The College of Health Sciences Faculty Representative Assembly (Faculty Assembly) provides the organizational framework that enables the faculty to exercise its right to participate in governance of the College, including the School of Medicine, the Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing, the School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Program in Public Health.
Our Committees
We have established multiple standing committees to deal with all issues that may affect the college from interdisciplinary research opportunities to financial input from our Finance Planning and Budget committee.
The Faculty Assembly Executive Committee includes the chair and chair-elect; the chairs of the UC Irvine Health Sciences standing committees; and two members-at-large.
Faculty Membership
The faculty shall consist of all individuals who hold academic appointments in the College of Health Sciences (COHS). The ongoing business of the faculty will be conducted by the Representative Assembly of the members which meets periodically.
Assembly Functions
In the spirit of university shared governance, the Faculty Assembly shall be involved in all actions of the UC Irvine Health Sciences Administration and of the university officials that may affect in principle or in fact the functions of the Faculty in teaching, research, and professional practice.
The Faculty Assembly is the organized representative body of the College of Health Sciences, elected by the Faculty to act on its behalf on all matters that concern it.
The Faculty Assembly is the instrument of Faculty self-government and welfare, and serves as the liaison with the COHS Administration and with the Irvine Division of the Academic Senate. The Faculty Assembly may ratify, amend or rescind any unexecuted action taken at any meeting of the Faculty, of the Executive Committee, or of any other Faculty committee empowered to act.
Election of Representatives
Each department and program of the COHS shall have one or more elected representative(s) to the Assembly, to be elected by a ballot of its Assembly Faculty members. Each representative shall be elected for a two-year term, and none shall serve consecutively more than two full terms. The terms of office shall be appropriately staggered for representatives of the same department or program.
The Faculty Assembly shall meet semi-annually or at the call of the chair, who may cancel a meeting for lack of business. A special meeting can be called upon receipt of a written petition of five Assembly representatives, which meeting shall occur within 30 days of said petition.
The Faculty Assembly is concerned with the welfare of the faculty. We are open to any issue that might arise and encourage participation and adequate representation. Join us and get involved.
Bylaws
- 2021 Updated Bylaws of the UCI Susan & Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences
- 2018 Bylaw (PDF) of the UCI Susan & Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences