On behalf of the Faculty Senate, I want to welcome everyone to the new academic year. The Senate has a lot of work ahead of it this year, and we are committed to working in an open and collaborative manner with our faculty colleagues, the student representatives on the various Senate committees, and the administration.
As Senate President, I had the opportunity to “meet” lots of our new students at the New Student Convocation ceremony on September 26. As I noted in my remarks at convocation, the start of the academic year is always exciting and filled with an energy that is hard to replicate. I hope that we can sustain much of that energy throughout the year.
In the Senate, we will be working on ways to improve our communication with campus more broadly about a variety of important issues, especially as we work to rebuild some of the inactive Senate standing committees. I am particularly eager to get the Senate’s Outreach and Continuing Education Committee up and running, given the variety of off-campus initaitives now underway.
We are also going to be engaging in a comprehensive review/updating of the Faculty Handbook, so lots of work ahead on that front!
Finally, let me draw your attention to our new Faculty Senate website where you can find what we hope is a lot of useful information. Many thanks to Jamie Lawson who built this website over the summer.
Please stay in touch with your representatives on Faculty Senate and feel free to contact me with any concerns or issues.
Warm regards,
Brandon Dupont
Professor of Economics & Faculty Senate President