Faculty Senate Archives
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.
January issue of ‘Engage’ newsletter now available
Jan. 24, 2018—The latest issue of the Faculty Senate's newsletter features information about upcoming town halls hosted by the Data Science Visions Working Group and the Shared Governance Committee.
Faculty input sought at Big Data town halls
Jan. 11, 2018—In partnership with the Faculty Senate, the Data Science Visions Working Group seeks to gather input from faculty colleagues through a series of town hall-style conversations.
November issue of Faculty Senate’s ‘Engage’ newsletter now available
Nov. 30, 2017—The latest issue of the Faculty Senate newsletter features important information from the Shared Governance Committee, which is soliciting input from the faculty regarding shared governance at Vanderbilt.
Faculty input sought at upcoming shared governance town halls
Nov. 29, 2017—The Shared Governance Committee has scheduled a series of town hall-style conversations to gather feedback from faculty about shared governance at Vanderbilt.
October issue of Faculty Senate’s ‘Engage’ newsletter now available
Oct. 23, 2017—The latest issue of the Faculty Senate newsletter features important legislation coming before the faculty this year. Learn about a proposed change that will be discussed at the November meeting.