Welcome to the Faculty Senate

• For the latest COVID-19 updates at the University of Houston, please visit https://uh.edu/covid-19/

Tuesday, March 2 (Noon-1pm) – The A.D. Bruce Religion Center is hosting UH’s annual Day of Remembrance, a day set aside to honor the students, faculty, staff, and members of the UH community who have passed away in 2020. The interfaith ceremony is coordinated by the Campus Ministries Association and includes liturgy, time for reflection, and a 27-chime tribute representing the founding year of UH. This year, the service will be held online at https://uh.edu/adbruce/. UH faculty, staff, students, and alumni can submit information for individuals to be recognized during the service.

Now Through March 12 – Staff Council is coordinating a Food Drive to benefit the Cougar Cupboard at UH. Faculty, staff, and students can drop off needed items such as canned meat, peanut butter, and granola bars (see complete list) in the designated box in front of the UH Cougar Cupboard Office at the Campus Recreation & Wellness Center. Cougar Cupboard was started about a year ago in partnership with the Houston Food Bank to assist students who may be challenged by food insecurity.

Just Announced – In response to the challenges students are experiencing with the continuing COVID-19 pandemic and the recent winter storm, Provost Short announced on Feb. 26 that the Interim Undergraduate Grade Policy and Interim Graduate Grade Policy will be implemented for the Spring 2021 semester. The policies provide students with “Satisfactory” or “No Credit” options after final grades are submitted, though, there are some exceptions for professional programs to meet licensure and accreditation requirements.

Ongoing – The Cougar recently reported that UH has been allocated 1,000 Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses, and those in the UH community who are eligible under Phase 1A qualifications as frontline health care workers are being contacted with appointment information and distribution details. Logistical planning for the distributions is ongoing. Updates and other vaccine-related information can be found on the COVID-19 Vaccine Information webpage.

Mar. 4, 11am-Noon – Would you like to enhance your skills in building grant budgets and writing budget justifications? Then, register to attend the upcoming UH Division of Research online session - Developing Budgets for Grant Proposals. This is the second offering of this popular 50-in-5 session that also covers tools for creating budgets and how to tackle commonly encountered difficulties with building grant budgets. Upon registering for the session, the online meeting access information will be provided.