Faculty Council
Bylaws
UHCL's Faculty Council Bylaws were approved by the University of Houston System Board of Regents on August 21, 2025.
VIEW FACULTY COUNCIL BYLAWS (PDF)
Upcoming Meetings
Regular meetings are scheduled from 1-3 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month* (unless otherwise noted) during the academic year. Meeting agendas will be posted 7 days prior to the next scheduled meeting date.
Location: Bayou Building, B3606
2026-2027
September 2, 2026
2025-2026
September 10, 2025*
October 1, 2025
November 5, 2025
December 3, 2025
Action Items:
February 4, 2026
Action Items:
March 4, 2026 (2-4 p.m.)
Information Items:
April 1, 2026
Action Items:
May 6, 2026
- Agenda 5-6-2026
- Minutes 5-6-2026
Action Items:
Information Items:
(Note: The council may vote to convert items to action.)
* Meetings occur the first Wednesday of each month unless otherwise noted.
Roster of Members
Presidential Appointees
| Name | Position | Committee | College | Term | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Cotten | Presiding Officer | N/A | COB | 2026-2027 | cotten@uhcl.edu |
| Sheila Baker | Assoc. Presiding Officer | N/A | COE | 2026-2027 | bakers@uhcl.edu |
| Heather Kanenberg | Secretary | N/A | HSH | 2026-2027 | kanenbergh@uhcl.edu |
| Gene Shan | Appointee | Curriculum | CSE | 2026-2027 | shan@uhcl.edu |
Elected Members
| College | Name | Committee | Term | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COB | Farzaneh Noghani | Research and Scholarship | 2025-2027 | noghani@uhcl.edu |
| COB | Leroy Robinson | Faculty Affairs | 2026-2028 | robinsonjr@uhcl.edu |
| COB | L. Jean Walker | Faculty Affairs | 2026-2028 | walker@uhcl.edu |
| COB | Jeff Whitworth | Curriculum | 2025-2027 | whitworthj@uhcl.edu |
| COB | Faiza Zalila | Curriculum | 2025-2027 | zalila@uhcl.edu |
| COE | RJ Davis | Research and Scholarship | 2026-2028 | davisr@uhcl.edu |
| COE | Rebecca Huss-Keeler* | Curriculum | 2025-2027 | huss@uhcl.edu |
| COE | Roberta Raymond | Faculty Affairs | 2026-2028 | raymond@uhcl.edu |
| COE | Neelofer Tajani | Research and Scholarship | 2026-2028 | tajani@uhcl.edu |
| COE | Jana Willis | Research and Scholarship | 2025-2027 | willis@uhcl.edu |
| CSE | Krishani Abeysekera | Faculty Affairs | 2025-2027 | abeysekera@uhcl.edu |
| CSE | Kazi Billah | Curriculum | 2026-2028 | billah@uhcl.edu |
| CSE | Ross Niswanger | Research and Scholarship | 2026-2028 | niswanger@uhcl.edu |
| CSE | Paul Withey | Faculty Affairs | 2025-2027 | withey@uhcl.edu |
| CSE | Yipeng Yang | Research and Scholarship | 2026-2028 | yangy@uhcl.edu |
| HSH | Karen Alexander | Faculty Affairs | 2025-2027 | alexanderk@uhcl.edu |
| HSH | Lorie Jacobs* | Faculty Affairs | 2025-2027 | jacobsl@uhcl.edu |
| HSH | Angela Kelling | Curriculum | 2026-2028 | kellinga@uhcl.edu |
| HSH | Steven Sutherland* | Research and Scholarship | 2025-2027 | sutherland@uhcl.edu |
| HSH | Chris Ward | Faculty Affairs | 2026-2028 | wardchris@uhcl.edu |
* An asterisk indicates an individual is a committee chair.