First Year @ Furman Mentor Circle Chats: Faculty Governance and Service: Tools of the Trade

Since Furman first opened its doors, faculty have shared responsibility with a Board of Trustees and University officials for governing the campus. At Furman and many other institutions of higher education, today’s system of representative “shared governance” has evolved over time and involves policy-making, administrative advising and accountability, planning and decision-making, and the shared distributed service of our community of faculty members. What is the structure of faculty governance at Furman? How does it work and what does it mean? In what ways might you invest in that process? For this chat, current members of Faculty Council will share their experience and perspective about Furman’s faculty governance system. 

Facilitators: Christopher Hutton, Akan Malici, Christy Allen