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Faculty Council Meeting | January 15, 2026

The Faculty Council will convene at 3:30 PM, Thursday January 15, 2026 in the Senate Chamber (2nd floor of the Union).

Agenda

  1. Welcome and Call to Order
  2. Updates from Faculty Council Chair and Chair-Elect
  3. University Rules Committee
    1. Susan Gershman, Associate Professor of Evolution, Ecology, Organismal Biology and Chair of University Rules
      1. Change to rules committee membership (3335-5-47.3)
        1. Redlined and Clean
      2. Change to research compliance office rules (3335-13-08, 3335-5-04.2)
        1. Redlined
  4. Council on Academic Affairs (CAA)
    1. Sue Sutherland, Professor and Interim Chair of Department of Human Sciences, Chair of CAA
      1. Center for Brain Injury Recovery and Discovery (CBIRD)
        1. Guest: Kedar Hiremath, Associate Director, Chronic Brain Injury Program
      2. Interdisciplinary Master of Science in Quantum Information Science and Engineering
        1. Guest: Jay Gupta, Professor, Department of Physics
      3. Interdisciplinary PhD in Quantum Information Science and Engineering
        1. Guest: Jay Gupta, Professor, Department of Physics
      4. Master of Energy Sustainability
        1. Guest: Elena Irwin, Distinguished University Professor and Faculty Director, Sustainability Institute
  5. Workload Policy Update and Discussion
    1. Patrick Louchouarn, Sr. Vice Provost for Leadership and External Engagement
      1. Pre-Read          Presentation
  6. University Human Resources Updates and Discussion
    1. Katie Hall, Sr. Vice President for Talent, Culture, and Human Resources
    2. Sarah Bohman, Director of Organizational and Leadership Effectiveness
  7. Announcements
  8. Adjourn