Faculty Assembly

Welcome

The Administration and the Faculty agree that the Faculty plays an essential role in the development of policies and practices by which the University fulfills its academic mission. The goal of faculty governance and of the college's bylaws is to maintain the respect and the communication between faculty and administration that make it possible for the university to function.

College Faculty Assembly

Evan Bennett, Chair, Professor, Department of History

Kyle Prescott, Vice Chair / Steering, Director of Bands and Professor of Music, Department of Music

Currently Vacant, Secretary / Parliamentarian / Steering

Meredith Ellis, Steering, Associate Professor and Chairperson, Department of Anthropology

Adriana Garriga-L贸pez, Steering, Associate Professor, Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies

Carla Calarg茅, Steering, Professor, Department of Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature

Shane Eason, Steering, Associate Professor, School of Communication & Multimedia Studies

Mike Harris, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology

Stacie Rossow, Associate Chair and Associate Director of Choral & Vocal Studies, Department of Music

Will McConnell, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology

Kevin Wilt, Chair, Department of Music

Shane Eason, Associate Professor, School of Communication & Multimedia Studies

Kyle Prescott, Director of Bands and Professor of Music, Department of Music

Meredith Ellis, Associate Professor and Chairperson, Department of Anthropology

Chris Rob茅, Professor, School of Communication & Multimedia Studies

Carla Calarg茅, Professor, Department of Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature

Stacey Balkan, Professor, Department of English

Phil Lewin, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology

Amy Broderick, Professor, Department of Visual Arts and Art History

Angela Nichols, Associate Professor, Director of Peace, Justice, and Human Rights

Evan Bennett, Ex-officio, Professor, Department of History, serving as FA Chair

Bill Trapani, Ex-officio, UFS President

Collective Bargaining

Below you will find the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and all signed agreements. Hard copies of the CBA are available upon request from the Provost's Office. The current agreement is from 2025 to 2028.

/provost/documents/cba-2025-2028-fully-executed.pdf

Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters Bylaws

Current DFSCAL Bylaws (Amended May 2020)

College Standing Committee Members 2022-2023

College UPC Minutes

Committee on Research and Other Creative Activity (ROCA)

Committee Promotion and Tenure

Non-tenure Track Promotion Committee

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee

SPE Information

Promotion and Tenure Information

Report of Outside Employment or Professional Activity Explanation Information

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Faculty Assembly 2025-2026 Meeting Schedule

Date Time Location
Fall 2025
Monday, September 8, 2025 11:30am 鈥� 12:50pm Zoom
Monday, October 6, 2025 11:30am 鈥� 12:50pm Zoom (Tentative and only if necessary.)
Monday, November 3, 2025 11:30am 鈥� 12:50pm Zoom (Tentative and only if necessary.)
Monday, December 1, 2025 11:30am 鈥� 12:50pm Zoom
Spring 2026
Monday, January 26, 2026 11:30am 鈥� 12:50pm Zoom
Monday, February 23, 2026 11:30am 鈥� 12:50pm Zoom (Tentative and only if necessary.)
Monday, March 30, 2026 11:30am 鈥� 12:50pm Zoom (Tentative and only if necessary.)
Monday, April 27, 2026 11:30am 鈥� 12:50pm Zoom
* Refreshments to be served on the Boca Raton campus.
** Video conferencing on the Davie and Jupiter campuses.

Click here for University Faculty Senate Meeting dates and times

Faculty Assembly Steering Committee 2025-2026 Meeting Schedule

*Steering Committee will meet 1鈥�2 weeks prior to each Faculty Assembly Meeting

Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

The College of Arts & Letters offers degree programs and certificates in the performing arts, fine arts, languages and social sciences.