Welcome to the Faculty Senate

Friday, September 13, 2019 (12:00 p.m. - 4:20 p.m.) - Sponsored by the Faculty Senate, register for up to three sessions to learn about how to handle emergency scenarios as a faculty member. Sessions include: Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (UH Police Department); Classroom Emergency Preparedness Session (UH Office of Emergency Management and UH Fire Marshal's Office); Accident/Incident Reporting, Campus Laboratory Shutdowns and Laboratory Outages Training Session (UH Environmental Health and Life Safety Department); QPR - Suicide Prevention Training (Counseling and Psychological Services); Fire Extinguisher Training Session (UH Fire Marshal's Office). All sessions will be held in the Stephen Power Farish Hall.  Click here to RSVP.

Wednesday, August 28, and Thursday, August 29, 2019 -(10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.) - Join the Office of Educational Technology for a workshop on TurningPoint, an instructional technology used to increase students' engagement in the classroom. It helps instructors guage the students' understanding in real time and provide instant feedback to students' answers. It has been used effectively with some instructional activities, such as real-time reactions, lecture, gamification, and peer instruction. The workshop will take place in the Faculty Cafe. Click here to RSVP - walk-ins welcome too!.

Wednesday, August 28, 2019 (12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.) - A secure, comfortable retirement is every faculty member's dream. And now because we're living longer, healthier lives, we can expect to spend more time in retirement than our parents and grandparents did. Achieving the dream of a secure, comfortable retirement is much easier when you plan your finances. On April 25, 2017, major changes came to the UHS Retirement Savings Plans. Dr. Rude will explain the changes and answer your burning questions about these changes. The following topics will also be covered: Where should I invest my retirement savings? How much will I need for retirement? How am I doing as I save for retirement? The seminar will take place in the Faculty Cafe. Click here to find out more.

Thursday, August 29, 2019 (11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.) - The Cultural Taste of Houston provides students, staff, and faculty the opportunity to experience the richness of flavors and sounds from the city of Houston. Attendees also get a free shirt! Please come out and enjoy the different and beautiful cultures that are represented around our beautiful campus and our amazing city! Celebrate the accomplishments of UH students from all the colleges at the 2019 Commencements. Click here to learn more.

Thursday, August 29, 2019 (9:15 am. - 10:00 a.m.) - Come to the Faculty Cafe to meet members of the Women's Gender & Sexuality Studies (WGSS) Program, an academic program offering two minors and a major, draws upon the dynamic energy of the global city of Houston, to challenge students to understand how categories of gender, sexuality, race, class, dis/ability, and citizenship shape not only their own lives but also the lives of people in their communities and around the world. Click here to learn more.