Updates

Sent on behalf of the Faculty Advisory Executive Committee Transition Team to all faculty eligible to nominate Faculty Advisory Council members, across all Texas A&M University locations

Dear Faculty,

Earlier today, nominations for the inaugural Faculty Advisory Council (FAC) election opened. You should have received an email to your NetID email (tamu.edu email address) from “TAMU Faculty Advisory Council Transition Team” with a link to begin the nomination process. If you did not receive the email, please check your spam folder, as it is possible your email screened it.

We encourage you to first review the FAC University Rule and then nominate individuals, including yourself, you believe would represent your college or school well. You may nominate yourself or other faculty members within your college or school until Friday, Feb. 20, at 11:59 p.m. CST. There is no limit to the number of nominations you may make, and you can view your submissions within InfoReady, the nomination platform.

As a reminder, nominated individuals will receive an email coming from the “TAMU Faculty Advisory Council Transition Team” to confirm their willingness to serve. If the individual does not complete that approval process, their nomination will not move forward. If a nominee has approved their nomination once for this election cycle, they will not be asked again should they receive multiple nominations. All nominated individuals will also be required to provide a short biographical sketch in InfoReady.

To help you navigate the InfoReady system, we have created a short tutorial walking you through a sample nomination. Throughout the process, if you have questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to Kelli Richard at fac-transition@tamu.edu.

Thank you in advance for lending your voice to this important process.

Thanks, and Gig ’em!

Sent on behalf of the Faculty Advisory Executive Committee Transition Team to all faculty and staff, including Texas A&M Health, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station and AgriLife Research, across all Texas A&M University locations

Colleagues,

We are pleased to share information about the nomination process for the new Faculty Advisory Council (FAC), which will officially be active Sept. 1, 2026. The nomination process will begin Monday, Feb. 9, and close Friday, Feb. 20, at 11:59 p.m. CST, and we encourage all eligible faculty members to nominate themselves or others within their college or school during this period.

Only those nominated through this process will be eligible for election by their college or school faculty. The interim president will review the nominations prior to making his appointments, which will be made prior to the election. You can review the election timeline online.

The nomination process will be facilitated through InfoReady, an online platform that handles applications. All eligible faculty will receive a direct email from InfoReady (it will come from the TAMU Faculty Advisory Council Transition Team <support@inforeadyreview.com>) to their NetID email (tamu.edu email address) with a link to nominate. Nominees may self-nominate or nominate other faculty members within their college or school. Nominated individuals will receive an email coming from the TAMU Faculty Advisory Council Transition Team to confirm their willingness to serve. This step must be completed for their nomination to be accepted.

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 Texas A&M 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 full-time equivalent (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.

You can learn more about the seats available to your college or school for election this year on the Faculty Advisory Council website.

Faculty may make multiple nominations. Throughout the process, if you have questions or concerns, please check the Election Process FAQ or contact Kelli Richard at fac-transition@tamu.edu.

Thank you in advance for your help in identifying qualified nominees for your college or school.

Thanks, and Gig ’em!

Faculty Advisory Executive Committee Transition Team
Andrew Klein, Co-chair
Joseph P. Pettibon II, Co-chair
Executive committee members: Heather Adair, Zoran Budimlic, Mark Burge, Adam Haney, Angie Hill Price, Shelley Holliday, James Howell, Daniel Jimenez, Michael Johnson, Claire Katz, Fadi Khasawneh, Julie Kopycinski, Blanca Lupiani, Daniel Pugh, Dale Rice, Mark Sicilio and Paula Yoder

Sent on behalf of the Faculty Advisory Executive Committee Transition Team to all faculty and staff, including Texas A&M Health, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station and AgriLife Research, across all Texas A&M University locations

Colleagues,

In November, Texas A&M University finalized University Rule 12.04.99.M1, codifying the importance of faculty engagement and affirming the essential role that a faculty-only representative body plays in the fulfillment of the institutional mission. From February through April, the university will follow this rule to seat the Faculty Advisory Council (FAC), which will officially begin operations Sept. 1, 2026. This email provides important information regarding this seating process, and a dedicated webpage provides additional details as well.

SEATING PROCESS

The seating process will run from February through April as outlined in the following high-level timeline:

February:

• The nomination process for all colleges and schools runs for a minimum of two weeks through InfoReady, an online platform that facilitates applications. Please note that faculty will receive a direct email from InfoReady to their NetID email (tamu.edu email address) with a link to nominate. Nominees may self-nominate or nominate another faculty member within their college or school. Anyone nominated will be asked to confirm their willingness to serve as part of the nomination process through InfoReady.
• Following the nomination process, Interim President Tommy Williams will appoint one faculty member per college and school from the nominations or more broadly across the faculty to serve on the FAC in accordance with the university rule.

March-April:

• After presidential appointments are announced, faculty will vote on faculty representatives from their college or school to fill the remaining seats based on the initial set of nominees, excluding any presidential appointments.
• Following the election by faculty, faculty will self-nominate or nominate individuals from their college or school’s elected and appointed FAC members for FAC leadership positions.
• Interim President Williams will use these nominations to appoint FAC leadership positions.

April-August:

• Following the seating of the FAC and its leadership, FAC members will prepare necessary organizing documentation that will be reviewed, discussed and approved at their initial meeting in September, supporting a strong start to the FAC in fiscal year 2027.

SEAT APPORTIONMENT BY COLLEGE/SCHOOL

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 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)

Detailed information regarding the apportionment calculations and terms is available on the dedicated webpage on the Faculty Advisory Council’s website.

We look forward to establishing this important faculty-only advisory body that will support shared governance at Texas A&M. Please monitor your email for additional updates on this process as we move forward.

Thank you,

Faculty Advisory Executive Committee Transition Team
Andrew Klein, Co-Chair
Joseph P. Pettibon II, Co-Chair
Executive committee members: Heather Adair, Zoran Budimlic, Mark Burge, Adam Haney, Angie Hill Price, Shelley Holliday, James Howell, Daniel Jimenez, Michael Johnson, Claire Katz, Fadi Khasawneh, Julie Kopycinski, Blanca Lupiani, Daniel Pugh, Dale Rice, Mark Sicilio and Paula Yoder

Sent on behalf of the Faculty Advisory Executive Committee Transition Team to all faculty and staff, including Texas A&M Health, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station and AgriLife Research, across all Texas A&M University locations

Colleagues,

In November, Texas A&M University finalized University Rule 12.04.99.M1, codifying the importance of faculty engagement and affirming the essential role that a faculty-only representative body plays in the fulfillment of the institutional mission. Over the next several months, the university will follow this rule to seat the Faculty Advisory Council (FAC) in 2026.

The university has created a dedicated webpage to provide information about the election and seating process for the new FAC, including details about the number of seats apportioned to represent each college and school. We encourage you to review that information to understand representation for your college or school. As a reminder, by Texas law, the FAC will not exceed 60 members.

The seating process will begin with nominations for faculty representatives for each college or school submitted by faculty. Faculty may nominate themselves or another eligible faculty member. Following the nomination process, Interim President Tommy Williams will appoint at least one faculty member per college and school from the nominations or more broadly across the faculty to serve on the FAC in accordance with the university rule. After presidential appointments are announced, faculty will vote on faculty representatives from their college or school to fill the remaining seats based on the initial nominees. In the new year, we will share more information about the seating process and timeline to establish the FAC.

While the seating process is underway, three university committees — the Executive Committee Transition Team, the Core Curriculum Council and the University Curriculum Committee — will continue to support the necessary academic reviews and processes that require faculty input. We will continue to share information about the election and appointment process through the FAC website and via email. If you have questions about the FAC, please reach out directly to the Faculty Advisory Executive Committee Transition Team.

We look forward to establishing this important faculty-only advisory body that will support shared governance at Texas A&M.

Thank you,

Faculty Advisory Executive Committee Transition Team

Andrew Klein, Co-Chair
Joseph P. Pettibon II, Co-Chair
Executive committee members: Heather Adair, Zoran Budimlic, Mark Burge, Adam Haney, Angie Hill Price, Shelley Holliday, James Howell, Daniel Jimenez, Michael Johnson, Claire Katz, Fadi Khasawneh, Julie Kopycinski, Blanca Lupiani, Daniel Pugh, Dale Rice, Tim Scott, Mark Sicilio and Paula Yoder