[Vpaaetal] Faculty Senate Information

[Academic Affairs]

Colleagues,
	I am Sherion Jackson, President of the Faculty Senate and a faculty
member of the Educational Administration Department in the College of
Education and Human Services. I would like to welcome you, on behalf of the
Faculty Senate, to another exciting Spring semester at Texas A&M
University-Commerce. 
       The Faculty Senate is a university-wide faculty organizational unit
consisting of one member elected by each academic department of the
university and one professional librarian. These representative members are
an important part of the university system in that they provide a resource
for the President and Provost, a communication path for faculty members, and
a voice for the entire university faculty. Our Mission statement reads; "The
Faculty Senate represents the faculty and professional librarians of Texas
A&M University-Commerce by studying and investigating matters of concern and
recommending constructive changes to the president of the university".
Within the Faculty Senate, there are committees which investigate and report
on matters of interest or concern for university faculty and students. If
you have comments, questions or concerns, please mention these to your
representative. Your department representative will then present it to the
Faculty Senate for committee comment and/or investigation. You can find more
information about the Faculty Senate and the work we do each year by
reviewing our website at http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/facultysenate. Also,
please feel free to email me at Sherion_Jackson at TAMU-Commerce.edu (or
contact your designated department's representative) with comments or
concerns.
	Again, welcome and have a good Spring 2006 semester.

Sherion Hudgins Jackson, Ed.D.
Faculty Senate President
Educational Administration
Texas A & M University-Commerce
P. O. Box 3011
Commerce, Texas 75428
903-886-5083