Faculty Senate

Faculty Elections

It’s that time of the year again – faculty election season is upon us! Would you like to see change and/or make an impact at UNCA? The easiest way to do so is to become involved in faculty governance and do this work from the inside. Facutly Senate is looking forward to seeing many new names on this year’s ballots!

The first step in this process is soliciting nominations. FWDC invites both self-nominations and nominations of colleagues. Please submit your nominations using this form by the following deadlines:

Monday, March 4:

Faculty Senate

Post-Tenure Review Committee

Academic Appeals Board

Faculty Assembly

Faculty Conciliator

Monday, March 24: 

Committee of Tenured Faculty (NS and HUM representatives)

Faculty Committee on Hearings (will elect representatives from all divisions)

Faculty Grievance Committee (Full and Associate representatives)

This form contains information about the current makeup of each committee, a list of individuals rolling off of the committee and qualifications needed to serve on each committee so that you can identify areas of need going forward.

We ask that you consider and submit your nominations as soon as possible.

FWDC strongly encourages nominations for the Faculty Senate. Each year, we elect 6 new senators and 4 alternates. Untenured faculty members are especially welcome to run for the Faculty Senate. However, per the Faculty Handbook, any untenured faculty member may request FWDC to remove their name from the ballot.

NOMINEE STATEMENTS 

PREVIEW BALLOTS

Faculty Senate Meeting Schedule & Helpful Links

 

Spring 2026 Meetings:

• January 22 – Karpen Hall, Laurel Forum
• February 19 – Karpen Hall, Laurel Forum
• March 19 – Karpen Hall, Laurel Forum
• April 30 – Karpen Hall, Laurel Forum

The Faculty Senate meets at 3:15 p.m. in Karpen Hall, Laurel Forum.  If you have questions, contact Jake Butera. jbutera@unca.edu

The Academic Affairs Events Calendar contains all Faculty Senate, APC, IDC, and FWDC meeting schedules.

2025-26 Faculty Senate

• Senator Listing with Pictures
• Senate Committee Member Lists

Faculty Handbook, Senate Constitution, and Standing Rules

• Faculty Handbook
• Faculty Senate Constitution
• 2025-2026 Standing Rules

Faculty Senate Standing Committees

Faculty Awards and Endowments

Meeting Agendas

• Faculty Senate Meeting Agendas 2025-2026
• Faculty Senate Meeting Agendas 2024-2025
• Archived Faculty Senate Meeting Agendas 

Meeting Minutes

• Faculty Senate Minutes & Recordings 2023-present
• Archived Faculty Senate Minutes (1977-2023)

Senate Documents

• Faculty Senate Documents 2023-present
• Archived Senate Documents (1977-2023) 

 Other Governance Documents

 

• Handbook for contracts before 7/1/2003    PDF
• Standards of Shared Governance
• Constitution
• Standing Rules (2023-24)
• UNC System Code & Policy Manual
• UNC System Process, Documents, and Forms for New Academic Programs
• UNC Asheville Fact Books
• UNC Asheville Institutional Reports

APC Procedures

• APC Procedures
• Sample Proposals
• New or Revised Course Proposal
• Guidelines for Proposals for New or Revised Majors and/or Minors
• Proposing Optional Interdisciplinary Certificates
• General Administration Guidelines and Suggestions for Catalog Copy
• SD2015F:      Application for Exceptions to Credit Caps on Majors (APC 15) Appendix A
• Course Catalog PDF with page numbers

IDC Criteria

• Guidelines for Proposals for New or Substantially Revised Undergraduate Majors,
  Minors, and/or Certificate Programs
• Initiating Graduate Master’s Degree Programs

Faculty Ombuds

Faculty Ombuds Description from the Faculty Handbook

Current Faculty Ombud:

• Laura Jones