Welcome to the Faculty Senate

Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020 (12:15 - 1:15 p.m.), M.D. Anderson Library, Room 306 – The Assistant Professor Excellence Lecture Series (APeX) showcases the breadth and depth of groundbreaking research, scholarship, and creative activity being undertaken by UH early career faculty across disciplines. Dr. Sang Byung Seo, Assistant Professor of Finance in the C.T. Bauer College of Business, will round out the 2019-2020 APeX series with his presentation “Disasters: Do Investors Fear the Possibility of Another Great Depression?” The talk will explore the connection between asset prices and macroeconomic fluctuations and how derivative markets can inform the measurement of disaster risk. No RSVP is needed, and a light lunch will be served. More information is available on the APeX flyer.

February 14-23, 2020 (show times at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.), Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts, Jose Quintero Theatre - Catch an upcoming show time of “Spirits to Enforce” from the Katherine G. McGovern College of the Arts, School of Theatre & Dance. The outrageous and eccentric superheroes of Fathom Town are stationed in their submarine underneath Fathom Bay. Are they fighting crime? Not really! They’re doing a telethon to raise money for their production of “The Tempest.” In their conversations with the citizens of the town, the story of “The Tempest” re-emerges as their own, creating a daring and hilarious new vision of Shakespeare’s classic play in this modern surrealist classic from one of America’s most inventive playwrights, Mickle Maher. Discounted tickets available for faculty, staff, students, and alumni. More information available on the the School of Theatre & Dance website.

Tuesday, February 18, 2020 (12:00-1:30 p.m.), Faculty Café - This hands-on teaching workshop is designed to help faculty refine and diversify their current teaching practices. Hosted by Dr. David Mazella (Department of English). Facilitators will present a common teaching challenge, offer some solutions of their own, then survey attendees to hear them explain and compare their own strategies and their effects. Box lunches are provided to the first ten attendees to arrive. More information is available on the FED website.

Thursday, February 20, 2020 (8:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.), Student Center South, Bayou City Room 219 – The Cougar Ally Training (CAT) assists faculty, staff and students in increasing their awareness of issues that Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender people face. In a non-threatening setting, CAT teaches participants to create an accepting campus environment for UH’s LGBTQ population. Allies are open-minded listeners who strive to become familiar with LGBTQ issues while recognizing their own limitations, and they are able to refer to people as necessary. Allies are given a placard to display as a visible statement of support for the LGBTQ community. Registration is required. More information is available via the LGBTQ Resource Center.

Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020 (10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.), Faculty Café - Discover tools for creating a compelling budget justification in a 50-in-5 session offered by the UH Division of Research, Office of Technology Transfer and Innovation. The session will present typical components of grant proposal budgets, indirect cost, commonly encountered difficulties, and sponsor limitations. Tools to create the budget and a compelling budget justification will be demonstrated. The session is free to attend, but registration is requested.