Faculty Senate

• Senate Calendar 2024-2025
  • Meetings are Fridays 11:30 - 1:30 (Lunch 11:00 - 11:30)
  • NOTE: This schedule is subject to change as details arise, including the addition of Special Senate Meetings as needed. We also anticipate Senate-hosted forums for which we do not require a quorum but which we encourage Senators to attend.

  Fall 2024

  Sept. 13 – AAC 290
  Oct. 18 – Renaissance Room, MRB
  Nov. 15 – AAC 290

  Winter 2025

  January 17 – AAC 290
  February 7 – AAC 290
  March 7—AAC 290

  Spring 2025

  April 11—AAC 290
  May 2– AAC 290
  May 30 – AAC 290
   

• The Faculty Forum and Senate Minutes

  Find recent Faculty Senate minutes.

  The Faculty Forum is the University of Denver Faculty Senate's newsletter. Edited by the Communications Officer and the Faculty Senate Executive Committee, this newsletter provides updates and information about our faculty's activities and governance. It is published approximately two weeks after each monthly Faculty Senate meeting, ensuring timely and relevant content. The Faculty Forum is a platform for faculty members to stay informed about decisions, discussions, and developments within our academic community. We invite you to read and engage with the newsletter to stay connected with our collective efforts.

   

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• Faculty Senate Meeting Agendas

  September 13, 2024

  Lunch (11:00-11:30).

  1. Welcome Back & Some Introductions (11:30-11:35).
  2. Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Mary Clark Report & Q/A (11:35-12:15). 
     1. Julia Richman (Senior Vice Chancellor for Operations & Strategy Implementation) will also join us
  3. Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs Jenn Bellamy Report: Summer Symposium 2024 and Other Updates (12:15-12:30)
  4. Senate President’s Report (12:30-12:45).
     1. Governance Needs:
        1. FSEC-appointed representative to University Budget Advisory Committee (UBAC).
        2. Policy Advisory Committee members.
        3. Other Items:
           1. October 4 Bus Trip to Kennedy Mountain Campus (RSVP to dsaitta@du.edu).
           2. Impending release of Freedom of Expression Committee Advisory Report on the
              Spring Demonstrations (for discussion at the October 18 Senate Meeting).
           3. Suspension of Committee for the Review of Faculty Policies (CRFP); Proposed APT
              Revision Committee (for discussion at the October 18 Senate Meeting).
  5. NCR Chair on Senate Rules, Procedures, and Protocols: Ronnie Pavlov (12:45-12:55).
  6. Senate Standing Committee Chair Reports and Call for Members (12:55-1:15)
     1. Academic Planning Committee: Jennifer Campbell
     2. Student Relations Committee: Amity Good
     3. Personnel Committee: Barb Hurtt (Alex Huffman standing in)
     4. Financial Planning Committee: TBD (Nate Evans, Chair pro-tem)
     5. Nominations, Credentials, and Rules: Ronnie Pavlov
  7. Senate Committee Breakout Sessions (1:15-1:30)

  Adjourn

The Faculty Senate is the primary body through which faculty participate in the shared governance of the University of Denver.

The Senate is composed of approximately 90 members elected to represent the University's academic units.

Much of the Senate's work is accomplished through its five Standing Committees:

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  Academic Planning Committee (APC)

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  Financial Planning Committee (FPC)

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  Nominations, Credentials & Rules (NCR)

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  Personnel Committee

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  Student Relations Committee (SRC)

PDF of the descriptions (drawn from the Senate Constitution)

The Faculty Senate Executive Committee (FSEC) includes the Chairs of the five Standing Committees, the President, the President-Elect, the Secretary, and several at-large members. Questions and concerns may be addressed through elected departmental or divisional Senators, or may be addressed to the Senate President at Dean.Saitta@du.edu.

Learn more about Faculty Senate: Senate 101