Welcome to the Faculty Senate

Spring 2018 - Provost Paula Myrick Short's Five-Year Impact Report, presented during the Spring Faculty Assembly & Faculty Senate Meeting on April 18, 2018, is now available on the UH Office of the Provost's website.  Hard copies of the Five-Year Impact Report are also available in the Provost's Office.  Click here to find out more.

Thursday, April 26, 2018 (12:00 - 6:00 pm)  - Join UH in welcoming nationally celebrated chef Jet Tila.  Celebrity Chef Jet Tila specializes in all styles of Asian cruisine. He has been trained in the ancient traditions of classical Asian cruisine in his family's restaurants.  His cruisine also reflects experiences obtained from the Bangkok Market, America's first Thai grocery store and importer in Hollywood.  Jet's Le Cordon Bleu education coupled with his extensive knowledge of Asian gastronomy has given him a wide range of ideas to draw upon to create incomparable and innovative cruisine. The highlights of Jet's active television career to date include judging Food Network's "Chopped," and regular appearances on "Cut Throat Kitchen." Click here to find out more. 

Tuesday, May 1, 2018 - UH's Faculty Senate Community & Government Relations Committee (CGRC) is hosting a series of four talks in the 2018-2019 academic year to be part of the Assistant Professor Excellence Lecture Series (APeX). APeX is intended to showcase the breadth and depth of groundbreaking research, scholarship, and creative activity being undertaken by UH early career faculty aross disciplines.  APeX welcomes nominiatinos from full-time tenure track, research, clinical, and instructional faculty at the Assistant Professor rank and Assistant Librarians.  Self-nominations are welcome! The nomination form requests contact information for the nominator and nominee, as well as a title and brief abstract for the proposed talk.  APeX nominations are due by Tuesday, May 1.  Questions about APeX can be directed to Dr. Lyle McKinney, APeX committee chair, at FSAPEX@central.uh.edu.  Click here to submit nominations via the online APeX Nomination Form. 

Thursday, May 3, 2018 (7:30 pm) - A political discussion, "Bridging the Political Divide" with Sarah Palin and Donna Brazile, is coming to the stage of the University of Houston's Cullen Performance Hall.  In this conversation between the two women, the pair will examine the increasingly polarized American landscape and the future of the Republican and Democratic parties, providing an honest look at both sides of the partisan divide. The discussion will be held Thursday, May 3 at 7:30 pm as part of the Brilliant Lecture Series.  Click here to find out more. Tickets can be purchased through the Cullen Performance Hall ticketing website.  UH faculty and staff can purchase tickets at a 20% discount. To take advantage of the discount, visit www.uh.edu/cph and click on the image for the event you want to attend. Enter FS20CPS in either of the promo code boxes, then hit the "Go" button. Click here to purchase tickets.

Friday, May 11, 2018  - The Hurricane Resilience Research Institute is pleased to announce the Seed Grants Program (SGP).  Any faculty or group of faculty from founding member institutions may submit proposals. Proposals may include external patricipants but external participants may not receive funding from HuRRI.  The call is intended for collaborative projects across more than one of the six HuRRI Founding Institutions: each proposal must include at least one (1) faculty member from two (2) different institutions.  The application deadline is Friday, May 11, 2018. Click here to find out more.