Faculty Rights & Responsibilities
View the Faculty Rights & Responsibilities duties in the Standing Rules of the Faculty Senate governance documents.
2024-2025 Faculty Rights and Responsibilities Meeting Dates
| FR&R 2024-25 Meeting Dates & Times | Petitions Due By Date for Each Meeting |
|---|---|
| August 23, 2024 3PM to 5PM | August 9, 2024 |
| September 20, 2024 11AM to 1PM | September 6, 2024 |
| October 18, 2024 3PM to 5PM | October 4, 2024 |
| November 15, 2024 11AM to 1PM *Thanksgiving holiday for students: November 18-22, 2024 | November 1, 2024 |
| December 20, 2024 3PM to 5PM *Finals: December 9-13 *Commencement: SUNDAY, December 22, 2024 *Winter Break: December 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31, and January 1, 2025 | December 6, 2024 |
| January 17, 2025 11AM to 1PM | December 28, 2024 |
| February 14, 2025 3PM to 5PM | January 29, 2025 |
| March 21, 2025 11AM to 1PM | February 28, 2025 |
| April 18, 2025 3PM to 5PM | April 4, 2025 |
| May 16, 2025 11AM to 1PM *Finals: April 28-May 2, 2025 *Commencement: May 9 – 11, 2025 | May 2, 2025 *Last opportunity to submit for the 2024-25 Academic Year |
| June 20, 2025 3PM to 5PM *Last meeting of 2024-25 Academic Year | None until new Committee convenes in August 2025 |
Membership:
| Name | Membership | Term Expires | Title | Unit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tina Richardson | Dean/Chancellor | 2024 | tqr10@psu.edu | Chancellor, Penn State Lehigh Valley | Penn State Lehigh Valley |
| Francis Achampong | Dean/Chancellor | 2024 | fka3@psu.edu | Chancellor, Law Professor/Professor, Penn State Mont Alto | Penn State Mont Alto |
| Marwan Wafa | Dean/Chancellor | 2025 | maw70@psu.edu | Chancellor, Penn State Scranton | Penn State Scranton |
| Craig Newschaffer | Dean/Chancellor | 2026 | cjn5389@psu.edu | Raymond E. and Erin Stuart Schultz Dean | College of Health and Human Development |
| Ann Taylor | Faculty (NTL) University Park | 2024 | atb3@psu.edu | Assistant Dean for Distance Learning, Teaching Professor | College of Earth & Mineral Sciences |
| Robin Yaure | Faculty (NTL)-Other than University Park | 2024 | r2y@psu.edu | Professor of Teaching, Human Development and Family Studies and Psychology | Penn State Mont Alto |
| David Dieteman | Faculty (NTL)-Other than University Park | 2024 | dfd12@psu.edu | Associate Teaching Professor of Management, Black School of Management | Penn State Erie |
| Nicholas Rowland | Faculty (TL)-Other than Univeristy Park | 2024 | njr12@psu.edu | Professor of Sociology | Penn State Altoona |
| Valerie Braman | Faculty (NTL) University Park | 2025 | vmb7@psu.edu | Assistant Teaching Professor, College of the Liberal Arts | College of the Liberal Arts |
| Sue Rutherford Siegel | Faculty (TL)- University Park | 2025 | srs40@psu.edu | Research Professor of Human Genetics, College of Health and Human Development | College of Health and Human Development |
| Keith Shapiro (CHAIR 23-24) | Faculty (TL) - University Park | 2026 | kds3@psu.edu | Associate Professor of Art | College of Arts & Architecture |
| Martha Strickland | Faculty (TL) - Other than University Park | 2026 | mjs51@psu.edu | Associate Professor of Education | Penn State Harrisburg |
| Amit Sharma (Alternate) | Faculty (TL) - University Park | 2024 | aus22@psu.edu | Edward Friedman and Stuart Mann Professor of Hospitality | College of Health and Human Development |
| Karin Sprow Forte (Alternate) | Faculty (NTL) - Other than University Park | 2024 | kms588@psu.edu | Associate Teaching Professor | Penn State Harrisburg |
| David Christiansen (Alternate) | Dean/Chancellor | 2024 | djc21@psu.edu | Chancellor | Penn State York |