Welcome to the Faculty Senate

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Oct. 13-30 – Take advantage of early voting through Oct. 30. And, if you are a registered voter in Harris County, you can vote at UH! Early voting can be done in the UH Student Center, and Election Day voting will be held at the TDECU Stadium Club Level. See Voting at UH for timings and information about the precautions in place at these voting locations to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Share videos through Oct. 23 – Staff Council invites faculty to participate in their #WhyIVote initiative in which you can share with fellow Coogs reasons you vote. To participate, record a short (up to 15 sec.) video in which you describe why you vote. Then, post it to social media, with the #WhyIVote hashtag and @UHstaffcouncil, and email it to staffcouncil@uh.edu. The initiative runs through Oct. 23. For more information, visit the #WhyIVote webpage.

Wed., Oct. 21, 6-7:30pm – Dr. Martha S. Jones, J.D., Ph.D. is the featured guest speaker in the CLASS Lecture Series on Race and Social Justice and will be delivering an important talk titled “Vanguard: When Black Women Led the Fight for Voting Rights.” The lecture will detail the key role of African American women who defied racism and sexism to pressure for the 1965 Voting Rights Act.  The lecture is organized by the CLASS Special Committee on Race and Social Justice. The presentation will be livestreamed online, and RSVP is requested.

Nominations due Nov. 9 – The Esther Farfel Award is the highest honor accorded to a University faculty member for overall career excellence.  UH Teaching Excellence Awards recognize excellence in teaching in eight different individual teaching award categories, as well as a group teaching award. Teaching can be in face-to-face and virtual settings. Faculty, students, and alumni can make nominations for both of these award areas through Nov. 9. The awards bring campus-wide recognition along with cash prizes.

Wed., Oct. 20, 11am-Noon – UH Faculty Senate President Cortina will be interviewing Professor Suzanne Pritzker to discuss political social work. The virtual 50-in-5 session is part of the Mastering the Craft of Research series held in partnership with UH Division of Research and the UH Faculty Engagement and Development office. Pritzker’s research includes investigating impacts of interventions like community-based participatory research and service learning on youth civic engagement. Cortina is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and specializes in survey research, immigration, development, and quantitative methods. Register to attend, and the meeting information will be mailed shortly prior to the event.