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Faculty Senate

The Faculty Senate is the recognized voice of the faculty at Salisbury University. The Faculty Senate represents all faculty through the process of shared governance. The Senate seeks ways to improve communication and collaborative decision making between all levels of the University. In addition, the Senate acts as an advisory and consultative body to the President on all matters that may affect the attainment of the University's educational objectives and goals.

Meetings

  • Meetings are open and are generally held Tuesday afternoons at 3:30 - 5 p.m., HH119.
  • Check the Minutes and Agendas to verify times and locations.
  • Faculty Fridays in the Faculty Lounge, GAC 230, 4-6 pm:
    • Fall 2021 Semester:
      • September 10
      • November 12
    • Spring 2022 Semester:
      • February 18
      • April 8
  • Faculty Senate Meeting Schedule 2021-2022
    • During the Fall 2021 semester, the Faculty Senate meetings will occur in Zoom with a unique link for each meeting.
    • Before each meeting, the Zoom link will be emailed to all full-time faculty, to the chair or president of each of the campus governance bodies (Adjunct Faculty Caucus, Staff Senate, Student Government Association, and Graduate Student Council), and to the four Vice Presidents of the SU Administration (Academic Affairs; Student Affairs & Enrollment Management; Administration & Finance; and Advancement, External Affairs). These chairs, presidents, and vice presidents may distribute the link to their constituents.
    • In addition, anyone wishing to attend a Faculty Senate meeting may email the Faculty Senate President or Vice President to obtain the Zoom link.

Do you have an issue or concern you would like the Senate (or a Senate Committee) to consider? Please send your comments to the President of the Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Officers 2021-2022:

  • President: Anita Brown
  • Vice President: Jennifer Martin
  • Secretary:  Deneen Long-White
  • Webmaster: Christy Harper

All elections and referendums can be accessed by the link to the Online Voting System.

 

General Education

At the end of Spring 2021, the Faculty approved a new model for general education:

Since then the Faculty Senate has been working to foster the transition to the new general education program. Information related to these changes is included below.

Other Important Links

Please contact the Faculty Senate Webmaster,
with any questions, additions or corrections