculty:
- by receiving all proposals pertaining to Article 2.01 (“The Faculty shall prescribe, subject to the University Charter and approval of the Board of Trustees, requirements for graduate and undergraduate admissions, graduate and undergraduate courses of instruction, graduate and undergraduate conditions of graduation, the degrees conferred, and rules and methods of conducting the educational work of the University”), vote on said proposals, and prepare them in the form of brief legislative summaries for ratification by the Faculty.
- by receiving all action items from standing committees and other faculty groups, and bring them to the Faculty for ratification. The Faculty may ratify, rescind, or send back items brought forward by the Faculty Council. Appeals may be made directly to the Faculty.
- with the assistance of the Executive Committee of the Faculty Council, preparing the agenda and schedule for action items brought before the Faculty. The Faculty Council may call additional Faculty Meetings as needed.
- by ensuring that minutes, agendas, and supporting documents are posted in a timely manner on the Faculty Portal or other approved web location. This includes both the proceedings of the Faculty Council and the proceedings of the Faculty.
- by delegating tasks to Faculty Standing committees, and call for and review reports of faculty committees, chairs of academic departments, and academic deans.
- by informing, advising, and consulting with the President, or other designated officers of the administration as specified in 2.02 (The Faculty shall be informed by the President, or other designated officers of the administration, of important developments affecting the University, including proposed capital expenditures and annual budgets).
- by reporting to the Faculty all action and discussion items in minutes of Council’s meetings.