Regent Candidate Forum Update
Faculty Senate hosted a virtual Regent Candidate Forum on Friday, October 9 from 10:00 to 11:30 am. Three candidates running for the University of Michigan Board of Regents participated in the forum.
Regent Candidate Forum
Faculty Senate is hosting a virtual Regent Candidate Forum on Friday, October 9 from 10:00 to 11:30 am. Four candidates running for the University of Michigan Board of Regents will participate in the forum.
Faculty Senate and Clinical Faculty Ballots: The Results Are In
A sentiment ballot was held from 10:00 am on Thursday, September 17 through 10:00 am on Friday, September 18. Faculty had the opportunity to weigh in on motions that were brought to a vote at the...
9-16-20 Faculty Senate Meeting
The recording of the September 16, 2020, Faculty Senate Meeting is available.
Faculty Senate Spotlight
This month's Faculty Senate Spotlight features Professor Kanakadurga Singer. Professor Singer graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School in 2002 and then continued her training in...
Faculty Senate Spotlight
This month's Faculty Senate Spotlight features Professor Keith Riles, H. Richard Crane Collegiate Professor of Physics in the College of Literature, Sciences and the Arts. He has been at the...
Open Letter on Fall Re-Opening
The Senate Chair has shared an open letter created by a faculty member in Physics with Senate Assembly members so they can sign the letter if they wish, and share it with colleagues in their units....
Who Owns Course Content?
Some faculty members have asked who owns course content, including recorded lectures. The Faculty Senate Office obtained the answer to this question from the Center for Academic Innovation. Faculty...
Faculty Senate Survey Complete
In July, the Faculty Senate Office ran a Faculty Senate Survey for Fall Semester Instructional Planning on behalf of SACUA to solicit input from Faculty Senate members. 875 responses were received....
Faculty Senate Town Hall
Faculty Senate hosted a virtual Town Hall on July 8 attended by President Mark Schlissel and Interim Provost Susan Collins. Over six hundred faculty members joined the meeting to hear remarks from...
Faculty Senate Spotlight
This month’s Faculty Senate Spotlight features Deirdre Spencer, Librarian for History of Art, University Library, and a member of the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA). Ms....
Faculty Senate Survey Underway
The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA) is conducting a Faculty Senate Survey for Fall Semester Instructional Planning, which will run from June 25 through July 2. Faculty Senate...
SACUA Statement on Racial Injustice
At its June 15 meeting, SACUA finalized a statement in response to recent racial injustices that have plagued our nation. In its statement, SACUA expressed a commitment to take action against racial...
Police Department Oversight Committee Election Complete
A new Faculty Senate member has been elected to serve on the Police Department Oversight Committee. Sarah Peitzmeier, Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Biological Sciences...
Faculty Senate Spotlight
This month's Faculty Senate Spotlight features Professor David Potter. Professor Potter has been at Michigan since 1986, in the Department of Classical Studies where his teaching is largely split...
Standing Judicial Committee Service Opportunity
The University of Michigan Board Of Regents recently voted to establish a Standing Judicial Committee that will be appointed by the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA) for up to...
Special Senate Assembly Meeting Planned
A special Senate Assembly meeting is planned on Monday, June 8 from 3:00 to 4:30 via ZOOM. President Schlissel will meet with Senate Assembly Representatives to solicit feedback and to discuss fall...
SACUA Approves Resolution
At its May 18, 2020, meeting, SACUA approved a Resolution to Affirm Faculty Input Received Concerning Pay Suspension and Bylaw 5.09. SACUA recognized in its Resolution that the consensus of faculty...
Committee Spotlight
The Academic Affairs Advisory Committee (AAAC) is advisory to the Provost of the Ann Arbor campus. AAAC met on April 17, 2020. Topics of discussion included: COVID-19 update, status of policies...
Faculty Senate Spotlight
The inaugural Central Faculty Governance Spotlight for the month of May is Professor Colleen Conway from the School of Music, Theater & Dance. Effective May 1, Conway was elected to serve as the...
