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Faculty Senate

Announcement

The Faculty Senate will be hosting its next Senate meeting for AY2023-24 on Thursday, April 11th from 3-5pm. The meeting will be hybrid: in-person at the Grand Reading Room and via Zoom. Please contact the Faculty Senate for the link if you are joining remotely.  

About

Faculty have primary responsibility for curriculum, subject matter, and methods of instruction; policies regarding research, admissions, libraries, and aspects of student life which relate to the educational process; articulation of requirements for degrees and certificates, determination of when requirements have been met, and recommendation of candidates for degrees to the Chancellor and President; and matters of faculty status, such as appointments, reappointments, promotions, and tenure.

Therefore, the Faculty Senate is concerned with academic matters and matters relating to the intellectual life of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.

The Faculty Senate is governed by the Faculty Senate Constitution (PDF),  which was ratified in 2014 and amended in 2017, and the Faculty Senate By-Laws (PDF), which were amended in April 2023.

Mission

To assure faculty at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth have a voice in decision-making as well as a role in shaping policy and other matters related to the academic life of the faculty

Spring 2024 schedule of meetings

  Date Time Location

Monday

February 5, 2024

3:00-5:00PM

Zoom

Tuesday

March 5, 2024

3:00-5:00PM

Grand Reading Room/Zoom

Thursday

April 11, 2024

3:00-5:00PM

Grand Reading Room/Zoom

Wednesday

May 8, 2024

3:00-5:00PM

Zoom

Elected officers

Faculty elected to serve in leadership roles for the current academic year

Senators

Faculty members currently elected to serve on the Faculty Senate

Committees

Groups of faculty assembled to carry out the business of the Faculty Senate

Minutes

Minutes from the Faculty Senate meetings

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