Faculty Governance
Faculty Personnel Policy Committee (FPPC)
The Faculty Personnel Policy Committee (FPPC), established in April 1986, has the responsibility to review faculty personnal policy matters that extend beyond the colleges, and make appropriate recommendations to the ECS. (Handbook, XV 4.4.2)
2011 - 2012 Faculty Personnel Policy Committee Members
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Shelia Blackman (BIO) (2012)
Jan Brashler (ANT) (2012)
Chuck Norris (MUS) (2014)
Seidman College of Business
Suzanne Crampton (2013)
College of Community and Public Service
Diane Kimoto (SPNA) (2012)
College of Education
Jay Cooper (2014)
Padnos College of Engineering and Computing
Paul Jorgenson (2012)
College of Health Professions
Teresa Beck (2012)
Kirkhof College of Nursing
Kay Reick (2012)
Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies
Kurt Ellenberger (2012) Chair
University Libraries
Linda Masselink (2014)
Provost or designee (ex officio)
Jon Jellema
*Composition: The FPPC consists of four faculty members from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, one from each of the remaining colleges, and one from the University Libraries. College representatives must be tenure-track, have been a candidate through a minimum of two personnel reviews, and have served on a college personnel committee for at least one year. If this group does not include at least one representative of a minority group, and one representative from each gender, the ECS will appoint additional members to ensure representation of these groups. The Associate Vice President for Human Resources and the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs shall serve as non-voting members of the committee.
Term: Faculty members serve two-year staggered terms. Appointed members shall serve one-year renewable terms.


