{"id":696,"date":"2023-06-27T18:27:19","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T18:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/cafa\/?page_id=696"},"modified":"2026-10-05T16:44:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T16:44:52","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/cafa\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum and Faculty Affairs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Office of Curriculum &amp; Faculty Affairs focuses primarily on functions related to faculty support and development, promotion and tenure and post-tenure review processes, faculty credentialing &amp; records, grievance resolution and mediation, curriculum and academic program development, and library services. &nbsp;With the goal of providing transformative education experiences for all Tarleton students, the Office of Curriculum &amp; Faculty Affairs is the key point for communication between faculty and the academic administration and is a liaison to Faculty Senate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list link-pop\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/cee\/\">Center for Educational Excellence<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/fortworth\/index.html\"> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/fortworth\/\">Off-Campus Education<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 id=\"where-to-start-43ed533b-39f2-4f74-9410-4c606f27c11c\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where to Start?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-button alignfull\"><a class=\"wp-block-advgb-button_link advgbbtn-dce87a2b-5db0-4bd7-adf6-b11e3c903851\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/cafa\/faculty-affairs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Faculty Affairs<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-button alignfull\"><a class=\"wp-block-advgb-button_link advgbbtn-f9248da2-5fa7-4014-82bb-d7ae7f28618d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/cafa\/curriculum-essentials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Curriculum<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/cafa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2023\/10\/image.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of a woman wearing glasses and a lavender blazer, standing in front of a bookshelf with decorative items.\" class=\"wp-image-1229\" style=\"width:233px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/cafa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2023\/10\/image.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/cafa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2023\/10\/image-200x300.jpg 200w, 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height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/cafa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2024\/10\/Erin-Johnson-7264-267x400.jpg\" alt=\"Smiling person with glasses and a purple necklace on a purple background.\" class=\"wp-image-1377\" style=\"width:240px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/cafa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2024\/10\/Erin-Johnson-7264-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/cafa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2024\/10\/Erin-Johnson-7264-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/cafa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2024\/10\/Erin-Johnson-7264-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/cafa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2024\/10\/Erin-Johnson-7264-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/cafa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2024\/10\/Erin-Johnson-7264-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/cafa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2024\/10\/Erin-Johnson-7264-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, 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href=\"tel:+12549681641\">254-968-1641<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 id=\"curriculum-faculty-affairs-d1c5560a-4a7e-49dd-83d3-09dc7807ec5f\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Curriculum &amp; Faculty Affairs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"main-office-9c241537-27fb-40fa-9973-f1eb677a16eb\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Main Office<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/map.tarleton.edu\/?id=302#!m\/70989\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/map.tarleton.edu\/?id=302#!m\/70989\">Administration Building, Room 212<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Box T-0010, Stephenville, TX, 76402<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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