Faculty Advisory Council

Our Charge and Responsibilities

The Faculty Advisory Council is an elected council that provides the President and other Administration officials with a cross-section of opinion and counsel on the wide range of university Affairs. Its meetings may be confidential, by agreements of its members. In its relations with the President, the Administration, and with the faculty and other constituencies the FAC shall act either on request or on its own initiative.

The FAC is exempt from the provisions of the UO Open Committee Meetings legislation (add motion number). Therefore, the FAC is not required to post its agenda or minutes or admit spectators to its meetings. The University President and the FAC membership shall jointly determine the details of the FAC's policy on confidentiality, normally at the beginning of the academic year, and shall post the policy on the committee page. The Senate recommends that in consultation with the President the FAC hold at least one open meeting per quarter.

The FAC is purely advisory and consultation by the President and Administration with the FAC is not a substitute for processes of shared governance, including consultation with the Senate and appropriate committees on matters relevant to their charges. Because it is purely advisory, the FAC shall not conduct any business requiring a vote, other than that required for its own internal purposes, such as electing a chair and setting agendas and meeting times.