Welcome to the Faculty Senate

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Just Announced – The Faculty Senate Award for Excellence in Service celebrates outstanding service to the Faculty Senate. This first year of the award is for recognition of a “new” senator who has two to six years of service in the Faculty Senate. (A longer serving member will be recognized in next year’s award.) Nominations were reviewed by a subcommittee of the Faculty Affairs Committee, and we are happy to share that this year’s recipient is Dr. Laveria Hutchison! Congratulations and thank you for your incredible service to the Faculty Senate.

Available Now – As we will be transitioning over the next few months towards a full reopening, we know that many have questions related to various aspects of teaching, research, and more. There are several resources to check out – Fall 2021 Faculty FAQ from the Office of the Provost and Division of Research (also PDF version) and Human Resources FAQs. The transition planning aims to maintain two focal areas – the University’s core mission to transform lives and communities and our commitment to the strategic plan.

Upcoming Deadlines – Faculty-led learning abroad programming is planning to resume after December 1, 2021. So, faculty can begin to submit proposed programs for Winter 2021/22 and beyond. A key change for new faculty-led learning abroad programs is a requirement for use of a logistics provider/company. The Learning Abroad website has a suggested list of logistics providers, the proposal forms, and proposal submission deadlines.

Just Announced – The UH College of Nursing was honored this past week by Fort Bend County Judge K.P. George with a proclamation recognizing their contributions to the community throughout the pandemic. He noted the invaluable service the college has provided during this time, including hundreds of hours spent by faculty, staff, students, and alumni in clinics and vaccination sites across the County and in greater Houston. Read more about the proclamation on the UH Sugar Land news story.

May 20, 3-4:30pm – The UH Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts is presenting an upcoming opportunity to join in a livestream event featuring dialogue between artist Shaun Leonardo and UH Chief of Police Ceaser Moore. The dialogue will be moderated by Janice Bond, the Deputy Director of the Contemporary Art Museum Houston. Watch the livestream on YouTube.