History

The College of Charleston has a robust history of faculty governance, with some of our digital archives dating back to the 1980's. The Faculty Senate structure of senator representatives from academic departments and at-large senators for academic schools, which is still used today, originated in August 1993. Before then, faculty governance was held through Full Faculty meetings of all College of Charleston faculty members. Upon creation of the Faculty Senate in 1993, Full Faculty meetings continued to be held in addition to Senate meetings, up through 2009.

Check out the Faculty Senate Archives on our SharePoint site to see records of the Senate and its wide-ranging committees. The archives include Faculty Senate meeting minutes, senator rosters, committee annual reports, committee meeting minutes, committee chair rosters, and committee membership rosters.

Faculty Senate Archives

Speakers of the Faculty Over the Years:


* denotes that the Speaker served the maximum: three years of consecutive one-year terms

Name Home Department Term
William Veal Teacher Education 2022 - present
Simon Lewis English 2019 - 2022*
Elizabeth (Liz) Jurisich Mathematics 2017 - 2019
Todd McNerney Theatre and Dance 2014 - 2017*
Lynn Cherry Communication 2011 - 2014*
Darryl Phillips Classics 2010 - 2011
Joe Kelly English 2009 - 2010*
Joe Kelly English 2007 - 2009*
Robert (Bob) Mignone Mathematics 2004 - 2007*
Hugh Wilder Philosophy 2001 - 2004*
Trisha Folds-Bennett Psychology 1998 - 2001*
Robert (Bob) Mignone Mathematics 1995 - 1998*
David Mann Political Science 1993 - 1995
Jack Parson Political Science 1992 - 1993
George Pothering Computer Science 1990 - 1992
David Mann Political Science 1987 - 1990*
Michael M. Finefrock History 1986 - 1987
Frank Petrusak Political Science 1984 - 1986
William (Bill) Moore Political Science 1983 - 1984
Malcolm Clark History 1982 - 1983
Herb Silverman Mathematics 1980 - 1982

Faculty Secretaries Over the Years:


* denotes that the Secretary served the maximum: three years of consecutive one-year terms

Name Home Department Term
RoxAnn Stalvey Computer Science 2021 - present
Scott Peeples English 2018 - 2021*
Jannette Finch Libraries 2016 - 2018
J. Michael Duvall English 2013 - 2016*
Sarah Owens Hispanic Studies 2010 - 2013*
Terence Bowers English 2009 - 2010*
Terence Bowers English 2007 - 2009*
Susan Farrell English 2005 - 2007
Julia Eichelberger English 2002 - 2005*
Bishop Hunt English 1999 - 2002*
M. Kathleen (Kathy) Haney English 1996 - 1999*
Bishop Hunt English 1993 - 1996*
Bishop Hunt English 1991 - 1992
Bishop Hunt English 1988 - 1989