June 14, 2024
Faculty Assembly Newsletter June 2024
Chair’s Message Dear colleagues, Wishing you a fantastic summer break ahead! We’re releasing the 2nd and last issue of Faculty Assembly (FA) Newsletter of AY 2023-2024 to report the work progress the FA and EC have made this year. Sorry about this overdue project—in the best scenario, or in another parallel universe ;), an issue…
May 21, 2024
2024 Faculty Assembly Spring Meeting Held on May 3
Faculty Assembly resumed its Spring Meeting tradition on May 3 in WPH after a pause of two years. Thirty-five faculty members participated in the faculty governance meeting, along with four faculty senate leaders including Chair Cindy M. Dougherty, Vice Chair Louisa Mackenzie, Secretary of the Faculty Mike Townsend, and the next Secretary of Faculty Gautham…
May 9, 2024
Executive Council Representative of the Month: Jenny Xiao
EC Reps of May 2024 The Faculty Assembly is starting this web column to celebrate the outstanding service contributions made by our faculty governance leaders and recognize their fine accomplishments with the whole campus community. The Faculty Assembly office had an opportunity to interview one of our Executive Council Representative. Let’s hear their story …
May 2, 2024
Executive Council Representative of the Month: Kurt Hatch
EC Reps of May 2024 The Faculty Assembly is starting this web column to celebrate the outstanding service contributions made by our faculty governance leaders and recognize their fine accomplishments with the whole campus community. The Faculty Assembly office had an opportunity to interview one of our Executive Council Representative. Let’s hear their story …
April 11, 2024
Executive Council Representative of the Month: Rupinder Jindal
EC Reps of April 2024 The Faculty Assembly is starting this web column to celebrate the outstanding service contributions made by our faculty governance leaders and recognize their fine accomplishments with the whole campus community. The Faculty Assembly office had an opportunity to interview one of our Executive Council Representative. Let’s hear their story …
April 7, 2024
Interview: Former Faculty Assembly Chair Mark Pendras
Associate Professor Mark Pendras from School of Urban Studies served as the Faculty Assembly Chair 2016-2017. During his leadership, the Faculty Assembly and the Executive Council focused on four strategic priorities: 1. Race, Equity, and Inclusion; 2. Undergraduate Education; 3. Budgetary Decision making; and 4. Faculty Composition. We’re very grateful for having Mark sharing his…
Speech Notes for Faculty Code and Faculty Rights Workshop
When was your last time to read the UW Faculty Code? Do you know your rights as a UW faculty member as specified in the Faculty Code? Do you know that Faculty Code is both an employment document and a shared-governance document? Do you find it difficult to understand the Faculty Code? To help UWT…
April 4, 2024
Executive Council Representative of the Month: Zhiquan (Andy) Shu
EC Reps of April 2024 The Faculty Assembly is starting this web column to celebrate the outstanding service contributions made by our faculty governance leaders and recognize their fine accomplishments with the whole campus community. The Faculty Assembly office had an opportunity to interview one of our Executive Council Representative. Let’s hear their story …
March 28, 2024
Executive Council Representative of the Month: Sharon Laing
The Faculty Assembly is starting this web column to celebrate the outstanding service contributions made by our faculty governance leaders and recognize their fine accomplishments with the whole campus community. Three Executive Council members are recognized this month. The Faculty Assembly office had an opportunity to interview one of our Executive Council Representatives. Let’s hear…
March 14, 2024
Executive Council Representative of the Month: Julia Eaton
The Faculty Assembly is starting this web column to celebrate the outstanding service contributions made by our faculty governance leaders and recognize their fine accomplishments with the whole campus community. Three Executive Council members are recognized this month. The Faculty Assembly office had an opportunity to interview one of our Executive Council Representatives. Let’s hear…