Welcome to the Faculty Senate

Wednesday, October 18, 2017 (11:00 am) – Join your colleagues for President Khator’s Ninth Annual Fall Address at the Moores Opera House. This event marks the tenth year of Renu Khator’s tenure as President of the University of Houston. She will look back at the many successes we have achieved as a team during the past ten years and share her vision of the exciting future that awaits our university.

Thursday, October 19, 2017 – You are invited to the UH Staff Council and Faculty Senate football game against Memphis and tailgate! Free football tickets are available on Friday, October 13th (10:00 am – 2:00 pm) at the Student Center Multipurpose Room (UH ID is required). Enjoy tailgating with your colleagues while enjoying free food, drinks & beverages, and music & swag before the game on Thursday, October 19^th (4:00 pm – 7:00 pm) at the TDECU Stadium Shasta’s Square (UH ID is required). The game at TDECU starts at 7:00 pm.

Fall 2017 – Apply for UH Division of Research internal awards during the fall 2017 semester. UH provides internal awards to support the development of research within the university through the following funding mechanisms: Excellence in Research and Scholarship Program, Grants to Enhance and Advance Research Program (GEAR), New Faculty Research Program, Small Grants Program, Bridge Funds Program, Technology Gap Fund, Division of Research Fellows Program. Visit the UH DOR webpage for guidelines, forms, and submission deadlines. Click here to find out more. 

Fall 2017 – Look for upcoming events for October from the Office of Faculty Engagement and Development (FED). Invents include: Lunch and Learn – Best and Favorite Practices of the Art and Science of Teaching, Faculty Mentoring Forum, Enrollment Services Meeting, Developing Leader Character in UH Students and more. The next event is the Faculty Mentoring Forum, held at the Faculty Café, on Friday, October 20, 2017 from 3:00 – 5:00 pm. Visit the FED website for dates, times and locations. Click here to find out more. 

Wednesday, October 25, 2017 (12:15 pm – 1:15 pm) – Make plans to attend and support the upcoming Assistant Professor Excellence Lecture Series (APeX). APeX showcases the breadth and depth of groundbreaking research, scholarship, and creative activity being undertaken by our stellar Assistant Professors on campus. Dr. Cameron Buckner, Department of Philosophy, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences will present his talk “Can animals understand that others have minds? Putting psychology, biology, and philosophy back together again”. The lecture will take place in the Classroom and Business Building (UCBB), Room 506. Light refreshments will be served. Click here to find out more.