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Faculty Environment & Employment Committee

Charge

The Committee on Faculty Environment and Employment monitors the environment in which faculty of the University carry out their responsibilities.  The committee may recommend to the Academic Senate steps for improving the faculty environment in areas such as: the basic terms of faculty employment, faculty compensation, fringe benefits, retention, faculty contracts, office and laboratory space, parking, and other facilities on which faculty rely.

Meetings: Contact committee chair for the date/locations of the committee meetings.

Specific Charge for 2024-2025 Academic Year

The committee will research best practices in the peer review of teaching at USC Schools and at other universities and propose a few models that are 1) meaningful and helpful to faculty, 2) effective, 3) practical (i.e. can be done in a reasonable amount of time and effort), and 4) customizable for use by faculty at all USC schools. The Center for Excellence in Teaching (CET) will work to provide the resources needed to implement and support the proposed models at USC Schools.

Specific Charge for 2025-2026 Academic Year

For the 2025-2026 academic year, the Faculty Environment and Employment Committee is charged with preparing presentations around best practices in peer review of teaching. The Committee is additionally charged with finding effective ways to disseminate the information to Deans of the schools, department chairs, and faculty councils. The presentation should highlight a variety of peer review practices and guidance for implementation. The Executive Board of the Senate will assist with the dissemination of the presentation.

Co-Chairs

Jenifer Crawford
Rossier School of Education
jenifer.crawford@usc.edu

Renée Smith-Maddox
Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
smithmad@usc.edu

Committee members

  • Kristian Carlson (Executive Board Liaison), kristian.carlson@usc.edu, Marshall School of Business
  • Ginger Clark (Ex-Officio), ginger.clark@usc.edu, Associate Vice Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs and Executive Director, CET
  • Ingrid Steiner (Ex-Officio), ingridst@usc.edu, Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence

Reports

Mid-year report

2015 – 2016 FEEC Recommendations