Fall 2025 Semester Update

A Message from the Chair - Perry Leo, chair, Senate and Faculty Consultative Committees

Updates: Consultative Committee Leaders Present to Board of Regents; University Senate Office Holds Informational Webinar

The Big Issues: Medical School Negotiations, Resolution on the Compact for Academic Excellence, MN Paid Leave

A Message from the Director: The Importance of Dignity Intelligence and Building Trust for Shared Governance

A View from the Inside: Policy History

Spring 2025 Semester Update

Spring 2025 Semester Update

Fall 2024 Semester Update

A Message from the Chair

The Big Issues: Digital Accessibility, Governance Response to Protests, PEAK

Senate Office Mailbag

Get to Know the Our New Director!

Call for Nominations: Vickie R. Courtney Award for Outstanding Service to University Senate Governance

University Senate Governance Working 4 U

Fall 2023 Semester Update

A Message from the Chair
The Big Issues
A View from the Inside: Taking Care of [New] Business 
Welcome New University Senate Office Staff Members
Call for Nominations: Vickie R. Courtney Award for Outstanding Service to University Senate Governance
University Senate Governance Working 4U

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