Shared Governance at Milner Library

The participation in the shared governance of Milner Library occurs through faculty and staff participation in college and university councils and committees as well as regularly scheduled faculty meetings.

Library Faculty Council (LFC)

According to LFC Bylaws, the purpose of the Council:

Pursuant to the Constitution of Illinois State University and these bylaws, the Library Faculty Council shall act as the official body through which the library faculty shares in the governance of Milner Library and participates in the creation of policies and procedures within Milner Library. All Library Faculty Council decisions and recommendations are advisory to the Dean of University Libraries, who serves as a voting member. The Library Faculty Council and the Dean of University Libraries discuss their decisions and recommendations with the library faculty.

FY12 Members
Dean Sohair Wastawy (Ex officio)
Angie Bonnell (FY2012-2013) - Vice-Chair
Chad Buckley (FY2011-2012) - Secretary
Anita Foster (FY2011-2012)
Chad Kahl (FY2012-2013)
Kathleen Lonbom (FY2012-2013) - Chair
Vanette Schwartz (FY2012-2013) - Documentarian
Jennifer Sharkey (FY2012-2013)
Sharon Van Der Laan (FY2011-2012)

The Milner Library Faculty Council conducts elections for library representatives to University committees and for internal library committees.

Bylaws of Milner Library Faculty Council may be requested from the Library Faculty Council Chair.

College Faculty Status Committee (CFSC)

According to part IV of the Illinois State University Faculty Appointment, Salary, Promotion and Tenure Policies document:

The CFSC shall review Department/School policies and procedures for appointment, reappointment, performance evaluation, promotion, tenure, and post-tenure reviews with authority to ensure conformity to College standards and University policies and procedures. The CFSC shall review Department/School policies and procedures for the allocation monies devoted to performance evaluated salary increments. These policies and procedures are left to the discretion of each Department/School, but the CFSC shall review them for clarity, and fairness, and internal consistency.

FY12 Members
Dean Sohair Wastawy (Ex officio)
Maureen Brunsdale (FY2012-2013)
Sharon Naylor (FY2011-2012)

Milner Library College Faculty Status Committee College Standards may be requested from the Library Faculty Council Chair.

Department Faculty Status Committee (DFSC)

According to Appendix I of the Milner Library Department Faculty Status Committee Criteria for Appointment, Evaluation, Salary Distribution, Promotion and Tenure document:

The DFSC shall be responsible for conducting pre-tenure reappointment reviews, and for providing pre-tenure faculty with individualized timelines for their probationary periods; conducting annual performance evaluations of faculty; reviewing faculty members’ professional activities and performance for purposes of promotion, tenure and post-tenure reviews; and review of this Criteria document and leading faculty in discussion of any needed changes.

FY12 Members
Dane Ward (Ex officio)
Jim Cunningham (FY2012-2013)
Dallas Long (FY2011-2012)
Jean MacDonald (FY2012-2013)
Sandy Roe (FY2011-2012)

Milner Library Department Faculty Status Committee’s Criteria for Appointment, Evaluation, Salary Distribution, Promotion and Tenure may be requested from the Library Faculty Council Chair.

Non-Tenure Track Evaluation Committee

The Milner Library Non-Tenure Track Faculty Evaluation Committee was formed…to establish a formal process for conducting annual evaluations of non-tenure track librarians by non-tenure track peers. Yearly evaluations document activities of non-tenure track librarians and provide a cumulative record of accomplishments on file.

FY12 Members
Julie Derden (FY2012-FY2013)
Rong Li (FY2011-2012)
Jeff Ridinger (FY2011-2012)
Sandy Roe – Department Faculty Status Committee representative for FY12

Faculty Research and Development Committee (FRDC)

FRDC’s charge, activities and members can be found on committee web page.

Library Leadership Council (LLC)

The Library Leadership Council advises the Dean on major program and administrative policy issues, and participates in long-range planning and budget formulation and formulates policy for the administration of the Libraries, with the advice of the Dean of Libraries, consistent with the objectives of the University. Library Leadership Council also provides a forum for interdepartmental communications.

Members
Sohair Wastawy – Dean of University Libraries
Anita Beaman – Director of School Librarian Program
Angela Bonnell – Interim Head of Reference & Multimedia Services
Chad Buckley – Head of Collection Development
Len Childers – Secretary
Ross Griffiths – Director of Heritage & Legacy Collections
Leta Janssen – Business Manager
Dallas Long – Head of Access & Delivery Services
Tom Peters - Assistant Dean for Strategic Technology
Rick Satchwell – Director of Teaching with Primary Sources
Ted Schwitzner – Head of Content Management & Scholarly Resources
Jennifer Sharkey – Head of Information Use & Fluency
David Stern – Associate Dean for Public Services
Toni Tucker – Assistant Dean of Enabling Infrastructure
Dane Ward – Associate Dean for Information Assets
vacant– Head of Web Services & End-User Systems