Charge
The Faculty Affairs Committee monitors and evaluates the working environment, terms and conditions of employment, job security, compensation, benefits, eligibility, opportunities for participation in governance, opportunities for professional advancement, and participation in the academic life of the University provided by faculty. It monitors compliance with the Faculty Handbook and with stated policies of the schools and units as they relate to faculty. In makes recommendations to relevant Senate and University committees and to the Academic Senate, concerning any policy issues that have an impact on the faculty.
Specific Charge for the 2024 – 2025 Academic Year
Building on the work plan proposed in its 2023-24 report, the Faculty Affairs committee will focus on promotion, a top issue for all three tracks (T/TT, RTPC and Adjunct/Part-Time). The committee will work with the Faculty Councils to determine whether each school has its own promotion document, approved by the Provost, clearly explaining promotion eligibility requirements, the promotion process and the criteria for successful promotion. If a school does not have promotion policies for one or more tracks or if the policies are unclear or can be improved in some other way, the committee will recommend to the school Faculty Council and the Provost that changes be made.
Specific Charge for the 2025 – 2026 Academic Year
For the 2025-2026 academic year, the Faculty Affairs Committee is charged with preparing presentations around best practices in faculty mentoring. The presentation should highlight a variety of mentoring practices and guidance for implementation. The Committee is additionally charged with working with School Deans to develop effective ways to disseminate information on promotion of mentoring to department chairs, faculty councils and faculty. The Executive Board of the Senate will assist with the dissemination of the presentation.
Co-Chairs
Christine El Haddad
Marshall School of Business
elhaddad@marshall.usc.edu
Mari Kong
Bovard College
marikong@usc.edu
Jennifer Unger
Keck School of Medicine
unger@usc.edu
Committee Members
- Jernej Barbic, jnb@usc.edu, Viterbi School of Engineering
- Carl A. Castro, cacastro@usc.edu, Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
- Sibel Dincer, dincer@usc.edu, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry
- Omar M. Ezzeldine, ezzeldin@usc.edu, Rossier School of Education
- Laura Ferguson, laurafer@usc.edu, Keck School of Medicine
- Kerry Fields, fields@marshall.usc.edu, Marshall School of Business
- Amber Foster, anfoster@usc.edu, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
- Todd Henneman, henneman@marshall.usc.edu, Marshall School of Business
- Richard Jones, jonesric@usc.edu, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
- Grace Lu, jialu@usc.edu, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences and Viterbi School of Engineering
- Gourab Mukherjee, gmukherj@usc.edu, Marshall School of Business
- Lee Schuyler Olvera, olvera@usc.edu, School of Architecture
- Kristian Carlson (Executive Board Liaison), kristian.carlson@usc.edu, Keck School of Medicine