Loyola University Chicago

Faculty Council

Subcommittees

Faculty Affairs Subcommittee

The Faculty Affairs Subcommittee is involved in the review and oversight of matters addressed in the Faculty Handbook. This includes, but is not limited to, policies and procedures related to faculty appointments, retention, research support and infrastructure, professional leaves, faculty status (salaries and benefits) faculty workload, and conducting the faculty elections to other university committees. The subcommittee will conduct an annual review of faculty salaries, and assess programs dealing with faculty leaves, grants, conflicts of interest in research, misconduct in scholarship, intellectual property rights, and compliance with federal regulatory programs for human or animal subject research.

Subcommittee Chair: Laura Goldstein, 2024-2025

Member School
Ahmad El-Arabi SSOM
Prempreet Bajaj SSOM
Twyla Blackmond-Larnell CAS
David Dault Institutes/SCPS
Tori Golden Libraries
Adam Hintz SSOM
Kristen Irwin CAS
Keith Jones SSOM
Frederick Kaefer QSB
Michelle Lia SOE
Aisha Raees Arrupe
Maribeth Rezey CAS 
Allen Shoenberger LAW

Academic Affairs Subcommittee

The Academic Affairs Subcommittee is involved with all aspects of the academic programs at the university, including assessment of teaching, student learning, research, and the overall quality of academic programs at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional level. Matters within its purview include academic support, library and IT support. This subcommittee should review major proposals that involve restructuring of the academic programs and units, revisions of the core curriculum, substantial changes in the academic calendar, new programs and major revisions to existing programs. The Chair of Faculty Council will contact the President of the University Senate to coordinate all deliberations on academic-policy related proposals. Results of the Faculty Council deliberations will be passed on to the University Senate.

Subcommittee Chair: Jonna Peterson, 2024-2025

Member School
Katrina Binaku CAS 
Christine Beatty CAS
Leanna Boychenko CAS
Clara Burgo CAS
Edward Campbell SSOM
Margaret Delaney MNSON
Jenn Finn CAS
Lisa Gillespie QSB
Sarita Heer CAS
Brian Kelly SSOW
Kristin Krueger CAS
Stacey Platt LAW
Leah Romaine SOE

Faculty Service and Communications Subcommittee

The Service and Communications Subcommittee will select the Faculty Member of the Year (meet in summer, award at fall convocation), conduct elections for Faculty Council (February and March) and faculty representation on university committees, conduct the evaluation of academic deans, and author periodic newsletters and other communications to send to LUC faculty.

Subcommittee Chair: Abigail Silva, 2024-2025

Member School
Eleanor Bucholz SSOM
Marquitta Dorsey SSOW
Ray Dybzinski SES 
Julie Fitzgerald SSOM
Eve Geroulis QSB
Colleen Kordish MNSON
Jennifer Mierisch CAS 
Pamela Morris SOC