Faculty Personnel Committee Reports
- At the request of the University President or Faculty Senate Chair, using appropriate Series/Rules and the 1986 AAUP Recommended Institutional Regulations on Academic Freedom and Tenure as guidelines, the committee shall write, alter, or rewrite policies relating to:
- Academic rank;
- Salary;
- Tenure;
- Promotion;
- Teaching and non-teaching load;
- Retirement;
- Sabbatical; and
- Other matters which affect the well-being of faculty
- Study and evaluate policies and procedures relating to the hiring of faculty, which includes a yearly review of salaries;
- Act as an advisory panel for all faculty members initiating grievances in accordance with Series 9;
- Address all faculty grievances except those involving dismissal, termination due to reduction of or discontinuance of an existing program, termination due to financial exigency, or a faculty member desiring to appeal a decision of the University President on non-retention or promotion;
- Refer to the Hearing Committee those grievances involving a number of persons. Chapter 29B. Freedom of Information Act of the West Virginia code provides that “Every person has a right to inspect or copy any public record for a public body in this state, except as otherwise expressly provided by Section Four of this article.” Under Exceptions in Section Four the code reads, “Information of a personal nature such as that kept in a personal, medical, or similar file, if the public disclosure thereof would constitute an unreasonable invasion of privacy…” When the committee handles matters of a personal nature, it will not share its findings with the Faculty Senate. Hence, in this function it remains exempt from those conditions outlined under the section entitled “Committee-Senate Relationship” in this document.
| MEMBER | DEPARTMENT | COLLEGE | TERM ENDS | TERM # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liaison | FS | 2026 | ||
| Logan Reagan | Theatre & Dance | CAM | 2025 | 1 |
| Ammar Alzarrad | Civil Engineering | CECS | 2026 | 1 |
| Lanai Jennings | School Psychology | COEPD | 2027 | 2 |
| Bobbie Taylor | Nursing | COHP | 2027 | 2 |
| Clinton Brown (Chair) | Communication Studies | COLA | 2026 | 1 |
| Holly Cyphert | Biological Sciences | COS | 2028 | 1 |
| Susan Lanham | Accountancy & Legal Environment | COB | 2027 | 1 |
| Alejandro Nato | Biomedical Sciences | SOM | 2027 | 2 |
| Nandini Manne | Public Health | SOP | 2026 | 1 |
| Ron Titus | University Libraries | ULIB | 2027 | 1 |
Ex-Officio, Non-Voting Members
| Avinandan Mukherjee | Provost and Sr. Vice President for Academic Affairs |
| Amine Oudghiri-Otmani | Advisory Council of Faculty |