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Library Faculty Committee of the Whole

Librarian Faculty Members (through May 13, 2025)

• Krista Bowers Sharpe, Associate Professor
• Sol Catalá-Valentín, Assistant Professor
• Brian Clark, Professor
• Sean Cordes, Professor
• Isaac Hunter Dunlap, Professor
• Michelle Holschuh Simmons, Assistant Professor
• Michael Lorenzen, Professor

Documents

• LFCW Constitution (Current /2019 Rev.)
  • Historical: 1987 | 1993 Revision | 1997 Revision | 2001 Revision | 2004 Revision | 2006 Revision | 2012 Revision | 2016 Revision
• Dean Review Procedures
• WIU/UPI Agreement (2023-2026)
• Department Criteria
  • 2017-2021 (August 2019)
  • Historical: 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2007-2017
• Department Workload Equivalencies
  • 2017-2021 (August 2019)
  • Summer Workload MOU
  • Historical: 1996-2000 | 2001-2005 | 2007-2015 | 2017-2021 [apr19]
• Merit Pay Program Worksheet (Professor +5/10/15, 2019-)
  • Historical PAA Documents: 2009 (pdf/word) | 2010 Unit A (pdf/word), 2010 Unit B (pdf/word) | 2012 Combined Form | Final PAA (2012-2017): (pdf/word).
• Evaluation Forms, Instructions, Timelines, Schedules
• Procedures for the Library DPC (doc)
• Guidelines for Effective Portfolio Preparation (pdf)
• Sabbatical Leave Document
• University Libraries Search Process (Faculty Positions) pdf / word
• Request to be Absent e-Form (former: pdf | word)

Faculty Links

• WIU Faculty Development (CITR)
• WIU Faculty Senate
• WIU Sponsored Projects
• WIU/UPI Agreement

Professional Growth Resources

• Upcoming Conferences
• Grant Announcements
• Continuing Education

LFCW Committee Members 2024-2025

The senior member (per WIU Start Date) of each committee shall convene a first meeting (prior to the October LFCW meeting), so that a Chair may be elected.

Executive Committee

Chairperson: Brian Clark

Vice Chairperson/Chair Elect: Sean Cordes

Department Personnel Committee

Sean Cordes*

Brian Clark*

Michael Lorenzen#

Krista Bowers Sharpe (alternate)

  * newly appointed   # rotating off   (Two-Year Term)

Professional Concerns Committee

ALL OF US (The Entire Library Faculty)

Professional Growth Committee

Krista Bowers Sharpe

Michelle Holschuh Simmons

Sol Catalá-Valentín

Curriculum Committee

Sol Cátala-Valentín

Michelle Holschuh Simmons

Sean Cordes

Michael Lorenzen

WIU Sanction and Termination Pool

Michael Lorenzen (F2024-S2027)

Sean Cordes (F2024-S2027)

(2 Full Professors required; Three-Year Term)