FACULTY GOVERNANCE NEWS

SEPTEMBER 2020

Meeting of the Faculty Council on September 11

The first Faculty Council meeting of the 2020-21 academic year takes place on Friday, September 11 at 3:00 p.m. Council members and presenters will attend on Zoom. The meeting will also be streamed live at this link. Livestream viewers will be able to ask questions using PollEverywhere.

The meeting will focus on the budget and the 2021 spring semester. Professor Ada Adimora will be presented with the 2020 Thomas Jefferson Award and this year's Hettleman Prize recipients will also be recognized. View the preliminary agenda at this link.

Award Nomination Deadlines

Distinguished Alumna/us Award

due September 14, 2020

Edward Kidder Graham Award

due October 12, 2020

O. Max Gardner Award

due November 23, 2020

UNC-CH Honorary Degrees

due February 15, 2021

Thomas Jefferson Award

due March 22, 2021

Adimora to receive Thomas Jefferson Award

Professor Ada Adimora is this year's Thomas Jefferson Award recipient. A Sarah Graham Kenan Distinguished Professor in the School of Medicine and professor of epidemiology in the Gillings School of Global Public Health, Dr. Adimora's research focuses on the epidemiology of STDs and HIV in woman and under-served populations in order to reduce transmission rates using community-based approaches. In 2019, she was elected to the National Academy of Medicine, which is regarded as one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.

Welcome from Chair of the Faculty Mimi Chapman

Dear Colleagues:

Having been in such frequent contact over the summer, it feels strange to be writing you an official welcome letter almost five weeks into the fall semester. Like many of you, I have a heavy heart as we approach our first Faculty Council meeting on Friday, September 11. Our campus is too quiet, we miss seeing each other in person, and we also wonder what comes next. As a faculty, some of us are anguished, some angry, some resigned and most adjusting. Even with all the difficult moments our campus has experienced, the pandemic and all it has laid bare feel more difficult still.

Last week, I sought counsel from our immediate past Chair of the Faculty, Professor Lloyd Kramer. Characteristically, he chose a perfect historical reference to sum up our current situation. We created a Maginot Line believing that a detailed plan, which took countless hours to execute, could keep a virus out of our community. We believed we could control the uncontrollable, and we could not. Soon, we will need a Roadmap to Spring. My hope is that collectively spending some time in reflection through an Acknowledgement, Analysis, and Moving Toward Spring event, we will create a plan that builds on the lessons we’ve learned, brings more voices to the table along with more ideas and creativity. Stay tuned for more information on that process. Read more

Award nominations sought for 2021

2019 Distinguished Alumni (from left) Jill McCorkle, Robert Newman, Nikole Hannah-Jones and James Delany pose with Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz, President Bill Roper and 2019 Edward Kidder Graham awardee Giselle Corbie-Smith (center). Photo by Jon Gardiner/UNC-Chapel Hill

Nominate an alumna or alumnus for a 2021 Distinguished Alumna/Alumnus Award through September 14, 2020

Nominate a member of the voting faculty for the 2021 Edward Kidder Graham Faculty Service Award through October 12, 2020

Committee on Fixed-Term Faculty seeks input

Fixed-term faculty members will receive an email this week with a link to provide the committee with questions and concerns as they plan their priorities for the coming year. The committee can be reached directly at FixedTermFaculty@unc.edu.

New Faculty Support Hub website available

The new CV-19 Faculty Support Hub was created by faculty for faculty as a central place to locate resources on topics including career advancement, racism and equity, teaching, and well-being.

Take a look at facultyhub.unc.edu.

UNC System Racial Equity Task Force survey

The UNC System's Racial Equity Task Force is seeking input from faculty and other constituents to help improve racial equity across the System. A survey will be launched on September 14. A Share Your Ideas form allows for anonymity for those who feel more comfortable sharing input in this manner.

Additional Events and Announcements

• IAH Zoom talk with Alondra Nelson on "Society after Pandemic" (9/9)
• University Office for Diversity and Inclusion hosts inaugural "Race, Racism, and Racial Equity Symposium" (9/10)
• 2020 Diaspora Film Festival starts on September 10 with "Residue"
• Center for Faculty Excellence holds weekly "Conversation on Teaching during the Pandemic"
• Teaching Award Nominations due September 16
• UNC Libraries updated "Fall 2020 Plan"

Faculty Governance Calendar

Meetings are subject to change on short notice. All meetings are open to everyone, including members of the public, unless held in closed session. The online calendar includes details, such as meeting times and locations.

September 9

September 10

September 11

September 14

September 17

September 21

September 22

September 25

September 28

September 29

September 30

October 1

October 2

Committee on Appointments, Promotions and Tenure

Committee on University Government

Buildings and Grounds Committee

Faculty Council

Faculty Information Technology Advisory Committee

University Committee on Copyright

Advisory Committee

Faculty Welfare Committee

Faculty Executive Committee

Committee on Community and Diversity

Committee on the Status of Women

Educational Policy Committee

Honorary Degrees and Special Awards Committee

Advisory Committee on Undergraduate Admissions

Committee on Fixed-Term Faculty

Faculty Athletics Committee

Agenda Committee

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