Faculty Council
The Faculty Council is the representative body of the UNM-Taos Faculty Assembly. The council operates on the authority granted under Section A51 Section 6 of the UNM Faculty Handbook, and in accord with the UNM-Taos Advisory Board and The University of New Mexico Board of Regents.
The Faculty Council provides UNM faculty the right of review and action regarding the following:
- Formulation of institutional aims
- Creation of divisions, departments, and programs
- Major curricular changes and other matters that affect the institution as a whole
- Standards for admission and graduation, honors, and scholastic performance in general
- Approval of candidates for degrees
- Policies and procedures of appointment, dismissal, and promotion in academic rank
- Academic performance reviews
- General faculty welfare
Elected Officials
Megan Murphy
President
meganmurphy@unm.edu
Paul Allen
Vice President
paultallen@unm.edu
MaryAnn Ferguson
Secretary
mferguson17@unm.edu
Peter Walker
pedrowalker@unm.edu
Jaime Knight
jaimecknight@unm.edu
Karon Klipple
kklipple@unm.edu
Graig Delany
gdelany@unm.edu
Josh Wright
jwrong@unm.edu
Phil Alldritt
paldritt@unm.edu
Gary Cook
gary@unm.edu
Faculty Council Committees
- Safety and Security Committee
- Operations Committee
- Handbook Committee
- Bylaws, Constitution and APR Committee
- Branch Campus Community Council
- UNM Main Campus Faculty Senate