Faculty Senate Committee Annual Report

Committee: Faculty Policies and Compensation Committee
Report Year: 2025-26

ChairTeresa Marshall, Professor, Preventive and Community Dentistry
Committee MembersOluwafemi Adeagbo: Assistant Professor, Community and Behavioral Health, CoPH (2025-28)
Sarah Frank: Associate Professor of Instruction, Economics, Business (2025-28)
Ed Gillan: Professor, Chemistry, CLAS (2025-28)
Lindell Joseph: Clinical Professor, Nursing (2022-26)
Teresa Marshall (chair), Professor, Preventive and Community Dentistry, Dentistry (2023-2029)
Shannon Roesler: Professor, Law (2024-27)
Cynthia Sanoski: Professor of Instruction, Pharmacy (2025-28)
Amal Shibli-Rahhal: Clinical Professor, Internal Medicine (2025-28)
Committee ChargeThe Committee reviews and makes recommendations on all proposed University policies and procedures affecting faculty not otherwise under the jurisdiction of another Senate or charter committee. The Senate President may refer any such proposed policies or procedures to another committee.
Current Year Meeting Dates9/22/25; 10/14/25; 11/11/25; 3/9/26; 3/23/26; 4/3/26; 4/6/26
Please indicate the typical frequency of meetings (e.g., first Tuesday of month at 4 pm). If there are subcommittees, please indicate the frequency of those meetings, too.

The FPCC typically meets once per month with 2-3 meetings each semester. Depending on the nature of the policy work, the schedule is subject to change. 

In the past, ad hoc subcommittees have been formed to address specific issues and maintain a manageable workload. Policy discussions also occur over email as necessitated by the nature of the topic and timeline. 

Current Year Activities
  • Discussed and provided feedback to the Office of the Vice President for Research on the proposed Ethics in Research policy. The policy was being revised in accordance with newly-established federal mandates. 
  • Discussed and provided feedback to FPCC members of the Professional Ethics and Academic Responsibility (PEAR) Committee on revisions to the policy. Following initial efforts by the committee to update the PEAR policy, the policy was restructured. FPCC feedback addressed the restructured policy.
Topics your committee will address during the coming year

It is anticipated that FPCC will be asked to provide feedback on the following policies: 

  • A new social media accounts policy
  • Amendments to the Faculty Dispute Policy
  • General consideration of duplications within the Policy Manual.
Other issues of concernNone that we are aware of at this time.
What should we tell applicants for this committee regarding expectations of members (anticipated workload, existence of subcommittees, etc.)?The workload only rarely requires more than an hour or so of advance preparation for meetings. That said, applicants should be encouraged to join FPCC only if they are genuinely committed to participating on the committee by preparing carefully and attending as many of the meetings as possible. Applicants should also be forewarned that members who do not have much prior experience working on policy can tend to find that the learning curve is steep, especially during the first year, but that challenge should not pose an obstacle to volunteering to serve since returning members value the infusion of fresh perspectives and are happy to provide training and guidance in return.
Recommendations, if any, to the Faculty Senate Officers.Maintain good communication between the FSO and FPCC Chair. Ongoing dialogue enables commitment to process. Maintaining process is central to ensuring policies that support faculty and enable institutional success.