Clerk of the Faculty
This is the public site of the Clerk of the Faculty at Lafayette College. It provides public information regarding faculty governance.
Voting faculty may access more information at the Clerk’s Spaces site using their Lafayette credentials. Anyone may contact the Clerk of the Faculty at clerk@lafayette.edu.
Faculty Committee Rosters and Calendar
Elected Faculty committees roster for the 2023-24 academic year (as of April 5, 2024)
Meeting dates for Elected Faculty Committees for the 2023-24 academic year
These meeting dates are provided by the Clerk to avoid conflicts for members of multiple committees. Provost appointed committees set their own meeting dates.
Faculty Meeting Information
Docket for Faculty Meetings for the 2023-24 academic year is forthcoming.
Who May Attend Faculty Meetings. This document describes who is invited to Faculty Meetings, and who has voting privileges at those meetings, according to the Faculty Handbook.
Faculty Meeting Procedures is a document briefly describing the business procedures for faculty meetings. In general, Faculty meetings are conducted in accordance with Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised which is under copyright, however there is an online version of the earlier edition available. These rules are modified by the rules in Section 5.3 of the Faculty Handbook.
Faculty Handbook and College Charter
The Lafayette College Faculty Handbook for the 2023–2024 academic year. For earlier versions, ask the Clerk.
The Lafayette College Charter and Statutes
The Power of the Faculty
At the end of his service as Clerk of the Faculty, Prof. James Woolley wrote this reflection on the power held by the faculty in the shared governance structure of Lafayette College. In it he referenced the 2007 version of the Charter and Statutes of the College. Although this is no longer the current version, it is provided here, for reference.