Faculty may attend the Zoom meeting as a guest- please refer to the email you receive from your school’s Faculty Senate Liaison for the Zoom link and information. The agenda will be posted on the Faculty Senate website prior to the meeting. Click on the white button labeled “Meeting Minutes & Agendas” and follow the important log-in instructions.

During the meeting, faculty have the opportunity to indicate their questions, input, faculty advice, concerns, ideas, feedback, etc., by texting such, to a member of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee – their cell phone number will be posted in the chatbox, at the (Zoom) meeting. Alternatively, you may utilize the “raise your hand” Zoom feature to be recognized to speak, by the Faculty Senate Chair.

If you prefer a more private setting to raise your concern or suggestion, please contact your school’s Faculty Senate Liaison (listed as Liaison on the Faculty Senate Roster page). [Alternatively, you can contact the Chair of the Faculty Senate, Joe March at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..]

Agenda (Items and Order Subject to Change):

• The Faculty Senate will host Dr. Karthik Gopalakrishnan, Director of Licensing and New Ventures, as he presents the Intellectual Property and opportunities at UAB's Bill L. Harbert Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. In addition, Dr. Ray Watts, President, Mr. Tom Brannan, Vice President for Advancement and Strategic Initiatives, and Ms. Chandni Khadka, Project Director, Strategic Initiatives, will discuss "An insight on UAB’s plan for continued growth of UAB’s research enterprise.”

If you have any questions regarding the meeting or agenda items, you may contact the Chair of the Faculty Senate, Joe March at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or the Associate Chair of the Faculty Senate Kelly Hill at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..