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Faculty Senate Zoom Meeting scheduled for March 8

The Faculty Senate will be meeting, via Zoom, on Tuesday 2/8 morning 7:30-9:15am.

Faculty may attend the Zoom meeting as a guest- please refer to the email you receive from your school’s Faculty Senate Liaison, for Zoom link and information (also available on the agenda, posted on the Faculty Senate website, click on white button labeled “Meeting Minutes & Agendas” and follow 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 chat box, 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 Past-Chair of the Faculty Senate, Mike Sloane, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.].

Agenda

(Items and Order Subject to Change)

  • Call to Order (Meeting may be chaired by Past-Chair Mike Sloane)
  • Recognition of Visitors (Non-members of the Senate)
  • Recording Declaration (Recording of the Senate is NOT Permitted)
  • Chair’s Report
  • Senate Committees Reports & Faculty/Senate Representatives on University-wide Committees Reports
    • Undergraduate Curriculum – Ria Hearld
    • Graduate Curriculum – Daniel Smith
    • Curriculum – Ana Oliveira
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – Nabiha Yusuf
    • Faculty Development – Mike Bertram
    • Faculty Policies and Procedures – Dan Givan
    • Finance – Jamey Worrell
    • Governance and Operations – Emma O’Hagan
    • Research – Karen Cropsey
    • Senate-Representatives’ Reports to the FSEC – Tapan Mehta; Mike Sloane
  • Presentation-Collaboration Session: Janet May, Chief Human Resources Officer - HR Update and Collaboration
  • Old Business
    • Update on Alabama House Bill 312
  • New Business
    • Announcement – Faculty Senate Elections
    • Announcement – IDEA Administration Surveys Distributed to Faculty
    • UAB Faculty Handbook Updates – First Reading
    • UAB Faculty Handbook & Academic Freedom
  • Open Forum & Suggestions of items that Senate Committees Should Address
  • Announcements
    • FS Research Committee Mtg - Thurs Oct 21, 1:00 pm, via Zoom
    • FS Finance Committee Mtg - Tues Oct 19, 10:30 am, via Zoom
    • FS Research Committee Mtg - Wed Oct 13, 2:00 pm, via Zoom
    • FS Curriculum Committee Mtg - Thurs Oct 21, 9:00 am, via Zoom
    • Faculty Policies & Procedures Cmte Mtg - Fri Oct 15, 7:30 am, via Zoom
    • FS Governance & Operations Cmte Mtg - Wed Oct 20, 12:00 pm, via Zoom
    • Faculty Senate Executive Committee (FSEC) Mtg - Tues Oct 26, 12:00 pm, via Zoom
    • FSEC’s Meeting with the President and Provost - Tues Nov 2, 8:00 am, via Zoom
    • FS Graduate Curriculum Committee Mtg - Tues Nov 2, 1:00 pm, via Zoom
    • FS Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Mtg - Wed, Nov 3, 8:15 am, via Zoom
    • Senate Officers’ Mtg with the Provosts - Varies, based on availability
    • Senate Officers’ Mtg with the President - Varies, based on availability
    • Faculty Senate Meeting - Tues Nov 9, 7:30 am, via Zoom
  • 9:15am - Adjournment

If you have any questions regarding the meeting or agenda items, you may contact the Past-Chair of the Faculty Senate, Mike Sloane, 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..

Agenda items and order are subject to change.