1. Who is eligible to be nominated or elected to a position within the FAC?
Eligible faculty are all faculty who are employed by Texas A&M University as of Jan. 20, 2026, and (1) whose appointment was approved by the Office of Faculty Affairs, (2) whose faculty appointment at Texas A&M is the person’s primary long-term position, and (3) who is employed at Texas A&M with an annual FTE of at least 0.75. Faculty serving in the positions of President, Provost, or the Dean of a college or school are not eligible to serve on the FAC.
2. When does the first nomination and election process take place?
In the inaugural year, nominations will begin in February, and elections will take place in March. The goal is to have the Faculty Advisory Council seated with officers appointed in April. The initial council will not be officially active until Sept. 1, 2026.
3. How were the seats on the FAC apportioned?
The equal proportions method employed by the U.S. House of Representatives was used to apportion the 60 seats of the FAC to the 17 individual colleges and schools. In the inaugural year of the Faculty Advisory Council, in order to have approximately one-half of the elected representatives elected each year in the future, one-half of the elected representatives in the first year will be elected to a one-year term rather than a two-year term. In colleges with more than one elected seat, individuals will be seated into two- or one-year terms based on the number of votes they receive; individuals receiving the most votes will be seated into a two-year term until all available two-year term seats are filled within their respective college or school. All colleges and schools will have one seat appointed by the president for up to six consecutive one-year terms
4. What seats and terms are available within my college or school?
All colleges and schools will have one seat appointed by the president for up to six consecutive one-year terms and the following elected seats available (terms are noted):
- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences: 4 elected seats available (2 one-year terms / 2 two-year terms)
- College of Architecture: 1 elected seat available (one-year term)
- College of Arts and Sciences: 11 elected seats available (6 one-year terms / 5 two-year terms)
- The Bush School of Government and Public Service: 1 elected seat available (one-year term)
- College of Engineering: 10 elected seats available (5 one-year terms / 5 two-year terms)
- School of Engineering Medicine: 1 elected seat available (one-year term)
- School of Law: 1 elected seat available (two-year term)
- Mays Business School: 2 elected seats available (1 one-year term / 1 two-year term)
- College of Marine Sciences and Maritime Studies: 1 elected seat available (one-year term)
- Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy: 1 elected seat available (two-year term)
- College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts: 1 elected seat available (two-year term)
- College of Education and Human Development: 2 elected seats available (1 one-year term / 1 two-year term)
- College of Dentistry: 1 elected seat available (two-year term)
- Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine: 2 elected seats available (1 one-year term / 1 two-year term)
- College of Nursing: 1 elected seat available (two-year term)
- School of Public Health: 1 elected seat available (one-year term)
- College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences: 2 elected seats available (1 one-year term / 1 two-year term)
5. I didn’t receive an email inviting me to make my nomination. What do I do?
If it is after Feb. 9 and before Feb. 20, 2026, and you have not received an email from TAMU Faculty Advisory Council Transition Team < support@inforeadyreview.com> inviting you to make a nomination, first double-check that you are checking your tamu.edu email, as opposed to any other emails you may have, such ag.tamu.edu. Be sure to check your SPAM as well. If you still cannot locate an invitation email, please contact Kelli Richard at fac-transition@tamu.edu.
6. Can I make multiple nominations?
Yes. You may make multiple nominations. Simply restart the form after you have submitted a nomination, and you can make another. The most straightforward way to do this is to return to the invitation email and click the link again. All nominations will be stored in your InfoReady account, so you can see what nominations you have made. Please note that all nominees must confirm their willingness to serve before their nomination is finalized. That confirmation will come via email when they are nominated.
7. How will I know my submission was received?
When logged into the nomination platform, InfoReady, each faculty member can see their submissions. If you do not have any submissions listed in your account, then your submission was not received.
8. Will we know presidential appointments before the election takes place?
Yes. Following the nomination process but before the election, the interim president will appoint one faculty member per college or school.
9. How will I know if I am going to be seated for a one-year or two-year seat if both are available to my college or school?
Nominees should be prepared for either option if both are available to their college or school. In colleges or schools with more than one elected seat, individuals will be seated into two- or one-year terms based on the number of votes they receive; individuals receiving the most votes will be seated into a two-year term until all available two-year term seats are filled within their respective college or school.
10. What happens if the election produces a tie for available seats?
Runoff elections will be held as necessary and could impact the overall timeframe for completing the election.
11. Are individuals who served on the former Faculty Senate eligible for nomination to the FAC?
Prior service on the former Faculty Senate does not affect nomination to the FAC. This is an entirely new advisory body, and the eligibility requirements are as follows: faculty employed by Texas A&M University as of Jan. 20, 2026, and (1) whose appointment was approved by the Office of Faculty Affairs, (2) whose faculty appointment at Texas A&M is the person’s primary long-term position, and (3) who is employed at Texas A&M with an annual FTE of at least 0.75. Faculty serving in the positions of President, Provost, or the Dean of a college or school are not eligible to serve on the FAC.