Information on the Faculty Survey on University Leadership (updated April 26, 2021)
August 10 Faculty Senate Meeting
The Senate met on August 10, convening at 2:05pm and adjourning at 4:08pm.
The Senate passed Resolution 22/2 (PDF) (To Form the Slate of Faculty Representatives for the Election of the Faculty Consultative Committee), which authorizes the Faculty Senate Executive Committee (FSEC) to appoint up to eight additional members of the Faculty Consultative Committee (FCC), augmenting the FCC from its nine school-elected members. The additional members will be selected from pools submitted by all ten schools and with a view to ensuring the FCC is diverse on a broad set of measures. Professor Roddis introduced (PDF) the resolution on behalf of the FSEC.
The Senate heard a multi-part update on GW’s return to in-person operations for the Fall 2021 semester. Dr. Ray Lucas spoke about the current COVID picture in the region and the university’s vaccine, surveillance testing, and mask mandates. Senior Vice Provost Terry Murphy spoke (PDF) about vaccination rates among faculty and students as well as about issues around classroom operations. Professors Wirtz and Zara updated the Senate on summer work by the Appointments, Salary, & Promotion Policies (ASPP) and Education Policy & Technology (EPT) committees, respectively, around these issues.
Professor and Fiscal Planning & Budgeting committee co-chair Joe Cordes provided an update on the university budget. He noted that the Board of Trustees approved the FY22 budget in the spring and that final FY21 numbers are being finalized now.
In his Executive Committee report (PDF), Chair Wilson noted that FSEC will meet with Senate standing committee chairs next week to review and discuss some organizing principles on shared governance. These will be part of near-term discussions with the Senate, the administration, and the Board in a collective effort to come to agreement on what is meant by the term “shared governance” at GW.
The next regularly scheduled Faculty Senate Executive Committee meeting will be held on August 27, and the next regularly scheduled Faculty Senate meeting will be held on September 10. The draft minutes of the August 10 Senate meeting will be posted as soon as possible.
Faculty Senate Actions in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Strategic Planning and the Faculty Senate
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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