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Faculty Council Meeting | March 5, 2026

The Faculty Council will convene at 3:30 PM, Thursday March 5, 2026 in the Cartoon Room 1 of the Ohio Union.

Agenda

  1. Welcome and Call to Order
  2. Updates from Faculty Council Chair and Chair-Elect
  3. Buckeye Barriers responses and process
    1. Kris Devine and Lisa Plaga – Travel updates
    2. Amy Burgess and Chris Potts – Administration and Planning Updates
  4. Council on Academic Affairs (CAA)
    1. Sue Sutherland, Professor and Interim Chair Department of Human Sciences, Chair of CAA
    2. Proposal from the Center of Aviation Studies to re-establish the Department of Aviation
      1. Guest: Blake Stringer, Director, Center for Aviation Studies
  5. Committee on Academic Freedom and Responsibility (CAFR)
    1. Joel Wainwright, Professor of Geography and Chair of CAFR
    2. December 2025 Report
    3. February 2026 Report
  6. University Rules Committee
    1. Susan Gershman, Associate Professor of Evolution, Ecology, Organismal Biology and Chair of University Rules 
    2. Changes to Athletic Council membership (3335-5-48.5)
    3. Changes to Dean and Chair Appointments (3335-3)
      1. Clean DRAFT
      2. Markup DRAFT
  7. Hearing Committee report
    1. Lyda Garcia, Associate Professor of Animal Sciences and Chair of the Hearing Committee
  8. Sanctioning Committee report
    1. Caroline Clark, Professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning and Chair of the Sanctioning Committee
  9. Old Business
  10. New Business
  11. Adjourn