Faculty Council
The purpose of the Meharry SACS Faculty Council is to:
- provide a voice for SACS faculty members regarding issues and policies that may affect their rights, privileges or responsibilities;
- serve as a forum for communication and collaboration among SACS faculty; and
- provide advice and insights to the SACS departmental chairs and dean.
The objectives of the council are to facilitate the academic and research programs of SACS by increasing communication between the faculty and the administration of the school. The council is concerned with all matters which impinge on its faculty members and students. These include but are not limited to:
- Curriculum
- Teaching
- Research
- Services
- Faculty benefits, promotions, and tenure
- Faculty grievances
- Academic freedom
These are two years terms from September 2024 to September 2026. This is to include the academic years 2024-2025 and 2025- 2026.
2024 – 2026 Faculty Council Officers
Chair
Todd Gary, Ph.D.
Vice-Chair
Ashutosh Singhal, Ph.D.
Secretary/Treasurer
Lubna Pinky, Ph.D.
Parliamentarian
Vibhuti Gupta, Ph.D.
2024 – 2026 Faculty Senate Representatives
Dept. of Biomedical Data Science Department
Shumit Saha, Ph.D.
Computer Science and Data Science Department
Uttam Ghosh, Ph.D.
Parliamentarian to Faculty Senate
Ashutosh Singhal, Ph.D.