Faculty Affairs
Faculty Affairs oversees and implements faculty-related policies and procedures, including the promotion and tenure process, faculty evaluations, faculty awards and recognitions, faculty support and professional development, new faculty orientation, the faculty code of conduct and the academic grievance process. Please contact us at any time with questions.
Our Office
Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs | Alex Holsinger, Ph.D.
The vice provost for faculty affairs provides leadership and support in all faculty-related matters including coordination and oversight of the campus-wide promotion and tenure process, faculty evaluation, faculty awards, faculty hiring and new faculty orientation. In addition, the vice provost for faculty affairs oversees faculty support and development initiatives, including the Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE), and is responsible for ensuring compliance with all faculty-related policies, including the standards of faculty conduct and the academic grievance procedure.
- Email Alex Holsinger
- Office: 359A Administrative Center, 5115 Oak St., Kansas City, MO 64110
- Phone: 816-235-1249
Faculty Affairs Specialist | Chris Popoola
- Email Chris Popoola
- Office: 359B Administrative Center, 5115 Oak St., Kansas City, MO 64110
- Phone: 816-235-2721
Academic HR Manager | Susan Hankins
- Email Susan Hankins
- Office: HR Department, Administrative Center 5115 Oak St., Kansas City, MO 64110
- Phone: 816-235-6670
Faculty Ombudsperson | Carla Noack
The mission of the Office of the Faculty Ombudsperson is to contribute to a fair, equitable and respectful work environment by providing independent, neutral, confidential and informal consultation to faculty who visit the Ombudsperson. Read more about what an ombudsperson does.
- Email Carla Noack
- Phone: 816-235-1400