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About the Faculty Senate

The GW Faculty Senate is the faculty governance body of the George Washington University. Senators are elected to two-year terms by their home schools, and the Senate annually elects an Executive Committee that sets agendas, reviews proposed resolutions, and guides the work of the Senate. The Senate is normally in session from September through May, although the Executive Committee works year-round on faculty and administrative matters.

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Senate Election Processes

November 14 Faculty Senate Meeting

The Senate met on November 14, convening at 2:03pm and adjourning at 4:21pm.

By unanimous consent, the Senate adopted Resolution 26/4 (PDF) (To Adopt a Special Rule of Order for the November 14, 2025, Faculty Senate Meeting) to set a special rule for conducting Faculty Senate Executive Committee (FSEC) replacement elections at today’s meeting. Subsequently, the following elections were made:

• CCAS FSEC Representative: Professor Guillermo Orti
• SEAS FSEC Representative: Professor Tarek El-Ghazawi
• SMHS FSEC Representative: Professor David Mendelowitz
• FSEC Chair: Professor Guillermo Orti

President Granberg’s report (PDF) and Interim Provost Lach’s report (PDF) included updates on salary benchmarking at GW, a new Federal Update website, research expenditures and activities, the Federal Matters Working Group, National Academy of Medicine elections, the Arthur S. Flemming Awards, and various community engagement activities.

FSEC Chair Orti delivered the Executive Committee report (PDF), which included updates on FSEC activities since the last Senate meeting.

The Senate adopted Resolution 26/3 (PDF) (To Ensure the Certification of Student Attendance in Registered Courses/Programs and the Uniformly Correct Usage of Grade Designations That Result in a Student Not Earning Academic Credit in a Course) by unanimous consent.

Vice President for Safety & Operations Baxter Goodly delivered the annual Facilities Update (PDF) to the Senate.

The next regularly scheduled Faculty Senate Executive Committee meeting will be held on November 21. The next regularly scheduled Faculty Senate meeting will be held on December 12. The draft minutes of the November 14 Senate meeting will be posted as soon as possible.

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