FACULTY GOVERNANCE NEWS

February 2022

Faculty Council to meet remotely on February 11

Award Nomination Deadlines

Honorary Degrees

due February 14, 2022

Thomas Jefferson Award

due April 4, 2022



2021-22 Faculty Council dates

September 3

October 1

November 5 (with General Faculty)

December 3

January 14

February 11

March 11

April 8 (with General Faculty)



Nominations for UNC Honorary Degrees sought

The Honorary Degrees and Special Awards Committee invites faculty to submit nominations for Honorary Degrees to be conferred in recognition of extraordinary individuals: those who have made outstanding contributions to knowledge in the world of scholarship; or whose talent and creativity in the world of the arts has enriched our lives; or whose devotion to and support of our University merits our highest honor. Please consider a worthy candidate and submit a nomination by midnight on Monday, Feb. 14, 2022.

Having a broad and diverse pool of extraordinary candidates, including people from underrepresented groups and a wide variety of disciplines, from which to make its selections is of great importance to the committee.

February is Black History Month

A wide variety of events are taking place on campus (or remotely!) in honor of Black History Month. This week, Dr. Marcia Chatelain (Georgetown University) will deliver the 2022 African American History Month Lecture on Wednesday, February 9 at 6:30 p.m.

The Office for Diversity and Inclusion has compiled a list of events available here.

Learn about some of Carolina's Black pioneers who helped pave the way at UNC.

Congratulations to our 2021 AAAS Fellows

Four faculty members have been elected 2021 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. It is one of the most distinct honors within the scientific community.

The new UNC-Chapel Hill fellows are Professors Amy Gladfelter (Biology and Medicine), Stephen Frye (Pharmacy), David Margolis (Medicine and Epidemiology), and Alexander Kabanov (Pharmacy). Brief bios of each are available here.

More congratulations: University Teaching Awards

Board of Governors’ Award for Excellence in Teaching: Geoffrey Sayre-McCord

Mentor Award for Lifetime Achievement: Jenny Ting

Distinguished Teaching Awards for Post-Baccalaureate Instruction: Jocelyn Glazier, Alexa Chew, Theresa Palmer, and Beth Posner

Tanner Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching: William Sturkey, Kelly Hogan, Brenda Temple, Renee Alexander Craft, and Dongsoo Bang

William C. Friday Award for Excellence in Teaching: Devin Hubbard

Chapman Family Teaching Awards: Yi Zhou, Rick Warner, Mara Evans, and Jason Franz

J. Carlyle Sitterson Award for Teaching First-Year Students: Bud Kauffman and Barbara Fredrickson

Johnston Teaching Excellence Awards: Carol Hee and Linda Green

Tanner Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching by Graduate Teaching Assistants: Samuel Schmitt, Cristian Walk, Aaron Smith, Chris Strauss, and Kaki Ryan



Nominations for the University Public Service Awards accepted through Feb. 16

Nominations are currently being accepted for the University’s public service awards:

1. The Robert E. Bryan Public Service Awards,
2. the Office of the Provost Engaged Scholarship Awards, and
3. the Ned Brooks Award for Public Service.

Up to five Bryan awards will be given to recognize an outstanding undergraduate student, graduate student, faculty member, staff member and officially recognized student organization. Up to three Provost awards will be given, one each for engaged teaching, engaged research and engaged partnership. Consideration for Bryan and Provost awards requires a nomination submitted through the Public Service Award nomination form, and nominees will be considered for all categories of awards for which they are eligible. Recipients will receive $500 with the award.

The Ned Brooks Award for Public Service recognizes one staff or faculty member of the UNC-Chapel Hill community who, throughout their career, has made a difference in the larger community in a collaborative and sustained manner. Consideration for the Ned Brooks award are submitted through a different nomination form. Recipients will receive a $1,200 award.

Nominations for all awards are accepted until Feb. 16 through the CCPS Application and Nomination Portal.

Highlights from January Faculty Council meeting

The Faculty Council met remotely on January 14, 2022. Provost Blouin offered his departing remarks in his final meeting as provost. His successor, Prof. Chris Clemens, was introduced at the meeting alongside incoming Executive Vice Provost Amy Hertel.

Infectious disease expert Prof. David Weber (Medicine and Public Health) gave an informative presentation on COVID-19 that focused on the Omicron variant. Dean of Students Desirée Rieckenberg and Provost Blouin joined him to answer questions.

Retired Faculty Association members Professors Donna Falvo (Rehabilitation Counseling and Psychology) and Thomas Clegg (Physics and Astronomy) gave a brief presentation on the UNC Faculty Retirement Planning Guide that retired faculty created after considering their own experiences with the process and how it could be improved.

Before adjourning, the Faculty Council went into closed session to consider nominees for awards for fall 2023.

A recording of the meeting is available online.

Additional Events and Announcements

• TEAM Advance Faculty Mentor Training (Spring schedule)
• Abbey Speaker Series: Science and Democracy (Feb. 8)
• Finding Baldwin: An Exploration of Belonging and Identity in the Archives (Feb. 11)
• Understanding Promotion and Tenure Requirements (Feb. 15)
• What Universities Owe Democracy: A Conversation with Ronald J. Daniels (Feb. 16)
• IAH: Race and Memory at UNC with William Sturkey and Danita Mason-Hogans (Feb. 18)
• Massey Award nominations (due by Feb. 20)
• IAH Reckford Lecture featuring Magdalena Zaborowska (Feb. 24)
• Nominations Open for 2022 Diversity Awards open until (Feb. 25)
• IAH New Faculty Program Collaboration Grant (due Feb. 28)
• Frank B. Hanes Writer-in-Residence Reading by Lorrie Moore (Mar. 1)
• Chancellor's Award nominations (due by Mar. 4)
• APPLES service-learning course development grants available to faculty
• Institute for the Arts and Humanities grants and awards
• University Libraries: Spring 2022 Events (various dates) 

Upcoming faculty governance committee meetings

Please consult our 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. Meetings may be added and are subject to change on short notice.

February 9

February 10

February 11

February 14

February 16

February 17

February 21

February 25

February 28

March 4

March 7

March 9

March 10

March 11

Committee on Appointments, Promotions, and Tenure

Committee on Fixed-Term Faculty

Buildings and Grounds Committee

Administrative Board of the Library

Faculty Council

Nominating Committee

Committee on Community and Diversity

Joint meeting of the Advisory and Faculty Executive Committees

Nominating Committee

Faculty Athletics Committee

University Committee on Copyright

Faculty Assembly Delegation

Nominating Committee

Faculty Executive Committee

Faculty Welfare Committee

Educational Policy Committee

Nominating Committee

Administrative Board of the Library

Faculty Information Technology Advisory Committee

Honorary Degrees and Special Awards Committee

Agenda Committee

Committee on University Government

Faculty Executive Committee

Committee on Appointments Promotions, and Tenure

Committee on Fixed-Term Faculty

Committee on the Status of Women

Buildings and Grounds Committee

Faculty Council