Faculty Senate Archives
Provost’s steering committee announced for initiative on status of women
Nov. 16, 2018—Political science professor Cindy Kam will lead a new steering committee to guide actions and areas for study for an initiative focusing on women students, faculty and postdocs, announced earlier by Provost Susan R. Wente.
Faculty Senate meeting Nov. 8
Nov. 6, 2018—The Faculty Senate will hold its November full assembly meeting on Thursday, Nov. 8.
Deadline for Faculty Senate spring award nominations is Nov. 2
Oct. 25, 2018—Faculty can visit the InfoReady portal to nominate their colleagues for several of Vanderbilt's highest faculty honors given by the Faculty Senate each spring.
Special Faculty Senate meeting Oct. 25
Oct. 18, 2018—The Faculty Senate will host a special meeting on Thursday, Oct. 25, to discuss two new program proposals.
Elected-senators-only meeting of Faculty Senate Oct. 4
Oct. 1, 2018—The Faculty Senate will have a meeting for all elected senators on Thursday, Oct. 4.
Chancellor urges VU community to fight for its values at fall assembly
Aug. 24, 2018—Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos called on the Vanderbilt community to join and fight for the university’s values and announced a new $25 million fundraising challenge at the Fall Faculty Assembly.
Fall Faculty Assembly is tomorrow
Aug. 3, 2018—Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos will discuss his vision for the upcoming academic year and present several of the university’s highest honors to faculty at the fall assembly on Aug. 23.
June issue of Faculty Senate’s ‘Engage’ newsletter now available
Jun. 6, 2018—The June 2018 issue of "Engage," the newsletter of Vanderbilt University's Faculty Senate, is now available.
Celebrate your colleagues by sharing stories of workplace kindness
Mar. 30, 2018—The C.A.R.E. (Civility, Appreciation and Respectful Environments) Committee is seeking stories from faculty and staff about instances when they’ve witnessed or received an expression of kindness involving a co-worker at Vanderbilt.
Spring Faculty Assembly is April 5
Mar. 16, 2018—Vanderbilt’s Spring Faculty Assembly is scheduled for 4:10 p.m. Thursday, April 5, in Langford Auditorium. All faculty are encouraged to attend.
Shared Governance Committee releases draft report; feedback invited
Mar. 14, 2018—The Shared Governance Committee has released a draft report of its work and invites feedback from all faculty ahead of a pair of town hall meetings scheduled for March 22 and 27.
YES portal to include optional pronoun selection
Mar. 12, 2018—Beginning today, a new module will provide all students the option to specify their chosen pronouns through Your Enrollment Services, the university's online student services and academic information portal.