Update (6 April 2026): Nominations Now Open
The Faculty Advisory Committee (FAC) requests nominations for service on the Committee. The FAC advises faculty regarding University procedures, provides added recourse for the consideration of grievances, and furnishes a channel for direct and concerted communication between the faculty and administrative officers of the University.
Any tenured member of the FAC electorate is eligible to serve on the Committee, except those appointed as an associate unit executive officer, a unit executive officer, or a higher administrative position. The Committee consists of nine tenured faculty members; no more than two may hold paid appointments in the same college. Two members will be elected to a three-year term running from August 16, 2026 to August 15, 2029.
Because FAC has the maximum of two members from FAA (Fine & Applied Arts), any nominees from this units will be ineligible to serve unless a current FAC member from those units is unable to complete their term.
A completed nomination form and three petitions of support are required for each nomination and are due by 5pm on Monday, May 4, 2026.
The nominating form (to nominate yourself) is available online at https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/1911749155
The petition of support form (three are required for each nomination) is available online at https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/1838726861
Online forms are being used in lieu of a signed physical form.
Voting by the faculty will take place electronically, as needed, after the nomination deadline.
Please contact the current FAC Chair, Carol Tilley at ctilley@illinois.edu if you have any questions about the FAC.
Faculty who wish to consult with our committee are free to contact any member with their request.
Carol Tilley, Chair (2023-2026) – IS – ctilley@illinois.edu
Jeffrey Eric Jenkins (2024-2027) – FAA – jej@illinois.edu
Hans Friedrich Koehn (2024-2027) – LAS – hkoehn@illinois.edu
Craig Koslofsky (2023-2026) – LAS – koslof@illinois.edu
Charles “Stretch” Ledford (2025 – 2028) – MED – stretch@illinois.edu
Stephanie Sanders-Smith (2025 – 2028) – COE – ssmit37@illinois.edu
Andiara Schwingel (2024-2027) – AHS – andiara@illinois.edu
Stephen Taylor (2024-2027) – FAA – staylor7@illinois.edu
Mara Thacker (2024-2027) – LIB – mthacker@illinois.edu
Past Membership (Incomplete)
Randy Ewoldt (ENG) – Amanda Ciafone (MEDIA) – Mary Arends-Kuenning (ACES) – Aditi Das (AHS) – Aaron Ebata (ACES) – Faye Harrison (LAS) – Sandra Kopels (SW) – Amit Kramer (LER) – Frances “Ming” Kuo (ACES) – Mary Laskowski (LIB) – Deana McDonough (FAA) – Lisa A. Romero (LIB) – Lynne Rudasill (LIB) – Taher Saif (ENG) – Stephen Taylor (FAA) – Billie J. Theide (FAA) – Kimani Toussaint (ENG) – Amy Wagoner Johnson (ENG)