UW Tacoma Faculty Assembly


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   …