The UNC Faculty Assembly
The UNC Faculty Assembly was established in 1972 at the request of then UNC President William Friday. The Assembly serves the President, UNC General Administration, the Board of Governors, the NC General Assembly, and campus faculty and administrative bodies, as a faculty advisory body on system-wide issues.
In addition to formulating advice and counsel on system issues, Assembly members frquently serve on working groups, policy committees, an personnel committees of General Administration, as well as nominating members of the general faculty to serve on system initiatives as required.
The Chair of the Assembly, and when present the Chair Elect, attend all Board of Governors public meetings, and serve ex-officio on the Board of Governors' Personnel and Tenure Committee, Education Policy and Planning Committee, and on General Administration's Chief Academic Officers (Provost's) Council.
The Faculty Assembly meets at least five times, and typically six or more times, each academic year. Below is the meeting schedule for the 2017-2018 academic year. The location for all meetings is the C.D. Spangler Building, Chapel Hill, NC.
Meetings
| BOG Meeting Date | Faculty Assembly Meeting Date |
|---|---|
| September 7-8, 2017 | September 15, 2017 |
| November 2-3, 2017 | October 20, 2017 |
| December 15, 2017 | November 17, 2017 |
| January 26-26, 2018 | January 19, 2018 |
| March 22-23, 2018 | February 23, 2018 |
| May 24-25, 2018 | April 20, 2018 |
Faculty Assembly Chairs
The following faculty members have served as Assembly chairs:
| 1973-1974 | Henry C. Cooke | NCSU |
| 1974-1976 | Henry C. Ferrell | ECU |
| 1976-1977 | Vincent M. Foote | NCSU |
| 1977-1979 (Jan.)1 | Roy Carroll | ASU |
| Feb. - June 1979 | Helen M. Caldwell | ECSU |
| 1979-1981 | Shirley C. Browning | UNCA |
| 1981-1984 | Alan J. Hauser | ASU |
| 1984-1986 | James LeRoy Smith | ECU |
| 1986-1987 (May)2 | Betty Jo Welch | UNCW |
| 1987-1988 | Meada Gibb | NCA&T |
| 1988-1990 | Fred Hinson | WCU |
| 1990-1991 | Kathleen Kowal | UNCW |
| 1991-1993 | Ken Wilson | ECU |
| 1993-1995 | William Kane | WCU |
| 1995-1997 | Peter Petschauer | ASU |
| 1997-1999 | Laura Gasaway | UNC-CH |
| 1999-2001 | Keith Howell | UNCG |
| 2001-2003 | Richard Veit | UNCW |
| 2003-2005 | Jeff Passe | UNCC |
| 2005-2008 | Brenda Killingsworth | ECU |
| 2008-2010 | Judith Wegner | UNC-CH |
| 2010-2012 | Sandie Gravet | ASU |
| 2012-2014 | Catherine Rigsby | ECU |
| 2014-2016 | Steve Leonard | UNC-CH |
| 2017- | Gabriel Lugo | UNCW |
- Roy Carroll's term ended when he was appointed Vice President for Planning at UNC General Administration.
- Betty Jo Welch died in office.
