The Faculty Committee on Program Review (FCPR) is a university-wide professorial faculty committee which oversees the program review process. Members of the FCPR are selected jointly by the provost and the Faculty Senate and serve three-year staggered terms. The provost and Faculty Senate choose the chair of the committee jointly.
Functions of the FCPR include the following:
- Determining (after consultation with appropriate deans) the cycle for reviews of departments, fields, and centers
- Monitoring the quality of the review process by
- Commissioning reviews of selected centers, fields, and cross-departmental groupings to be carried out by the dean of the Graduate School, the vice provost, or a college dean
- Receiving and reviewing the department’s self-study and any comments on the plan for review, and reviewing and approving the dean’s (or other administrator’s) detailed plan for each review, including the ad-hoc evaluation committee’s composition and charge
- Establishing and maintaining minimum criteria for reviews to ensure the regular collection of uniform data from the entire university,
- Receiving copies of the individual program reviews, including the self-study, the ad-hoc evaluation committee’s report, a response by the department being reviewed, and a response by the dean stating the action(s) to be taken as a result of the review
Overview for New FCPR Members (PDF)
FCPR Talking Points for Opening External Review Session (PDF)
Membership of FCPR
| Name | Department | Term Begin | Term End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esther Angert | Microbiology | January 1, 2016 | June 30, 2019 |
| Anthony Bretscher, Chair | Molecular Biology and Genetics | January 1, 2016 | June 30, 2019 |
| Margaret Bynoe | Microbiology and Immunology | July 1, 2018 | June 30, 2021 |
| Angela Douglas | Entomology | January 1, 2016 | June 30, 2019 |
| Silvia Ferrari | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | July 1, 2017 | June 30, 2020 |
| Kent Goetz | Performing and Media Arts | January 1, 2016 | June 30, 2019 |
| Sean Nicholson | Policy Analysis and Management | July 1, 2017 | June 30, 2020 |
| Henry Richardson | Architecture | July 1, 2018 | June 30, 2021 |
| Mark Roberson | Biomedical Sciences | July 1, 2019 | June 30, 2021 |
| William Sonnenstuhl | Industrial and Labor Relations | July 1, 2018 | June 30, 2021 |
| Loren Tauer | Applied Economics and Management | July 1, 2017 | June 30, 2020 |
| Stephen Wicker | Electrical and Computer Engineering | July 1, 2017 | June 30, 2020 |
| Alan Zehnder | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | July 1, 2017 | June 30, 2020 |
Avery August, Vice Provost; FCPR ex-Officio
Kristin Walker, Manager, Academic Program Review; FCPR Administrator