Purpose

The purpose of the Faculty Senate of The University of North Carolina at Pembroke shall be to serve as the principal academic policy-making body of the University, subject to review and approval by the Chancellor; to serve as an advisory and consultative council to the Chancellor and other Administrators; and to receive from Senate Committees or University Departments recommendations concerning educational policies of The University of North Carolina at Pembroke upon which the Senate may deliberate and act.

Membership

The Senate consists of the Chancellor of the University, the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, three General Faculty members from each of the Divisions of Arts, Education, Letters, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Health Sciences, and six General Faculty members elected at-large by the General Faculty.

Committee Structure

The Senate shall have the following types of committees: Operations Committees (Committee on Committees and Elections, Executive Committee, Committee on Faculty Governance, Committee for Oversight of the Faculty Handbook), Standing Committees (Academic Affairs, Student Affairs and Campus Life, Faculty and Institutional Affairs, Academic Information Technology Committee), Subcommittees of the Standing Committees, and Continuing and Special Committees.

Meetings

The Senate meets at 3:30 on the first Wednesday of each month during the academic year in Renee Lamphere's Virtual Room. For more information about the Faculty Senate, contact Renee Lamphere, Chair, at 910-775-4084 or email.

Select here to access the 2024-2025 monthly meeting Agenda and Minutes

Select here to access all Committees monthly meeting dates.