Faculty Senate

 

By agreement with the Administration, the Faculty Senate governs policy and creates guidelines in many areas of university life. Subcommittees of the Faculty Senate meet regularly to research and create standards and policies concerning academic matters or intellectual life at UMass Dartmouth. Composition of the Senate is drawn from Academic Councils and Librarians. The Faculty Senate President for the 2007-08 academic year is Professor Michael Baum (Political Science).

 

As part of your annual review process, you may be asked about your contribution to University Service. Sitting on and participating in the work of a University Committee is one way to fulfill the Service requirement. A partial list of Senate-based University Committees is available; however, other Committees are functioning at this time and may also be included as your Service component.

 

To view current governance procedures, read the current Agreement between the Faculty Federation and the UMass Board of Trustees. New faculty should receive a copy of the Agreement, which is also available in the Faculty Federation office. Also, familiarize yourself with the information found in the Faculty Handbook.

 Last Updated On: 7/3/07