The General Faculty and Faculty Council met on September 16, 2016, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in Kerr 2001. A summary of actions follows: The Faculty Council approved Resolution 2016-14 On the Importance of Shared University Governance, which recognizes … Read more
Dear faculty colleagues, It’s the time of year again to celebrate the official founding of the University. I hope you will join me and your faculty colleagues at the annual University Day processional and celebration. We will honor our distinguished … Read more
The Carolina Women’s Center launched a new resource that will help supervisors and employees better understand nursing mothers’ rights to accommodation.The toolkit provides sections with information about the benefits of breastfeeding, lactation policies for supervisors and lactation policies for employees. Dr. Clare Counihan, program specialist for … Read more
All members of the University community are invited to attend the annual celebration commemorating the laying of the cornerstone of Old East and the official founding of the University. This year, University Day will be celebrated on Tuesday, October 11, … Read more
Dear faculty colleagues, We write on behalf of your elected faculty Committee on Honorary Degrees and Special Awards to ask you to help us identify nominees for the five major awards for which the faculty selects recipients. These awards are … Read more
Open Forum: How can we help student-athletes who seek more time for academics and student life? Wednesday, September 14 6:30-8:00 p.m., Pleasants Family Room, Wilson Library A panel of coaches, athletes, recently graduated athletes, teachers, athletics support counselors , and the UNC … Read more
It is with great sorrow that we learned of the passing of former Office of Faculty Governance staff member David P. Thompson over this past weekend. David was born in Chapel Hill, NC and graduated from the University of North Carolina … Read more
Faculty who regularly visit the Anne Queen Faculty Commons this fall will find that the coffee service normally provided between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. on weekdays is gradually being phased out. The coffee service will stop in early September … Read more
Secretary of the Faculty Vin Steponaitis began his term on July 1, after the previous Secretary Joe Ferrell had occupied the office for 20 years. With the recent departure of Dr. Anne Whisnant, former deputy secretary of the faculty, Steponaitis … Read more
The General Faculty and Faculty Council meeting schedule is now online here. This webpage will be populated with links to agendas, meeting materials and minutes when they become available. Please bookmark the link and check back for more information. Please note … Read more
