{"id":950,"date":"2023-06-30T04:54:28","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T08:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/faculty-and-staff\/?page_id=950"},"modified":"2025-08-07T17:08:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T21:08:13","slug":"faculty-council","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/faculty-and-staff\/faculty-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Council"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Faculty Council is a representative, legislative and recommending body of the faculty at Monmouth University. The body consists of 6 at large members and 13 regular members representing 6 schools and the Library. Faculty also serves on 16 standing committees. Faculty Council, as authorized by the Monmouth University Board of Trustees, legislates in the following areas: standards for admission, registration, and retention of students; programs, curricula, and outcomes; requirements for earned degrees; standards for instruction; standards for college-funded research and professional development; professional responsibility; standards for academic freedom; qualifications for faculty rank and tenure. Responsibilities of the Faculty Council also include: development and review of academic policies and programs in order to maintain academic excellence and relevance; consideration, for presentation to the faculty, reports and proposals from the standing committees of the faculty, and creating ad hoc committees of the Council; initiating and presenting proposed legislation to the faculty; calling special meetings of the faculty; and acting in behalf of the faculty if there is insufficient time for a meeting of the faculty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Executive Committee of the Council consists of the Chair, Vice Chair, Governance Secretary and an Executive Secretary. Executive Committee meets with the Provost, in a shared governance process, to set agendas for Faculty Council and Full Faculty meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faculty governance is a part of the shared governance process endorsed by the Monmouth University. Participation of faculty in the governing process is important as it assures academic health of the University and protects faculty rights.<\/p>\n\n\n

Meeting Times<\/h2>\n\n\n

Faculty Council meets on the second Wednesday of November, December, February, April and May, and on the fourth Friday of September, October, January, February, March and April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Open Faculty Positions<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Benefits<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Faculty Governance Award<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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2025-2026 Officers & Members of Faculty Council<\/h2>\n\n\n
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John Comiskey, Ed.D.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Chair<\/p>

Associate Professor<\/p>

jcomiske@monmouth.edu<\/span><\/p>

732-923-4690<\/span><\/p>

Department of Criminal Justice<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\n\t\t\t

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Jason Fitzgerald, Ph.D.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Vice Chair<\/p>

Associate Professor, Interim CETL Director;
Social Studies Education;
Program Director of Interdisciplinary Studies for Elementary Educators (ISEE)<\/p>

jfitzger@monmouth.edu<\/span><\/p>

732-571-3497<\/span><\/p>

Department of Curriculum and Instruction<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\n\t\t\t

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Matthew Harmon, Ed.D.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Executive Secretary<\/p>

Senior Specialist;
Sports Communication Minor Coordinator;
WMCX Sports Broadcasting Advisor;
Surf Club Advisor;
Sports Industry\u00a0Club Co-Advisor<\/p>

mharmon@monmouth.edu<\/span><\/p>

732-263-5272<\/span><\/p>

Department of Communication<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\n\t\t\t

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Danielle Frith, Ph.D., LDT-C, NCED<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Governance Secretary<\/p>

Specialist Professor<\/p>

dfrith@monmouth.edu<\/span><\/p>

732-571-3614<\/span><\/p>

Department of Special Education<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n

At Large<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n
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Keith Dunton<\/a><\/td>Science<\/td>June 30, 2027<\/td><\/tr>
Patrick L. O’Halloran<\/a><\/td>Business<\/td>June 30, 2027<\/td><\/tr>
Jamie Myers<\/a><\/td>Nursing and Health Studies<\/td>June 30, 2026<\/td><\/tr>
Jason Fitzgerald<\/a><\/td>Education<\/td>June 30, 2026<\/td><\/tr>
Nicholas Sewitch<\/a><\/td>Humanities and Social Sciences<\/td>June 30, 2027<\/td><\/tr>
Anne Deepak<\/a><\/td>Social Work<\/td>June 30, 2027<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Guggenheim Memorial Library<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n
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Lisa Iannucci<\/a><\/td>Library<\/td>June 30, 2027<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n

Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities and Social Sciences<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n

Area I<\/h4>\n\n\n
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Frank Fury<\/a><\/td>English<\/td>June 30, 2027<\/td><\/tr>
Bill Gorman<\/a><\/td>History<\/td>June 30, 2026<\/td><\/tr>
Matt Harmon<\/a><\/td>Communication<\/td>June 30, 2026<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n

Area II<\/h4>\n\n\n
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John Comiskey<\/a><\/td>Criminal Justice<\/td>June 30, 2027<\/td><\/tr>
Giuseppe Fazari<\/a><\/td>Criminal Justice<\/td>June 30, 2026<\/td><\/tr>
Lisa Dinella<\/a><\/td>Psychology<\/td>June 30, 2027<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n

Marjorie K. Unterberg School of Nursing and Health Studies<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n
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Staci Drewson<\/a><\/td>Nursing and Health Studies<\/td>June 30, 2027<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n

Leon Hess Business School<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n
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John Burke<\/a><\/td>Economics, Finance and Real Estate<\/td>Spring 2027<\/td><\/tr>
Minna Yu<\/a><\/td>Accounting<\/td>June 30, 2026<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n

School of Science<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n
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Torrey Gallagher<\/a><\/td>Mathematics<\/td>June 30, 2027<\/td><\/tr>
Laura Turner<\/a><\/td>Mathematics<\/td>June 30, 2026<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n

School of Education<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n
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Danielle Frith<\/a><\/td>Special Education<\/td>June 30, 2026<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n

School of Social Work<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n
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Michelle Scott<\/a><\/td>Social Work<\/td>June 30, 2027<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Acting Adjunct Representative<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n

To be determined<\/p>\n\n\n

FAMCO Representative to Faculty Council<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n

To be determined<\/p>\n\n\n

Faculty Council Representative to FAMCO<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n

Lisa Iannucci<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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