Welcome to the Faculty Senate

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 (3:00 pm - 4:30 pm)  - The Faculty Senate invites you to a "Tea & Lemonade" Social at McAlister's Deli.  Faculty Senate President Dan O'Connor is co-hosting this event with  Dean Earl Smith of the College of Optometry and Dean F. Lamar Pritchard of the College of Pharmacy with the location convenient to both colleges.  McAlister's Deli is located at 4434 University Drive, Houston, TX  77204; at the Welcome Center Parking Garage Complex.  Introduce yourself to President O'Connor or President-Elect Raúl Ramos, and let them buy you a lemonade!  President O'Connor will be present to answer questions and describe the role and many functions of the Faculty Senate as it participates in university decision-making.  Or, just join some colleagues for a quick "study break"!  For additional information, click here.

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 (1:00 pm - 4:30 pm) & Tuesday, November 6, 2018 (1:00 - 4:30 pm) - You are invited to attend one of the upcoming ADVANCE Mid-Career Workshops, which is open to all Associate Professors across UH in tenure (T) or tenure-track (TT) positions. During these workshops, you will (1) learn how to assess your own promotion readiness, (2) hear advice from recently promoted panelists, (3) participate in sessions on increasing your research visibility, and (4) learn how to negotiate your success.  To register for the event on October 23, 2018 (1:00 pm to 4:30 pm), "Roadmap to Full: ADVANCE Mid-Career Women Faculty Workshop" (open only to T/TT women Associate Professors), click here. To register for the event on November 6, 2018 (1:00 pm - 4:30 pm), "Roadmap to Full: ADVANCE Mid-Career Faculty Workshop" (open to all T/TT Associate Professors), click here. Click here to find out more about the Center for ADVANCING UH Faculty Success.

Wednesday, October 24, 2018 (12:15 pm - 1:15 pm) - The next 2018-2019 APeX Speaker will be presented by Dr. Julie Derges Kastner, Department of Music; title of talk: "The power of musical play". Dr. Kastner's talk will be held in the MD Anderson Library, Room 306.  APeX showcases the breadth and depth of groundbreaking research, scholarship, and creative activity being undertaken by our stellar Assistant Professors on campus. Each year the Faculty Senate Community & Government Relations Committee (CGRC) organizes a series of talks as part of the Assistant Professor Excellence Lecture Series (APeX).  Future featured 2018-2019 APeX Speakers include: (1) Dr. Elizabeth Farfan-Santos, Department of Comparative Cultural Studies; title of talk: "Mothering as health security: Undocumented mothers, children, and medical alienation in the United States", and (2) Dr. Kathryn Freeman Anderson, Department of Sociology; title of talk: "Racial residential segregation, the distribution of health-promoting community organizations, and health outcomes".

Thursday, February 7, 2019  - Note:  The Discussion with Sarah Palin and Donna Brazile originally scheduled for Thursday, May 3rd had been postponed due to scheduling issues with the speakers.  A politicial 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 is part of the Brilliant Lecture Series. TIckets can be purchase through the Cullen Performance Hall ticketing website.  Click here to find out more.

Fall 2018 Dates & Locations (12:00 pm - 4:00 pm) - University of Houston students, staff and faculty will be able to shop for locally sourced and produced food items without having to leave campus at the UH Farmers Market!  Cougar Cash is accepted!  The remaining Fall 2018 Dates & Locations are as follows: October Dates (October 24 at Butler Plaza) and November Dates (November 14 at Butler Plaza and November 28 at Lynn Eusan Park). All Farmers Markets will be held on Wednesdays from 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm.  Click here to find out more.