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What Is the UH Faculty Council?

At the University of Houston, the Faculty Council is a body of elected and appointed members committed to shared governance, the collective commitment of faculty and administration to work cooperatively with other university constituencies to achieve a common vision of excellence for the institution.

Successful shared governance requires active partnerships at all levels, from setting priorities to formulating policy. It depends on mutual trust, shared values, and ongoing communication between faculty and administrators, informed by a respect for their interdependent roles and responsibilities.

What Do We Do?

Faculty

The faculty’s excellence in teaching and research determines the quality and reputation of the University of Houston. However, faculty roles and responsibilities go beyond teaching and research. For example, the faculty plays a major role in creating academic policy, establishing performance standards, and protecting academic freedom. Faculty committees make important recommendations about appointments, promotion and tenure, and post-tenure review. The faculty provides important feedback in the selection and review of administrators at all levels of the University. The faculty assists in setting goals to improve the quality of campus life, the surrounding community, and the national academic standing of the institution.

Faculty Council

The University of Houston Faculty Council represents the faculty within and outside the university. It provides a forum for internal discussion; makes recommendations to various units in the administration; and shares information on matters impacting faculty.

The Faculty Council’s work is accomplished primarily in Faculty Council and standing committee meetings.

Faculty Council Meetings

The Faculty Council holds bimonthly meetings. A typical Faculty Council meeting includes updates by Faculty Council and UH administration leadership; presentations; discussions; and important business such as voting on proposals introduced by faculty, administration, or Faculty Council leadership.

All University of Houston faculty are welcome to attend the Faculty Council meetings.

Standing Committees

• Executive Committee
• Curriculum Committee
• Faculty Affairs Committee
• Research & Scholarship Committee

How Does It Work?

The governance of the Faculty Council is guided by the Bylaws of the Faculty Council. 

The Faculty Council is supported by the Provost and other members of the administration, who provide administrative staff support and meeting space for the Council and its standing committees.

How to Get Involved

All full-time tenured, tenure-track, and promotion-eligible, non-tenure-track faculty are eligible to be elected to the Faculty Council. Periodically, the Faculty Council sends emails soliciting nominations for open positions followed by voting by anonymous ballot. You may nominate yourself or a colleague in your college.

How to Contact Us

To contact the Faculty Council, please email fcouncil@central.uh.edu.