Lecturer Advisory Committee (V.B.8)

Volume V: Governance
Chapter B: Governance
Responsible Executive: Provost
Responsible Office: Office of the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning
Date Issued: June 1, 2025
Date Last Revised: N/A

Contacts
Statement of Policy
Reason for This Policy
Individuals and Entities Affected
Exclusions
Responsibilities
Definitions (defined terms are capitalized throughout the document)
Related Documents, Forms and Tools
Website Address for This Policy
History and Updates
Appendix

Contacts

Policy Clarification

Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning
765-494-0615 | Teaching and Learning Team

Statement of Policy

It is Purdue University’s policy to seek, receive, and consider suggestions and advice from Lecturers when forming University policies and procedures relating to teaching and learning and the terms and conditions of Lecturer employment. To this end, the Lecturer Advisory Committee (LAC) serves as a representative committee of Lecturers.

Subject matter for discussion and action by the LAC may originate by any of the following methods:

By the university administration via any of its officers or unit heads or by chairpersons of duly appointed university committees;
By any individual Lecturer via a member of the committee; or
By placing a written and signed statement of the matter on file with the committee.

Reason for This Policy

This policy provides Lecturers with a means of participation through suggestion and advice in the formulation or change of policies and procedures affecting teaching and learning and conditions of employment.

Individuals and Entities Affected

Lecturers (includes senior lecturers), supervisors/department heads of Lecturers, Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning, and administrative officers.

Exclusions

This policy does not apply to staff in positions classified as anything other than Lecturer.

Responsibilities

Provost

Serve as the liaison between senior administration and the LAC.

Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning

Facilitate and support all administrative aspects of the LAC (or appoint a designee), including attending the LAC meetings.
Keep the Provost apprised of the LAC’s work.
Coordinate with the HR liaison to the LAC to ensure any administrative or operational issues raised by the LAC are shared with the MaPSAC.

Vice President for Human Resources

Designate a Human Resources staff member to serve as liaison between the LAC and HR. This individual may attend the LAC meetings.
Coordinate, or have the liaison coordinate, with the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning (or designee) to ensure any administrative or operational issues raised by the LAC are shared with the MaPSAC.

University Administrative Officers

Utilize the LAC as a means of effective communication between Lecturers and university administration.

Lecturers Advisory Committee

Act in an advisory capacity and make recommendations to the Provost.
Elect a chairperson and/or vice chairperson(s) to serve in meetings with the LAC facilitator.
Conduct regular meetings at reasonable times and places. Members are responsible for arranging with their supervisors and/or department heads for committee participation.
Provide representation from the LAC membership to participate on other duly appointed university committees, as requested by those committees.
Populate subcommittees from the LAC membership to address issues relevant to the employment of Lecturers and to the continued success of the committee. Elect a chairperson for each subcommittee.
Consider subject matter presented to the committee via the methods listed in the Statement of Policy.
Communicate the work of the committee to Lecturers in their home college/campus.

Supervisors/Department Heads of LAC Members

Recognize participation on LAC as university-level committee service.

Definitions

All defined terms are capitalized throughout the document. Refer to the central Policy Glossary for additional defined terms.

Lecturer Advisory Committee (LAC)
A committee consisting of at least one but no more than two Lecturers from each of Purdue West Lafayette’s colleges and at least one but no more than three Lecturers each from Purdue Fort Wayne and Purdue Northwest. The LAC recommends new members, with input from the Lecturers of each college/campus, to the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning (West Lafayette campus) and the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (Fort Wayne and Northwest campuses), who appoint the members. Members serve a term of three years beginning June 1 and ending May 31, with approximately one-third of the total membership appointed each year.

Consistent with the University’s commitment to equal access and equal opportunity, all applicants will be considered for membership without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, genetic information, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or status as a veteran.

The Fort Wayne and Northwest campuses may staff their own campus-level LACs in addition to the systemwide committee described in this policy. Each campus will define the appointment process and member terms for those committees.

Lecturers
See definition of this term in the policy on Terms and Conditions of Employment of Lecturers (VI.F.4).

Website Address for This Policy

www.purdue.edu/vpec/policies/governance/vb8

History and Updates

June 1, 2025: This is the first policy to address this issue.

Appendix

There are no appendices to this policy.