This committee advises the Senate concerning matters of policy relating to faculty affairs and matters regarding the educational environment in which the faculty It deals with issues that concern all faculty irrespective of the character of their appointment, including but not limited to:
- The ratio of faculty appointment types;
- Faculty workload guidelines;
- Sabbatical leaves, including optional review by subcommittee on Sabbatical Leaves;
- Academic freedom;
- Faculty rights and responsibilities;
- Matters of faculty privacy;
- Affirmative action and equal opportunity;
- Faculty development;
- Faculty/student assessment outcomes;
- Nomination of candidates for faculty ombudsperson;
- Promotion of an environment where a diverse faculty can thrive;
- Procedures for electing P&T committee members in accordance with HR 23; and
- Procedures for electing Fixed Term faculty review committee members
Sabbatical Leave Sub-Committee: This subcommittee of Faculty Affairs shall serve as a consulting body for faculty interested in applying for a sabbatical leave where faculty may ask the committee to review their application relative to the sabbatical application expectations outlined in the Office of the Vice President’s sabbatical guidelines (http://www.psu.edu/dept/vprov/pdfs/sabbatical_guidelines.pdf). The committee may recommend approval of a faculty sabbatical application by submitting to the Director of Academic Affairs a statement of support outlining its role in reviewing a faculty member’s sabbatical application and its support for the application.
Membership (2024-2026)
Fred Aebli-Chair
Gina Gray
Dale Holen
Jiyoung Jung
Agnes Kim
Mary Beth Mecca
Renae McNair
Bagisa Mukherjee
Ray Petren
Nonna Sorokina
Eva Tettenborn
Mostafa Tossi
Sabbatical Leave Sub-Committee
- Dale Holen
- Agnes Kim
- Bagisa Mukherjee
- Eva Tettenborn