There will be a Faculty Senate meeting on Tuesday, December 11th from 7:30-9:15 am in Volker Hall, room 302 at 1670 University Blvd.
Chair of the Faculty, Jamey Worrell, will give his monthly report. Provost and Senior Vice President, Pam Benoit, will give her quarterly report along with Q&A and faculty collaboration session. Bob McMains, Associate VP Facilities & Greg Parsons, Assistant VP for Facilities Planning, will present a collaboration session regarding the campus plan. Susan Coan, Executive Director of Organizational Learning & Development New Business, will present a collaboration session regarding Campus Engagement Survey: How to Better Engage Faculty and Ensure Higher Response Rate. Q&A, collaboration, and faculty advisement time will be included in each session.
The second reading and vote on the proposed new Appendix E of the UAB Faculty Handbook (FAQ: Best Practices for Promotion and Tenure) will be led by Dan Givan, chair of the Faculty Policies & Procedures Committee. Senate members and faculty present will be given the opportunity to make suggestions regarding items the various Faculty Senate Standing Committees should address.
Senate Committee Chairs will report on committee activities. Important information coming out of select university-wide committees will be shared. An open forum time for faculty to raise concerns, ideas and suggestions is also on the agenda.
A full agenda is available on the Faculty Senate document website. Attendance is open to all UAB faculty, students and staff. Attendees are free to come and go as their schedule allows. Breakfast refreshments will be available starting at 7:00 am.
If you need parking for the meeting, you may park in Lot 5A, across University Blvd from the Rec Center, between Volker Hall and the Hill Student Center. Enter on 16th street (side near Volker Hall). Take a ticket when you enter the lot and keep your ticket in your car. Then, at the meeting, please take a parking voucher, available next to the sign-in sheet. You will need both the ticket and the voucher to exit the lot without paying.
For the Open Forum and Q&A/Faculty input portions of the meeting: You may raise your comment by raising your hand or you may text it to a member of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee (number will be furnished at meeting). If you prefer a more private setting to raise your concern or suggestion, please contact the Chair of the Faculty Senate, Jamey Worrell,