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New Location for Spring Faculty Council meetings |
Faculty Council will be held in a new location this spring. The January and February meetings will be held in the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation Auditorium (room 0001 in the Michael Hooker Research Center) located in the Gillings School of Global Public Health on South Columbia Street. The location for March and April will be announced later in the semester. |
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Award Nomination Deadlines |
Spring Faculty Council dates |
January 20
February 17
March 24
April 21
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Meeting of the Faculty Council on January 20
Faculty Council will meet on Friday, January 20 from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation Auditorium. All faculty are welcome to attend. The meeting will be streamed live at this link.
In addition to remarks by the chair of the faculty, the chancellor and the provost, the meeting will include:
- Thomas Jefferson Award presentation
- Update on COVID-19 as it relates to campus
- Presentation on University Approved Absences
- Introduction to new Vice Chancellor for Communications Kamrhan Farwell
A preliminary agenda is available at this link.
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2022 Thomas Jefferson Award |
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Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz will present the 2022 Thomas Jefferson Award to Philosophy Professor Geoff Sayre-McCord at the January Faculty Council meeting.
Sayre-McCord is the Director of UNC’s Philosophy, Politics, & Economics Program. He is also the Founding Director of the Philosophy, Politics and Economics Society, an international scholarly society for those interested in the issues that arise at the intersection of the three disciplines in the Society’s name.
More information on this award can be found here.
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Nominations open for the 2024 Honorary Degrees |
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The Honorary Degrees and Special Awards Committee invites faculty to submit nominations for Honorary Degrees to be conferred at the 2024 Commencement Ceremony.
Honorary degrees are a way for the University to recognize people who have rendered outstanding service to humanity in the global arena, nation, American South or State of North Carolina. This honor is intended for individuals who have made outstanding contributions to knowledge in the world of scholarship; people whose talent and creativity in the world of the arts has enriched our lives; and people whose devotion to and support of our University merits our highest recognition.
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. Nominators should make a case for why they believe a nominee should be considered for such recognition. The inclusion of supplementary materials, such as CVs/resumes, is strongly encouraged.
Nominations will be accepted through Monday, February 13, 2023.
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2022 Honorary Degree recipients from left: Millie Ravenel, Eddie Smith Jr., Algenon Lamont Marbley and Frank A. Bruni Jr. |
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Faculty Interest Survey open through Jan. 26
On January 12, members of the voting faculty received an email invitation to complete a "Faculty Interest Survey." The last day to complete the interest survey is January 26.
A call to faculty service
- Do you want to have a greater voice on issues affecting faculty and university led life?
- Do you want to represent colleagues in your department or school?
- Do you want to meet and work with colleagues from all over campus?
- Is service in faculty governance of interest to you?
If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then take the faculty interest survey.
How do you get candidates for the election?
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Each year before the election, the Office of Faculty Governance surveys members of the voting faculty to learn about their interest in serving the University on the Faculty Council and a variety of faculty committees.
- The faculty interest survey is used by the Faculty Nominating Committee to create a slate of candidates for the election. It also makes recommendations for appointed committees.
- Expressing interest does not guarantee a spot on the ballot, nor does it obligate you to serve. Faculty Governance staff will contact you directly for confirmation before putting your name forward for a specific position.
What does it mean to serve on the Faculty Council or a faculty committee?
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The UNC-Chapel Hill Faculty Council consists of approximately 90 faculty members from across campus who are apportioned and elected by division. The Council meets once a month during the academic year.
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The Office of Faculty Governance oversees 25 standing committees of the faculty that are described in The Faculty Code of University Government, and also facilitates the election and appointment to several other committees.
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Meeting frequency depends on the nature of the committee. Most meet only during the academic year. More information about each committee is available at this link.
- Terms begin on July 1st and typically are for three years.
- Faculty engagement and leadership are vital to the health of the University. Participation in faculty governance by a wide variety of faculty is one way to make a positive difference.
A faculty election is held in the spring of each year. This year’s election will be held from March 29 through April 12. The next Chair of the Faculty will be elected this year.
Feel free to contact Faculty Governance at facgov@unc.edu with any questions or concerns. Also, remember to vote in the faculty election in March!
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Amendments to the Faculty Code of University Government
Recently, faculty were asked to vote on proposed amendments to The Faculty Code of University Government. The proposed amendments passed by a vote of 739 to 32. Approximately 20% of eligible faculty members cast a vote.
The amendments will reduce the term lengths served by the chair of the faculty and the secretary of the faculty, and provide for the new roles of chair-elect and past-chair of the faculty. The amendments have a delayed implementation date and will not affect the upcoming election of a new chair of the faculty—the person elected as chair this spring will serve a three-year term. For more information on The Code amendments approved by this vote, please see the following documents:
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Fixed-Term Faculty survey and other updates |
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In 2023, the committee will focus on fixed-term faculty (FTF) development and pathways of advancement, salary equity, retention, and networking/engagement. Members have been reviewing data that has supported concerns regarding salary compression that have been shared by other committees on campus and look forward to further discussion with University leadership. Two committee members are serving on the Faculty Salary Equity Committee convened by Chancellor Guskiewicz.
The committee spent a lot of time in 2022 working on a new "FTF Recommended Best Practices" document. They will be presenting a draft of the document to University leadership in the coming weeks and discuss implementation of the guidelines. When finalized, they will post the new guidelines on their website at this link (note that the current guidelines were drafted in 2015).
Read the full text of the Fixed-Term Faculty Updates at this link.
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Faculty listening sessions on the future of the Carolina Women’s Center
Professor Beth Posner (Law) has been charged by the Chancellor’s Office to provide recommendations for the future of the Carolina Women’s Center. These recommendations will be informed by the particular needs and wishes of our community as well as best practices at peer institutions across the country. To that end, she is hosting a series of small discussions with students, staff, community members, and faculty to generate ideas and gauge interest in the future of a center and programming related to women and gender equity on campus.
New dates for discussions with faculty have been added:
- Monday, January 23 at 4:30 p.m.
- Friday, January 27 at 11 a.m.
- Tuesday, January 31 at 11 a.m.
All of the sessions will be held on Zoom. Registration is required and limited to 15 faculty per session. The registration form can be found here.
Anonymous feedback may be shared at this link.
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Center for Faculty Excellence Upcoming Opportunities for Faculty
Below are several CFE faculty development opportunities coming up in January and early Spring. Please contact cfe@unc.edu or visit CFE.unc.edu for more information.
Mentoring Programs
Workshop Series: Aligning Expectations with Graduate Student Mentees
January 24, 2:30-4:00 PM, Zoom
For faculty who mentor graduate students, this session dives into strategies to identify and communicate the expectations that mentors have of graduate student mentees and graduate students have of mentors. During this workshop, we will introduce a tool (mentoring agreement) that mentors can use to align expectations and discuss several potential applications of that tool. Learn more and register
Workshop Series: Spring 2023 TEAM ADVANCE Faculty Mentor Training
January 27 – May 5, 12:30-3:30 PM, 304 Wilson Library and Zoom
TEAM ADVANCE invites faculty to register for our Spring 2023 Faculty Mentor Training. This five-part interactive workshop series is open to all faculty seeking to enhance their mentoring skills, emphasizing equitable and intersectional mentoring skills to support mentees of diverse backgrounds and experiences. Space is limited; reserve your spot today! Learn more and register by January 27
Teaching and Learning Programs
Workshop: Conversations on Teaching: AI and ChatGPT
January 25, February 1, & February 8, 12:15-1:00 PM, Zoom
In these sessions, participants will discuss how ChatGPT, an AI model that generates content based on a natural language prompt, may change how we approach education and how it could be integrated into the classroom. These informal sessions aim to provide a space for faculty to share ideas, ask questions, and explore the potential and pitfalls of ChatGPT in teaching and learning at Carolina.
Learn more and register
Workshop Series: Carolina Teaching and Learning Colloquium (CTLC)
January 25, 3:30-4:45 PM, Hybrid
The Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Carolina Seminars, and CFE invite any faculty, graduate instructors, or teaching staff, as well as instructors beyond Carolina, to participate in this interdisciplinary series on teaching and learning research. Dr. Brandon Sheridan, Associate Professor of Economics at Elon University, will share “Active Learning and Self-Reflection: A Framework for Continual Improvement.” Learn more and register
Spring 2023 CFE Faculty Showcase on Teaching: Keynote Speaker Announced
March 23, 12:30-4:30 PM, Zoom; March 24, 12:30-4:30 PM, The Carolina Club
Dr. Paul Hanstedt, Director of the Houston H. Harte Center for Teaching and Learning at Washington and Lee University and the author of Creating Wicked Students: Designing Courses for a Complex World, will join us as the keynote speaker for the Faculty Showcase on Teaching! Learn more and register
Join a Pedagogy Reading Circle this spring as we read and discuss Creating Wicked Students: Designing Courses for a Complex World by Dr. Paul Hanstedt, this year's keynote speaker at the Faculty Showcase on Teaching. Circles of five to seven instructors will meet four to five times during the semester to discuss ideas from the book and share teaching experiences and strategies at Carolina. To join, complete the interest survey by January 20
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More information on the MLK Jr. Week of Celebration can be found here. |
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Employee Survey on Housing Access
The University and UNC Health are jointly sponsoring a project to study housing affordability in and around Chapel Hill. They partnered with U3 Advisors, a consultancy that specializes in real estate, economic and housing strategies for universities, hospitals and other anchor institutions.
They are surveying all employees, including faculty and graduate students, about your perspectives regarding housing. Please respond to the online survey at airtable.com/shrv0JQNeGT0cectu.
This survey will take 5-10 minutes to complete and the deadline to complete the survey is January 31, 2023. The results of the survey are anonymous and U3 will use the results to inform their analysis of where employees and graduate students currently live, where they would desire to live, and the affordability and accessibility constraints that may drive these housing decisions.
If you are in need of any accommodations to participate in the survey, contact the Equal Opportunity and Compliance Office at accommodations@unc.edu. For technical issues, contact Shea O’Neill from U3 Advisors at soneill@u3advisors.com.
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The 2023 NC Child Hunger Leaders Conference is an annual day of celebration and inspiration for anyone invested in making sure kids have access to healthy food.
The event is presented by the Carolina Hunger Initiative at UNC-CH and will take place February 22, 2023 at The Friday Center. Attendees will have a chance to connect with other child hunger leaders from across the state, learn about new strategies and success stories and leave reenergized to continue the fight against child hunger.
To register and learn more, visit CarolinaHungerInitiative.org/Register.
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LGBTQ Center Opportunities
2023 Advocacy Awards Committee: Deadline Extended
The 2023 Advocacy Award Committee application deadline is extended to February 3. Members of the Advocacy Award committee vote each year to select undergraduate students, graduate or professional students, postdocs, faculty, and staff who have:
- Spearheaded advocacy efforts on behalf of 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals or groups
- Conducted thoughtful educational programming or research in service of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities
- Improved campus or community policies affecting LGBTQ-identified persons
- Enhanced visibility and awareness of 2SLGBTQIA+ issues
WinSPIRE Mentorship Program
WinSPIRE (Women and underrepresented genders in STEM Promoting Inclusion in Research Experiences) is seeking graduate students, post-doc fellows, and faculty to participate in their 2023 Summer Program. This year, WinSPIRE will be in session from June 20th to July 28th. They have many volunteer opportunities available to people of all career stages and welcome people of all identities to join them.
Mentor and volunteer applications for the 2023 WinSPIRE summer program are now open! Applications close January 29th, 2023.
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Data Matters: Spring Ahead
Data Science Short Course Series held from March 13-16 via Zoom
Data Matters™ is a week-long series of one and two-day courses aimed at students and professionals in business, research, and government. The short course series is sponsored by the Odum Institute for Research in Social Science at UNC-Chapel Hill, the National Consortium for Data Science, and RENCI. The first-ever springtime series, Data Matters: Spring Ahead, will feature a selection of their most popular two-day courses. Learn more on their website.
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Congratulations to the 2023 University Teaching Award Winners! |
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Board of Governors’ Award for Excellence in Teaching: Patrick Conway
Mentor Award for Lifetime Achievement: Susan Jean Beck
Distinguished Teaching Awards for Post-Baccalaureate Instruction: Wendy Clark, Susan Coppola, Jo Ellen Rodgers and Matthew Springer
Tanner Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching: Amy Cooke, Carla Merino-Rajme, Cherie Rivers Ndaliko, Katherine Turk and Sidney Malik Wilkerson-Hill
William C. Friday Award for Excellence in Teaching: Brian Hsu
Chapman Family Teaching Awards: Patrick Harrison, Anastacia Kohl, Soren Palmer and Milada Anna Vachudova
J. Carlyle Sitterson Award for Teaching First-Year Students: Megan Plenge and Danielle Zurcher
Johnston Teaching Excellence Awards: Gary Pielak and Aalyia Sudruddin
Tanner Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching by Graduate Teaching Assistants: Seth Alexander, Elizabeth Baldwin, Abigail Newell, Rafael Núñez Rodríguez and Alexandra Wojda-Burlij
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Learn more about the awards and the recipients here. |
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Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs Awards
The inaugural Faculty Awards for Global Excellence are intended to recognize faculty members whose contributions advance the University’s global vision, articulated in the 2020 strategic plan, Carolina Next: Innovations for Public Good. Tenured, tenure-track and term-appointed faculty who are currently employed by UNC-Chapel Hill are eligible. Nominations are open until February 15, 2023.
The Global Partnership Awards supports Carolina faculty interested in exploring or expanding collaboration with an international partner. The awards, offered at two levels, can support activities that include developing a joint research or joint academic program, organizing conferences or workshops, presenting lectures, and more. Full-time faculty and staff members are eligible to apply. Recipients are limited to one award per academic year. Applications are open until March 15, 2023.
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Carolina Center for Public Service Awards
Ned Brooks Award for Public Service recognizes a staff or faculty member of the UNC-Chapel Hill community who has, in a collaborative and sustained manner, made a difference in the larger community throughout their career. Recipients will receive a $1,200 award.
Office of the Provost Engaged Scholarship Awards Three individuals will receive Provost Awards: one each for engaged teaching, engaged research and engaged partnership. Recipients will each receive a $500 award.
Robert E. Bryan Public Service Awards recognizes a specific effort (rather than an overall record) exemplifying outstanding engagement and service to the state of North Carolina. Bryan Awards recognize an outstanding undergraduate student, graduate student, faculty member, staff member and officially recognized student organization.
Nominations can be submitted through the CCPS Application and Nomination Portal until February 15, 2023.
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Highlights from the December Faculty Council
The December 2022 Council meeting was recorded and can be viewed at this link.
Vice Chancellor of Finance and Operations Nathan Knuffman gave a presentation on the University’s budget [PDF]. The UNC-Chapel Hill Operating Budget Book for 2022-23 can be found at this link.
Jeni Shannon, director of the Carolina Athletics Mental Health and Performance Psychology Program (AMP), gave a presentation [PDF] on student-athlete mental health. The presentation included a video of UNC Football players Storm Duck (Junior) and Elijah Green (Sophomore) sharing their experiences with mental health and how faculty can support student athletes.
The annual reports of the Faculty Grievance Committee [PDF], the Faculty Athletics Committee [PDF] and the Faculty Athletics Representative [PDF] were accepted by title.
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Additional Events and Announcements
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January 2023 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.
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January 17
January 18
January 19
January 20
January 23
January 24
January 30
January 31
February 6
February 7
February 8
February 10
February 16
February 17
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Faculty Information Technology Advisory Committee
Faculty Athletics Committee
Committee on Fixed-Term Faculty
Faculty Committee on Research
Faculty Council
Committee on University Government
Committee on the Status of Women
Honorary Degrees and Special Awards Committee
Faculty Executive Committee
Committee on Community and Diversity
Faculty Assembly Delegation
Faculty Information Technology Advisory Committee
University Committee on Copyright
Advisory Committee
Agenda Committee
Committee on Fixed-Term Faculty
Educational Policy Committee
Faculty Council
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