IUPUI Library Faculty Committees, Executive Board, and Representatives

Term:		One year, beginning July 1, with the exception of the Vice-Chairperson/Chairperson Elect. Three years for the Vice-Chairperson/Chairperson Elect, who shall serve as Chairperson in the second year, and Past-Chair in the third.
Selection:	Any member of the IUPUI Library Faculty is eligible for any of these positions. The officers are elected as part of the annual IUPUI Library Faculty Election. Nominating Committee shall conduct the election, which is to be concluded before May 31. In the event that the Executive Board, consisting of the elected officers and immediate past Chairperson, does not include a librarian from each one of these libraries, then each unrepresented library shall elect a librarian to serve as an additional member of the Executive Board. The name of this representative must be presented to the Chairperson at least one month prior to the first meeting of the academic year.
Duties:	Individual officers perform specific duties in accordance with Article III of the By-Laws of the IUPUI Library Faculty. http://www.iupui.edu/~libfac/bylaws.html The Executive Board shall be the governing body of the Library Faculty. It shall conduct all business of the library Faculty not otherwise provided for.

IUPUI Librarian’s Promotion and Tenure Committee 2009/2010
Library Representatives:		Fran Huehls (University Library) 2008/2010	Chairperson
		Susan Boland (Law Library) 2009/2011
		Fran Brahmi (Medical Library) 2009/2011
		Brenda Burk (University Library) 2009/2011
At-Large Representative: (elected by entire IUPUI Library Faculty)		Sue London (Medical Library)	2008/2010
Meetings:	Called
Term:	Two years, beginning July 1
Selection:	All members must be tenured. Directors/Deans of campus libraries are excluded from serving on the committee. University, Law and Medical Libraries elect representatives to committee by May 31. At large Representative is elected as part of the annual IUPUI Library Faculty Election.
Duties:	It shall be the duty of the committee to exclusively examine and review the dossier of each librarian containing all recommendations and relevant materials. The committee shall appraise each dossier relative to the approved criteria and prepare a detailed statement justifying its recommendations related to tenure, rank, and in third-year review cases, on successful progress towards tenure.

IUPUI Library Faculty Nominating Committee 2009-2010
Representatives:	TBN (Library) 2009-2010	Chairperson
	TBN (Library) 2009-2010
	TBN (Library) 2009-2010
	Rick Ralston (Medical Library) 2009-2010	Ex-Officio
Meetings:	Called
Term:	One year, beginning July 1.or beginning immediately upon appointment.
Selection:	Appointed by the Chairperson, within 30 days following the annual business meeting, with the advice and consent of the Executive Board.
Duties:	In the absence of procedures of the governing body, the Nominating Committee shall prepare a slate of candidates for each position to be voted by secret ballot. The candidate receiving the greatest number of votes shall be the representative. The candidate receiving the second highest number of votes shall be the alternate. In the event of a tie, the Nominating committee shall conduct a run-off election by secret ballot.

IUPUI Library Faculty Standards Committee 2009/2010
Representatives:	Jennifer Hehman (University Library) 2008/2010 (tenured)	Chairperson
	Susan Boland (Law Library) 2008/2010 (tenured)
	Carol Gall (Medical Library) 2009/2011 (tenured)
	Jan Cox (Dental Library) 2009/2011 (not tenured)
	IULFC Standards Committee Representative, Richard Humphrey, Law, 2009-2011	Ex-Officio
	Randi Stocker, Chair IUPUI Library Faculty, 2009-2010	Ex-Officio
Meetings:	Called
Term:	One academic year, beginning July 1 or September 1
Selection:	At least one member of the Library Standards committee shall have served on the same committee the preceding year. Each Library on the IUPUI campus is to be represented on the Standards Committee. Appointed by the Chairperson with the advice and consent of the Executive Board. Chair of the IUPUI Library Faculty and IUPUI Representative to the Standards Committee of the IULFC are ex-officio members.
Duties:	It shall be the duty of the Faculty Standards Committee to review existing guidelines for general responsibilities, privileges and compensation of the Library Faculty and make recommendations where appropriate; to review policies and procedures regarding appointment, promotion and tenure criteria, performance evaluation and make recommendations where appropriate; and to review, as requested by the Library Faculty, any other matters relating to faculty development and make recommendations where appropriate.

IULFC Representatives and Alternates 2009/2010
Representative:	Beth Whipple (Medical Library)	2008/2010
Alternate:	Steve Miller (Law Library)	2008/2010
Representative:	Eric Snajdr (University Library)	2009/2011
Alternate:	Mahnaz Mosfegh (Law Library)	2009/2011
Representative:	Jaena Hollingsworth (University Library)	2009/2011
Alternative:	Jennifer Hehman (University Library)	2009/2011
Meetings:	Three times per year or as called by the Dean of University Libraries
Term:	Two years, beginning July 1
Selection:	Slate prepared by Nominating Committee of IUPUI Library Faculty. Representatives elected by secret ballot of the IUPUI Library Faculty.

IULFC Faculty Review Board 2009/2010
Representative:	Rick Ralston (Medical Library)	2009/2011
Alternate:	Chris Long (Law Library)	2009/2011
Representative:	May Jafari (University Library)	2008/2010
Alternate:	Susan Boland (Law Library)	2008/2010
Meetings:	Called
Term:	Two years, beginning July 1
Selection:	Election of IUPUI representatives by secret ballot of IUPUI Library Faculty. At least one representative and one alternate must be tenured.

IULFC Faculty Standards Committee 2009/2010
Representative:	Richard Humphrey (Law Library)	2009/2011
Meetings:	Called
Term:	Two years
Selection:	The IUPUI Library Faculty Nominating Committee submits the names of persons willing to serve on the committee to the IULFC Secretary. The IULFC Secretary forwards these names to the Dean of University Libraries who appoints the committee.

IULFC Research Committee 2009/2010
Representative: Alternative:	Stephen Towne (University Library)	2008/2010
	Barb Gushrowski (Dental Library)	2008/2010
Meetings:	Called.
Term:	Two years
Selection:	The IUPUI Library Faculty Nominating Committee submits the names of persons willing to serve on the committee to the IULFC Secretary. The IULFC Secretary shall forward these names to the Dean of University Libraries, who shall appoint the members.

IUPUI Promotion and Tenure Committee
Representative:		Miriam Murphy (Law Library)	2008/2010
Meetings:		Called by the IUPUI Dean of the Faculties - (Traditionally, is active from December-April)
Term:		Two years, beginning on December 1.
Selection:		Representative is elected as part of the regular IUPUI Library Faculty Elections. Representative shall be tenured, and to the extent practicable, should hold appointment at the rank of professor or librarian. The Nominating Committee should, whenever possible, seek candidates by alternating between the two library groups; the professional schools' (i.e. Dental, Law, Medicine) libraries and the University Libraries. The name of the elected representative shall be forwarded to the IUPUI Dean of the Faculties Office by the Chairperson of the IUPUI Library Faculty, before November 1 (in the year of an election). If this elected representative is unable to complete his/her term, the Chairperson of the Library Faculty should notify the Nominating Committee to prepare a slate of qualified candidates for a special election. The special election should be held at the discretion of the Chairperson of the Nominating Committee of the Library Faculty.
IUPUI Library Faculty Bylaws Committee 2009/2010
Representatives:		Tina Baich (University Library) 2009/2010		Chairperson
		Steve Miller (Law Library) 2009/2010
		Fran Brahmi (Medical Library) 2009/2010
		Randi Stocker (University Library) Chair of LibFac, 2009/2010		Ex-Officio
Meetings:		Called
Term:		One year, beginning July 1
Selection:		At least one (1) member of the Bylaws committee shall have served on the Bylaws committee the preceding year. Appointed by the Chairperson, with the advice and consent of the Executive Board.
Duties:		It shall be the duty of the Bylaws Committee to receive or originate amendments to the Bylaws in accordance with Article X of the By-Laws of the IUPUI Library Faculty. http://www.iupui.edu/~libfac/bylaws.html
IU Learning Technologies Steering Committee (LTSC) 2009/2010
Representatives:	Barb Gushrowski (Dental Library)			2008-2010
Meetings:	New committee. Projected to be once each semester.
Term:	Two years
Selection:	Representative is elected as part of the regular IUPUI Library Faculty Elections.
Duties:	The Learning Technologies Steering Committee is charged to: 1. Advise the appropriate Associate Vice President(s) and Associate Deans about priorities for the initiation and implementation of new teaching and learning technologies, enhancements to existing technologies, and the retirement of these technologies and services. 2. Provide an annual report to the appropriate Faculty Council committee(s) and the university community. 3. Consider policy issues related to the use of learning technologies and make recommendations to the appropriate governing organizations for consideration and possible action. 4. Recommend improvements in services and support for learning technologies that may be suggested from the committee’s review of feedback from faculty, students and staff.

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