Faculty Senate

Welfare Council

The Welfare Council is responsible for formulating and recommending to the Faculty Senate policy relating to the structure, functioning, and funding of the Southern Illinois University system and the organizational relationships among and between the Board of Trustees, the President, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, the School of Medicine, and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.  On behalf of SIUE faculty not represented under a current labor contract, the Welfare and Governance Council concerns itself with all policies for faculty evaluation, salary, promotions, tenure, leaves of absence, recruitment, employment, retraining, development, rights and responsibilities, general faculty benefits, discipline, severance, and grievances.  The Council consists of a minimum of nine members from the Faculty Senate, appointed by the Faculty Senate Executive Committee.  The Chair is appointed by the President, Past-President, and President-Elect of the Faculty Senate with the approval of the Faculty Senate.

Regular meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month beginning at 2:30 pm, unless otherwise noted. Room assignments subject to change.  

The Faculty Senate is accepting public comments via email to encourage social distancing and safety.  Submitted comments will be read aloud during the meeting and added to the minutes.  Please submit any comments to the University Governance Office at [email protected] prior to the start of the meeting.  Meetings will be accessible via Zoom, and login information is included in agendas.