Fall 2023 Semester Update
Spring 2023 Semester Update
Adjourned - Professor Colleen Flaherty Manchester, chair, Senate and Faculty Consultative Committees
The Vickie R. Courtney Award for Outstanding Service to University Senate Governance - 2023 recipients Lynette Renner and Adam Sychla
The Big Issues:
Workforce Reinvestment Resolution
Substance Misuse Recovery Resolution
SCC Input on Interim President Position
A View from the Inside: The Making of a New University Holiday - Amber Bathke, senior senate associate, and Missy Juliette, senate associate
University Senate Governance Working 4U - Updates from the five consultative committees
University/Faculty Senate Recaps
A Message from the Director - Erin Heath, director
Fall 2022 Semester Update
A Message from the Chair
The Big Issues
- Academic Freedom and Term Appointments
- Wellbeing Program
- Professional Development Modules on Disability
- Response to Regent Sviggum's Comments on Diversity
A View from the Inside: When Words Speak Louder Than (Legislative) Actions
University Senate Governance Working For U
- Updates from the five consultative committees
Spotlight On: Mitch Zamoff
University/Faculty Senate Meeting Recaps
Director's Note
Call for Nominations: Vickie R. Courtney Award for Outstanding Service to University Senate Governance
Spring 2022 Semester Update
Adjourned
Vickie R. Courtney Award Recipients
The Big Issues
University Senate Governance Working For U
University/Faculty Senate Recaps
Spotlight on: Edgar Arriaga
A Message from the Director
Fall 2021 Semester Update
A Message from the Chair
The Big Issues
- Caste-based discrimination
- Namings and Renamings policy
- The PEAK Initiative
A View from the Inside: Demystifying Consultation
University Senate Governance Working For U
- Updates from the five consultative committees
Spotlight On: Nicole Smiley
University/Faculty Senate Meeting Recaps
From the Director
Welcome, Erin!
Spring 2021 Semester Update
Adjourned: A Message from SCC/FCC Chair Phil Buhlmann
Recognizing Outstanding Service to University Senate Governance: Terry Beseman, Etty DeVeaux, Tabitha Grier-Reed
The Big Issues: Proctorio, Recommendations to the M Safe Implementation Team, Fixed Term/Contract Faculty and Instructors
University Senate Governance Working For U: Updates from the Faculty, Student, Civil Service, and P&A Consultative Committees
Spotlight On: Briggs Tople
University/Faculty Senate Meeting Recaps: February 25, March 25, and April 22, 2021
Message from the Director: Looking Forward
Fall 2020 Semester Update
December 11, 2020
This edition of the Semester Update includes a message from Professor Phil Buhlmann, chair of the Faculty and Senate Consultative Committees; an update on recruitment efforts from Etty DeVeaux, chair of the Senate Committee on Committees, and a word from the director of the Senate Office, Vickie Courtney. Also covered are the big issues of the semester (S/N grading and Board of Regents Policy: Alcoholic Beverages on Campus), as well as updates from the consultative committees and recaps of three University/Faculty Senate meetings. Adolfo Carrillo Cabello (left) is featured in the Spotlight.
Semester Update: Summer 2020 Supplement
September 11, 2020
Topics include a message from Vickie Courtney, director, University Senate Office, as well as a number of major issues that were addressed over the summer. These issues were financial stringency created by the COVID-19 pandemic; the murder of George Floyd; student advocacy efforts; changes to the Title IX regulations from the federal government, and the University's "Sunrise Plan."
Spring 2020 Semester Update
Adjourned
A word from Faculty/Senate Consultative Committee Chair Amy Pittenger
Recognizing Outstanding Service to University Senate Governance
This year’s recipients are Jean Otto, Jennifer Goodnough, and Greta Friedemann-Sánchez.
The Big Issues
Systemwide Strategic Plan, Health Sciences Area Security, Mental Health Environmental Scan
A View from the Inside: The Essential Diversity in Shared Governance
Etty DeVeaux, chair, Senate Committee on Committees
University Senate Governance Working for U
Reports from the executive committees of the Faculty; Student; P&A; and Civil Service Senates.
Demystifying: The Student Sexual Misconduct Hearing Process
Bobbie Erichsen, hearing officer, Student Sexual Misconduct Subcommittee
University/Faculty Senate Meeting Recap
A brief recap of the April 23, 2020 meeting of the University and Faculty Senates.
Spotlight On: Professor Jeffrey Schott
Chris Kwapick, senate associate, University Senate Office