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 |