Faculty councils serve as deliberative and advisory bodies for all matters of University policy, and are primary forums for faculty-administrative interaction in determining that policy. Faculty Code, Section 42-33.
FCUL shall be responsible for all matters of policy relating to libraries such as, but not limited to, collection development; services to students, faculty, and others; the system of libraries, including branch libraries; space needs; and budgetary requirements. Faculty Code, Section 42-41.
Chair: David Beck*, chemical engineering (2026^)
Faculty Members Elected by Senate (Faculty Code Section 21-61 A)*:
- Ariel Rokem, arts & sciences (2028)
- Chance Hunt, information school (2028)
- Cynthia Sprenger, medicine (2027^)
- Mal Ahern, arts & sciences (2027)
- Niranjan Balu, medicine (2027^)
- Pietro Paparella, STEM – UW Bothell (2027)
- Sundhir Mahadevan, arts & sciences (2027^)
Ex-Officio Members (Faculty Code Section 21-61 B)*:
- ASUW
- ASUWB
- ASUWT
- GPSS
- Liz Bedford, ALUW
- Sean C. Thomas, PSO
- UWRA
Presidential Designee (Faculty Code Section 21-61 C): Simon Neame, Dean of University Libraries
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* eligible to vote
^end of their second term
All dates in parenthesis refer to the end of a members term and correspond to the first day of Fall quarter in the given year.