FACULTY GOVERNANCE NEWS

October 2021

Faculty Council to meet remotely on October 1

The Faculty Council will meet remotely on Friday, October 1 from 3 to 5 p.m. The meeting agenda is available at this link.

In addition to updates from campus leaders, highlights include an introduction to Dr. Leah Cox, Carolina's new (as of July) Vice Chancellor for Equity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer; an important update on the libraries; a look at UNC Health at this stage in the pandemic; and a consideration of some athletics program issues.

Award Nomination Deadline

O. Max Gardner Award nominee from UNC-Chapel Hill (for 2022)

due November 22, 2021



2021-22 Faculty Council dates

September 3

October 1

November 5

December 3

January 14

February 11

March 11

April 8



Athletics topics include a discussion of the NCAA's new Name, Image and Likeness policy and how it's being implemented on this campus, a brief on the safety protocols for athletics events this fall, and the annual reports of the Faculty Athletics Representative and the Faculty Athletics Committee.

The meeting will be streamed live here.

2021 University Day celebration

The 2021 Edward Kidder Graham Faculty Service Award and Distinguished Alumna and Alumnus Awards recipients will be announced during the University Day Celebration held on Tuesday, October 12 at 2 p.m.

New Faculty Marshal Jay Aikat (Computer Science) will lead the faculty procession!

More information will be available soon. Please visit www.unc.edu/universityday for updates.

New Secretary of the Faculty Jill Moore in The Well

Photo: Jon Gardiner/UNCCH

Professor Jill Moore (Law) started her term as Secretary of the Faculty over the summer.

Elected by the Faculty Council in April, she is the first woman to serve in this role.

Recently, Jane Calloway of The Well interviewed Professor Moore to learn more about her and her new role in faculty governance.

Please read the interview at this link.

A Note from the Chair of the Faculty: Faculty invited to attend commencement for 2020 graduates

Dear Faculty Colleagues:

As you are aware, we will be celebrating the Class of 2020 on the weekend of October 8-10 and I’m writing to invite you to join me at their commencement ceremony on Sunday, October 10.

Our students’s accomplishments are remarkable, and their friends and families value our roles as teachers, mentors and scholars. Commencement honors our collective commitment to learning and building a sense of community within our University, and I’m excited that we are finally able to do this for the Class of 2020, whose time on our campus was cut short by the pandemic....

Read more.

Highlights from Faculty Council in September

The Faculty Council held its first meeting of the academic year on September 1. The recording of the meeting can be viewed here.

Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz presented History Professor Lloyd Kramer with the Thomas Jefferson Award, which is the highest honor the University bestows on a faculty member. Upon receiving the award, Professor Kramer provided some perspective on the history of the award's namesake and how this history connects to the present. His remarks are available at this link.

During his updates, Chancellor Guskiewicz announced that Professor Jay Aikat (Computer Science and RENCI) has been appointed as Carolina's new Faculty Marshal. She succeeds Communication Professor Patricia Parker who held the marshal's staff for several years, through many University Day celebrations and commencement ceremonies.! May thanks to Professor Parker for her service and to Professor Aikat for accepting this new role! We look forward to seeing you lead faculty processions!

Additional Events and Announcements

• Learn more about Latinx Heritage Month
• Carolina names 68 distinguished professors
• Flyleaf Weekday Series: Humanities in Action
• Lunch with Friends and Strangers: Conversations with UNC Faculty hosted by Carolina Public Humanities (recurring event) 
• The Center for Faculty Excellence hosts “Conversations on Teaching” (recurring event)
• Equity in Teaching Institute (recurring event) 
• University Libraries hosts several Friends of the Library events during October 
• Shared Governance and Academic Freedom: The Foundations of Higher Education and Their Uncertain Future (9/29)
• Wellness Wednesday: Emotional Intelligence hosted by UNC Total WellBeing (9/29)
• Faculty Fellows Program Applications due 9/30
• First Fridays: Celebrating the Sounds & Sights of Carolina (10/1) 
• Employee vaccination attestation deadline (10/1)
• Carolina Center for Jewish Studies will host “Contemporary Yiddish Performance and Jewish Futures” with Justine Orlovsky-Schnitzler on Oct. 4
• Opening program for Being and Belonging: Perspectives in North Carolina art exhibition (10/5)
• Passport to retirement: Real-world financial education for current retirees and those contemplating retirement (10/5)
• PPE Public Lecture: Andy Hessick and Texas’s Successful Effort to Circumvent Roe v. Wade (10/5)
• Abbey Speaker Series: Social Media and Democracy – Helping or Hurting? (10/6)
• The US-Japan Alliance: A Dialogue with Ambassador Koji Tomita (10/6)
• Reimaging Rest: Learning to Cultivate Well-Being” hosted by the NC American Council on Education Women’s Network (10/7)
• South East African Languages and Literature Forum Fall Conference (Oct. 8-9)
• Exploring Afro-Latino Identity through the Arts (10/9)
• 2020 Commencement Celebration to be held in Kenan Stadium on Oct. 10
• Open enrollment Oct. 11-29
• Are You Smarter than Your Smart Phone? Basic iPhone 101 Training (10/12)
• Nominations for the UNC School of Medicine Distinguished Alumni Awards (due 10/15)
• Ackland Museum will host Family and Friends Focus: Diwali Celebration (10/17)
• U.S. Economic History from Reagan to COVID: How We Got Here (10/19)
• Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute Distinguished Speaker Series welcomes Dr. Sarabeth Broder-Fingert (10/20)
• Understanding Climate Justice (10/26)
• Applications now open for the Tyson Academic Leadership Program (due 10/29)

October 2021 Faculty Governance Calendar

Meetings are subject to change on short notice. Please consult online calendar for updates, meeting times and locations. All meetings are open to everyone, including members of the public, unless held in closed session in accordance with state open meeting regulations.

October 1

October 4

October 6

October 7

October 8

October 11

October 12

October 13

October 14

October 18

October 20

October 28

October 29

November 1

November 3

Faculty Council

Faculty Information Technology Advisory Committee

University Committee on Copyright

Faculty Research Committee

Advisory Committee

Committee on Fixed-Term Faculty

Educational Policy Committee

Committee on Community and Diversity

Committee on the Status of Women

Faculty Executive Committee

Faculty Assembly Delegation

Committee on Appointments, Promotions and Tenure

Buildings and Grounds Committee

Committee on University Government

Administrative Board of the Library

Faculty Welfare Committee

Faculty Athletics Committee

Committee on University Government

Agenda Committee

Educational Policy Committee

Faculty Executive Committee

University Committee on Copyright

Committee on Fixed-Term Faculty