Dear Colleagues,
The University of Michigan-Dearborn Faculty Senate is a part of long tradition of shared governance at the University of Michigan. The Senate derives its power from Regent’s Bylaws, which define its role and purpose. The primary functions of the Senate are to act as a conduit between faculty and administration and to articulate faculty’s perspectives on all matters pertaining to the interest of the University.
Through various committees, the Senate addresses many important routine issues such as tenure and promotion recommendations, research and scholarship matters, economic status of the faculty, online evaluation of administrators, etc. In addition, the Senate addresses many new issues every year. Following is a list of current issues being considered at the Faculty Senate this year:
- Periodic Evaluation of Chancellor
- Provost Search Process
- Senate’s Role in Shared Governance
- Faculty Engagement Issues
- Enrollment and Retention Issues
- Graduate Education and Structure
- Distance Learning Education and Structure
- Budget Matters
If you have any comments on these or any other issues, please feel free to contact your faculty representative, Senate secretary or me. You are also welcome to attend Faculty Senate meetings, which are open to all faculty and public. Please keep in touch and get involved. The strength of Faculty Senate greatly depends on the level of your involvement.
Sincerely,
Tariq Shamim, Chair
UM-D Faculty Senate
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
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| News & Announcements |
Tariq Shamim elected as Senate Chair 2008-2009
Frank Massey elected as Senate Vice Chair 2008-2009
Jun He, Christopher Burke, Charu Chandra and David Susko elected as Council members 2008-2009
Bill Linn, Bruce Maxim, Elsayed Orady, Liz Rohan and
David Susko elected as Senators beginning Sept 1,
2008
Professor Silverman elected as Senate Assembly Representative 2008-2011
Annual Campus Committee Reports Accepted
(see committees)
Faculty Networking System operational (see documents and links)
Common student evaluation questions approved (see April 2007 minutes)
Service Task Force proposals endorsed
Academic Integrity -- Michigan tutorial available (see documents and links)
Campus P&T committee membership changed (see October 2007; April 2008 minutes)
Promotion to full professor criteria changed (see October minutes) |
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