The BFC has 5 elected committees, each with a specific purpose and structure. Faculty members can volunteer for these committees, the Nomination Committee then selects candidates to run, and the Bloomington Faculty elects the final membership. In addition, each elected committee has a specific policy to guide their functions.
The elected committees of the BFC are:
The Athletics Committee participates in the oversight of intercollegiate athletics programs. The committee recommends policies to faculty governance or administration, monitors compliance and personnel issues, budget, and planning strategies.
Policy BL-ACA-D30, Bloomington Faculty Athletics Committee, governs the structure and scope of this committee.
Carrie Docherty, Public Health (Chair) | Term: 2021-2022
Edward Castronova, Media School | Term: 2021-2027
Emma Dederick, Libraries | Term: 2019 - 2024
Patrick Harbison, Music | Term: 2017-2021
Ann Huntoon, Kinesiology | Term: 2018-2024
Don Lyon, Optometry | Term: 2020-2026
John Waters, Business | Term: 2019 - 2025
The Faculty Board of Review acts as a hearing board to consider grievances deemed irresolvable by the Mediation Committee or that are addressed to it directly, and as
Organization and procedures of the Faculty Board or Review are outlined in policy BL-ACA-D22 Grievance and Review Procedures of the Bloomington Faculty
Amy Piper, Speech and Hearing Sciences (Chair) | Term: 2020-2022
Allen Davis, Spanish and Portuguese | Term: 2021-2023
Lessie Frazier, Gender Studies | Term: 2021-2023
Jody Madeira, Law | Term: 2021-2023
Naz Pantaloni, Libraries | Term: 2021-2023
The Faculty Mediation Committee serves tenure-track and non-tenure track faculty, librarians, and administrators by investigating grievances and attempting to resolve them through mediation and consultation. Members hold office from the first day of May and serve staggered two-year terms.
Organization and procedures of the Faculty Mediation Committee are outlined in policy BL-ACA-D22 Grievance and Review Procedures of the Bloomington Faculty
Jason Baird Jackson, Folklore and Ethnomusicology | Term: 2021-2023
Selene Carter, Theatre, Drama and Contemporary Dance | Term: 2021-2023
Betty Dlamini, Hamilton Lugar School | Term: 2021-2023
Feisal Istrabadi, Hamilton Lugar School | Term: 2020-2022
Tatiana Kolovou, Kelley School of Business | Term: 2021-2023
Jessica Lester, Education | Term: 2020-2022
Margaret Lion, Public Health | Term: 2021-2023
Established in 1999 to hear cases where faculty
Organization and procedures of the Faculty Misconduct Review Committee are outlined in policy BL-ACA-D27 Faculty Misconduct.
Elizabeth Housworth, Mathematics (Chair) | Term: 2020-2022
Elizabeth Boling, Education | Term: 2020-2022
Carolyn Calloway-Thomas, African American and African Diaspora Studies | Term: 2021-2023
Stephanie Kane, International Studies | Term: 2020-2022
Liz Shea, Theatre, Drama and Contemporary Dance | Term: 2021-2023
The Student Academic Appointee Board of Review reviews graduate student grievances and complaints related to terms and conditions of their academic appointments. Members of the SAA Board of Review are elected to one-year terms.
Organization and procedures of the Faculty Mediation Committee are outlined in policy BL-ACA-24 SAA Board of Review.
Lynn Gilman, Education
Nick Homenda, Libraries
Catherine Sherwood-Laughlin, Public Health
