About Arts and Sciences
Administration:
Governance Committees
Executive Committee of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Executive Committee of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (ECFAS) is the only body elected to represent the Faculty of Arts and Sciences to University leadership. The committee consists of twelve faculty and two ex-officio members: the Vice President for Arts and Sciences and a representative of the School of the Arts. Nine faculty members are elected from the ranks of the tenured faculty; three each from the divisions of the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences. Three members are elected from the ranks of untenured faculty, one from each of the three divisions. Elected members serve for three years.
ECFAS participates in the process by which planning priorities are set and resources are allocated among the departments and schools comprising the Arts and Sciences. The goals of the committee are to identify common faculty concerns and to work with the administration to address them. ECFAS solicits input from faculty and convenes faculty discussions (Faculty Forums). It sets the bylaws and agenda for Arts and Sciences faculty meetings.
ECFAS is both a sounding board for new ideas and a source of creative ways to respond to Arts and Sciences challenges. The committee meets regularly with the President and Provost to address faculty concerns and influence University governance. Working closely with the Arts and Sciences administration, ECFAS develops initiatives to improve faculty teaching, research, and life. ECFAS oversees faculty fundraising committees that work with the Arts and Sciences as a liaison on a variety of development issues, including major gifts and department fundraising. ECFAS also directs an administrative advisory committee.