Faculty Council

Faculty Council is the primary advisory body to the President on policy decisions or matters affecting faculty, their responsibilities, rights, or benefits. Modifications in curricula and degree requirements are approved by Faculty Council before being brought before the general faculty.

The Powers and Duties, Organization, and Committees of Faculty Council are documented in The Bylaws of the Faculty Council of Rice University.

The Office of Faculty Council is located in Fondren Library, Room 520 (MS-35). The Executive Assistant, Sarah Holloman, can be reached at 713-348-5630.

Election Information

Promotion & Tenure (P&T) Election

Faculty Senate Elections

Adopted Proposals for Governance Reform

Click below for a link to each proposal.

Proposal for a Faculty Senate at Rice University

Proposal Regarding the Promotion & Tenure Committee

If you would like to make comments regarding the above documents, please e-mail Sarah Holloman at sarahh@rice.edu. For more information regarding governance reform, please refer to the Task Force on Faculty and Shared Governance web page below.

Task Force on Faculty & Shared Governance

Agenda

Members

Schedule

Committees

Proceedings

Procedures

Reports

Links

-- Last updated by Sarah Holloman March 29, 2005.