Welcome to the Faculty Senate

• For the latest COVID-19 updates at the University of Houston, please visit https://uh.edu/covid-19/

Through Oct. 30 – If you are a registered voter in Harris County and you haven’t yet voted, come to campus and cast your vote! This is the final week of early voting. The lines for early voting at the UH Student Center have overall been very short, and precautions such as masks and social distancing are in place to address COVID-19 concerns. Visitor parking is available at the UH Welcome Center Garage or UH Hilton Garage. Parking vouchers will be provided inside the polling location so that there is no cost to park on campus to vote. For voting timings and more information, visit Voting at UH.

Now Available – A report of the synthesized findings from the Childcare Needs Survey (CNS), a collaborative initiative sponsored by the Faculty Senate, Student Government Association, and the Staff Council, is now available for access from the Faculty Senate Resources. The survey was distributed in September 2020, gathering information about the childcare needs of UH faculty, staff, and students. The findings will be used to inform supportive solutions for our community during these challenging times relating to COVID-19 complexities.

Oct. 28, 10-11am – President Renu Khator’s Fall Address will this year be streamed online, and the UH community and friends are invited to attend. This virtual gathering will be a time to celebrate collective accomplishments and cast a vision for the University’s pathway moving forward. To attend the live stream, visit the Fall Address 2020 webpage.

Now Available – The 25th Annual Frankel Lecture through the UH Law Center took place virtually this year, and the recording from the October 9, 2020 event has just been made available. The event included keynote speaker Angela Onwuachi-Willig, Dean and Professor of Law at Boston University, presenting “From ‘Lynching as Status Quo’ to the New Status Quo,” a socio-legal discussion of the pattern of police and quasi-police killings of African Americans. To view the recording and learn more about the lecture program, visit the Frankel Lecture website.

Now Available – During the Fall Faculty Assembly and October Faculty Senate Meeting, the Retirement Plan Action Committee (RPAC) for the UH System, consisting of faculty and staff from each campus, presented informative changes to the optional retirement plan and tax deferred annuity plan. The upcoming improvements include simpler and diversified menu options which can help with understanding total fees regardless of vendor selection. The presentation can be accessed via the Faculty Senate Resources.