Faculty Senate

Purpose

The Faculty Senate plays an important role in the shared governance of the university. The Faculty Senate populates committees; formulates policies and regulations related to general education, admissions, and curriculum; and provides advice and recommendations to university administration. The organization and function of Faculty Senate is described in the Bylaws.

Senate Meetings

During the regular academic year the Faculty Senate meets on the third Thursday of each month at 3:10 pm.

Details about each meeting, including the agenda, related materials, and link to live video of the meeting are available on our Agendas, Minutes & Meetings page.

Faculty Concerns

Faculty members can submit concerns to the Faculty Senate through one or more of the following means:

• Reach out to a senator who represents your voting division
• Email the current Faculty Senate President Elizabeth Crawford: [email protected]
• Share concerns via the discussions in the Full Faculty Canvas site

Senate Archive Site

The Faculty Senate Executive Committee maintains an archive site that includes:

• An archive of all the materials from past Faculty Senate meetings dating back to the 1992-1993 academic year.
• An archive of past bylaws as well as the current bylaws.

Links:

| Curriculum Committee | Departmental Honors | General Education | Graduate Council | Integrated Studies | Institutional Review Board | UT System - University Faculty Council (UFC) | Tennessee University Faculty Senates (TUFS) | UC Foundation |