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University of GuamUniversity of Guam Faculty Senate

The Senate represents the faculty in the academic leadership of the University. The mission of the Faculty Senate includes protecting academic freedom, institutional integrity and autonomy, and shared governance; providing faculty with a unified, substantial and independent voice in matters of educational programs; fostering academic quality by empowering and protecting the work of the Academic Review Committees; and promoting faculty development.

 

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The Mission of the UOG Faculty Senate

The mission of the University of Guam Faculty Senate is to be the vehicle by which the Faculty exercises its responsibility for the academic leadership of the university. Specificially, the Faculty Senate.

  • Protects and promotes the fundamental principles of the academy, including academic freedom and institutional integrity, institutional and individual autonomy, and shared academic governance;
  • Provides the Faculty with a unified, substantial, and independent voice in matters of educational programs and other matters that relate to their areas of responsibility and expertise;
  • Empowers and protects the prerogatives of the Academic Committees and individual members of the Faculty to discharge their responsibilities for maintaining the educational purpose and character of the university and the quality of its academic programs;
  • Promotes an environment favorable to the professional activity and development of the Faculty, both as individuals and as a body;
  • Discharges other specific responsibilities set forth in the Bylaws of the University of Guam Faculty Senate.

Bylaws, Rules, Handbook

Senate Meeting Schedule

AY 2023–2024

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Senate Sessions

Monthly on 3rd Thursday (except as noted above by an asterisk), 2:00–3:45 PM in the Jesus and Eugenia Leon Guerrero School of Business and Public Administration Building (SBPA) Rm. 129. All Senators of the 23rd Faculty Senate, as well as the Chairs of the Academic Review Committees (GERC, UCRC, and GCRC), the SVPP, one of the VPs, and the Senate Secretary are expected to attend.

  • 24 August *
  • 21 September
  • 19 October
  • 16 November
  • 7 December *
  • 25 January *
  • 15 February
  • 14 March *
  • 18 April
  • 9 May *

Senate Executive Committee (SEC) Meetings

Semi-monthly on the Tuesday before AP Meetings and Thursday after Senate Session (except as noted above by an asterisk) 2:00–3:00 PM (except when noted by +: 3:00-4:00 PM) on Zoom. Faculty Senate Executive members & Parliamentarian are expected to attend. SCIE Chair is encouraged to attend.

  • 19 & 31 August *+
  • 12 & 28 September
  • 3 & 26 October *
  • 7, 21 & 28 November *+
  • 14 December *
  • 17 January *
  • 1, 6 & 22 February
  • 5 & 28 March *
  • 9, 25 & 30 April *
  • 16 May

Agenda Planning Meetings (APM)

Monthly on the 2nd Thursday (except as noted above by an asterisk), 2:00–3:00 PM— Zoom Meeting access: https://zoom.us/j/91421311445. The SEC, Chairs of the Standing Committees, Chairs of the Academic Review Committees, and Senate Secretary are expected to attend.

  • 17 August *
  • 14 September
  • 5 October *
  • 9 & 30 November *
  • 18 January *
  • 8 February
  • 7 March *
  • 11 April
  • 2 May *

 

 

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