February 28, 2025 - Faculty Governance

Meeting of the Faculty Council

Friday, February 28, 2025
3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
2001 Kerr Hall — upstairs this month (Eshelman School of Pharmacy)

This meeting will be streamed live at this link.

Agenda

Chair’s welcome and remarks
Chair of the Faculty Beth Moracco

Chancellor’s remarks
Chancellor Lee H. Roberts
Slides: UNC-CH Peer Institution Data [PDF]

Research update
Vice Chancellor for Research Penny Gordon-Larsen (Nutrition)
Faculty Research Committee Chair Michelle Itano (Cell Biology and Physiology)

Q&A and open discussion with Chancellor Roberts

Undergraduate Curriculum update
Educational Policy Committee statement on the general education curriculum [PDF]

Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education Ian McNeely (History)
Educational Policy Committee Chair Jennifer Weinberg-Wolf (Physics and Astronomy)
Dean Jim White (Arts and Sciences)
Slides: US Diversity Requirement [PDF]

Resolution On Endorsing the Principles Expressed in the UNC Faculty Assembly’s Resolution of February 21, 2025
Resolution 2025-1 [PDF]
Submitted by the Faculty Executive Committee

Introduction of candidates for Chair of the Faculty
Prof. Michael Gerhardt (Law)
Prof. Benjamin Waterhouse (History)

Committee Reports by title

Committee on Community and Diversity [PDF]; Chair Clara Yang (Music)
Committee on Fixed-Term Faculty [PDF]; Co-Chairs Duane Deardorff (Physics & Astronomy) and Raj Kasthuri (Hematology)
Faculty Committee on Research [PDF]; Chair Michelle Itano (Cell Biology and Physiology)
Status of Women Committee [PDF]; Chair Milada Vachudova (Political Science)