The Agenda Committee has now finalized the plans for this Friday’s (October 31) Faculty Council meeting. The agenda is online here. As usual, the meeting will begin at 3:00 p.m. in the Pleasants Room at Wilson Library, and all members … Read more

At its January 17 meeting, Faculty Council passed a resolution — drafted by the Educational Policy Committee (EPC) — concerning required use of social media in classroom settings.  Resolution 2014-6 advises that instructors make any required use of public social … Read more

We’ve assembled a “Storify” capturing all the tweets about this afternoon’s UNC-Chapel Hill Faculty Council meeting using the hashtag #FacCouncil.  Most of these tweets are from our office’s @UNCFacGov Twitter account, managed by Anne Whisnant.  Check them out to see … Read more

Faculty Governance Graduate Research Assistant, spring 2014 Description: The Office of Faculty Governance is seeking a UNC-Chapel Hill graduate student assistant for the spring 2014 semester. The graduate student will assist the Executive Assistant and the Faculty Welfare Committee with … Read more

The faculty’s Committee on Honorary Degrees and Special Awards invites your nominations for candidates for UNC honorary degrees to be awarded at the 2015 May Commencement ceremony. A maximum of five of these prestigious awards will be given to recognize individuals who … Read more

The following message has been sent from Prof. Evelyne Huber, Chair of the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee, to the General Faculty: As you may know, in the spring of 2014, we as the faculty will elect a new Chair of the … Read more

The first day of classes seems like a good moment to post a snapshot of campuswide faculty governance activity at UNC-Chapel Hill.  Here are a few things you may not know: Number of members of Faculty Council, 2013-14:  96 79 … Read more

The Committee on Honorary Degrees and Special Awards invites your nominations for Distinguished Alumna and Alumnus Awards to be presented at the October 12, 2014, University Day ceremony. Please include appropriate biographical information and a statement in support of the … Read more

The Faculty Executive Committee approved the following statement at its regular meeting on Monday, July 29, 2013: Steven Bachenheimer, Michael Gerhardt, and Laurie Maffly-Kipp (in absentia), join with the following current and former members of the UNC Faculty Executive Committee … Read more

Chair of the Faculty Jan Boxill  has announced that, in light of today’s events surrounding the announcement of the new chancellor, the Faculty Council and General Faculty meeting set for today has been POSTPONED until Friday, April 26, 2013.  It will be … Read more