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Faculty Governance at the University of Florida Libraries

Faculty Strategic Planning Committee

Charge/Duties:

  1. Provide annual evaluations to the UFLFA Chair for implementing and continuing shared governance in cooperation with the Libraries administrations and Libraries Senators in compliance with University requirements.
  2. Develop guidelines that clarify both separate and mutual areas of faculty and administrative responsibility for shared governance in cooperation with the Libraries administrations.
  3. Review matters of strategic importance as determined by the Committee or assigned by the UFLFA Chair.
  4. Report on Committee matters at the UFLFA meetings and report on all activities to the UFLFA Chair at least annually during the UFLFA business meeting.

Membership:

  • 5 members
    • 1 or more Smathers Libraries
    • 1 Health Science Center Libraries
    • 1 Legal Information Center
  • All must be faculty members
  • Appointed by the UFLFA Chair in consultation with the other officers and will include at least one representative each from the Smathers Libraries, the Health Science Center Libraries, and the Lawton Chiles Legal Information Center.
  • 2 year staggered terms

Current Members

Name Division Term
Peter Bushnell Technical Services 2008
James Cusick Collection Management 2008
'Nita Ferree Health Science Center Libraries 2008
Vernon Kisling Collection Management 2008
Elizabeth Outler Legal Information Center 2008

Workload/Timeline

The committee will meet after the UFLFA annual business meeting (April) and when requested to do so by the committee Chair (elected by committee at first meeting after the annual business meeting).
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