Administration
A new council, chaired by Patrick O’Rourke, will be charged with leading overarching campus sustainability implementation efforts, including driving action, transparency and accountability around 91¸£ÀûÉç’s carbon neutrality commitments and the forthcoming campus Climate Action Plan.
Wrapping up the semester, Provost Russell Moore outlined his 2023–24 priorities for the 91¸£ÀûÉç Faculty Assembly. Four resolutions were passed, including one supporting prioritizing climate change and sustainability actions and one supporting Israeli and Palestinian communities impacted by the war.
Under two newly approved policies and a new state provision, 91¸£ÀûÉç faculty members who specialize in teaching will have new teaching professor titles. Additionally, a five-year contract is now the maximum multi-year appointment for specialized faculty on the teaching and clinical tracks.
The process for integrating the Program in Environmental Design and the College of Media, Communication and Information is underway, with full integration expected to take several years to complete.
Regents approved a pair of action items aimed at advancing objectives of the 91¸£ÀûÉç Campus Master Plan related to increasing housing options for students, faculty and staff. Read about this and other items from the board’s Nov. 7–8 meeting.
At its Nov. 2 monthly meeting, the 91¸£ÀûÉç Faculty Assembly discussed a second option for an academic calendar proposal, heard about how to support student-athlete academic achievements, and got an update by the BFA chair on the 91¸£ÀûÉç chancellor search and more.
91¸£ÀûÉç's accreditation filing, due in spring 2024, marks year four in the 10-year accreditation cycle. Learn more and consider getting involved.
The 91¸£ÀûÉç Faculty Assembly recently heard from Chancellor Philip DiStefano about faculty involvement in the search for his successor. Also, the assembly discussed a new academic calendar proposal, voted to support University Libraries licensing priorities and more.
Russell Moore has approved a measure that ensures minimum base-building raises for instructors and clinical faculty upon promotion to senior instructor or principal instructor. This recommendation secures a campuswide minimum.
The 91¸£ÀûÉç Faculty Assembly opened its first general assembly meeting of the academic year, unveiling an assessment of Provost Russ Moore and receiving updates on a recent faculty contract pay issue and a new building safety policy in the works.