The Arts and Sciences Faculty Council (ASFC)

consists of one elected member from each of the 24 departments in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Councilors are elected to serve a three-year term. The ASFC carries out the functions and responsibilities assigned to it by the College Faculty and Administration, insuring that channels of communication are established and maintained. The ASFC considers matters referred to it by the Dean, by the OSU Faculty Council or by members of the college faculty, as well as initiates studies of matters within the concern of the college faculty and makes recommendations to the Dean, to the college faculty and to OSU Faculty Council.

The ASFC consists of seven standing committees. See below for each committee's members. The council meets the first Wednesday of each month—September through May, and the Wednesday of the first week of classes in August.

Agenda and minutes for each meeting

Standing Committees

1. College Policy and Planning
2. Curriculum, General Education, and Outreach
3. Non-Tenure Track Faculty Committee
4. Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure (RPT)
5. Rules and Procedures
6. Sabbatical Leave
7. Scholarship

Standing committees are permanent and are the Faculty Council's operating agents. Except for the Tenure and Promotion Committee and the Sabbatical Leave Committee, the standing committees formulate and recommend actions, policies and procedures for approval by the Faculty Council, which in turn makes recommendations to the Dean. As they make recommendations concerning personnel matters, the Tenure and Promotion Committee and the Sabbatical Leave Committee report directly to the Dean.

 

Ad Hoc Committees may be appointed by the chair of the Faculty Council whenever necessary. This action is submitted to the Faculty Council for approval at its next meeting. The term of an Ad Hoc Committee expires after the meeting at which its final report is accepted by the Faculty Council.