A Message from the Chair
The Big Issues
A View from the Inside: Demystifying Consultation
University Senate Governance Working For U
Spotlight On: Nicole Smiley
University/Faculty Senate Meeting Recaps
From the Director
Welcome, Erin!
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
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.
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
You learn something new every day. For many people, that’s just an age-old saying. For Rachna Shah, professor of Supply Chain and Operations at the Carlson School of Management, it’s a way of life. She sees everything along the way, however circuitous that way may be, as an opportunity.