Mission of the Faculty Senate
Faculty Senate consists of twelve full time faculty members who have been elected by the Faculty of Trocaire College. Our mission is to promote the general welfare of the faculty. We work with administration to resolve faculty concerns related to academic issues. For more information on the role of Faculty Senate click on Faculty Senate Administrative Policy#142
The Senate:
- Participates in the decision-making process with regard to academic policies and procedures
- Represents faculty interests and viewpoints at College meetings
- Identifies and responds to faculty/academic concerns
- Promotes communication among faculty, administration, and staff
Spring 2025 Meeting Schedule
Please join us! Meetings will be offered in a hybrid format in room 460 and via Teams. Meeting reminders with the Teams link included will be sent out ahead of each meeting.
Faculty Senators for the 2024-2025 academic year:
Susan Plache, President
Kelly Wallace, 1st Vice President
Amy Breski, 2nd Vice President
Andrea Vasile, Communications Secretary
TBA , Treasurer
Dan Nickolai
Amy Griffith
Solomon Nelson
Ryan Woodcock
Mitch Tucker
Rob Restaino
Roselle Atzrott
Richard Mileham
Contact us with any concerns or to get involved!
To email all 12 Senators directly use [email protected]
To email Senate leadership use [email protected]
The Faculty Senate Constitution
The Faculty Senate Constitution was voted on and approved by its members at the May 2019 Senate meeting. For full information on the operating policies and procedures of the Senate visit https://my.trocaire.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Constitution-Spring2019__Final.pdf
Spring 2025 Faculty Initiative Grant Recipients
The Faculty Senate would like to congratulate the following faculty members on submitting and receiving grant awards for the Spring 2025 semester. Each application was blinded and reviewed by the Faculty Senate Innovative grant committee; awards were granted based on the achievable goals of each project.
The Faculty Handbook
The Faculty Handbook is intended to help full-time and part-time faculty as educators at Trocaire College, including all the policies and procedures, and access to forms and other pertinent information. The Faculty Handbook is intended to help full-time and part-time faculty as educators at Trocaire College, including all the policies and procedures, and access to forms and other pertinent information.
Faculty Handbook can be accessed here: https://trocairecollege.sharepoint.com/sites/FacultyResources