Advisory Council of Faculty Senates
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The Advisory Council of Faculty Senates (ACFS) is a non-partisan statewide organization of university faculty members formed to represent the interests of all faculty members working for the State University System of Florida
. ACFS membership consists of two representatives from the Faculty Senate of each public university in the state, one of which is typically the Chair of his/her university's Faculty Senate and thus serve's on that university's Board of Trustees. The Chair of the ACFS serves on the Florida Board of Governors
. The job of this association is to provide an outlet for faculty to participate in the process of statewide public university governance.
State University System of Florida
The State University System of Florida is a system of eleven public universities in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2011, over 320,000 students were enrolled in Florida's state universities...
. ACFS membership consists of two representatives from the Faculty Senate of each public university in the state, one of which is typically the Chair of his/her university's Faculty Senate and thus serve's on that university's Board of Trustees. The Chair of the ACFS serves on the Florida Board of Governors
Florida Board of Governors
The Florida Board of Governors was created in 2002 by the passage of a constitutional amendment, which went into effect in 2003. By an unprecedented vote, a 17-member board was established to serve as the statewide governing body for the State University System of Florida, which includes all...
. The job of this association is to provide an outlet for faculty to participate in the process of statewide public university governance.
See also
- Florida Student AssociationFlorida Student AssociationThe Florida Student Association is a non-partisan statewide organization of university students formed in 1976 to represent the interests of students of the State University System of Florida...
- Florida Board of GovernorsFlorida Board of GovernorsThe Florida Board of Governors was created in 2002 by the passage of a constitutional amendment, which went into effect in 2003. By an unprecedented vote, a 17-member board was established to serve as the statewide governing body for the State University System of Florida, which includes all...
- State University System of FloridaState University System of FloridaThe State University System of Florida is a system of eleven public universities in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2011, over 320,000 students were enrolled in Florida's state universities...