Office of the Secretary of the Faculty

Monthly deadlines and events

Shared Governance Committees – Faculty Elections
The election of faculty to shared governance committees will be held April 3 through April 17, 2023. An email will be sent out to all faculty members when the election opens.

All faculty will vote for seats on the following committees:
• Committee on Committees
• Committee on Faculty Rights and Responsibilities
• University Committee
• University Libraries Committee

Faculty will vote for seats, based on their division, on the following committees:
• Divisional Committees
• Graduate Faculty Executive Committee

SERVICE

Self Nominations for Shared Governance Committees
Participation in shared governance committees offers many opportunities to work collaboratively with faculty, staff, and students from across campus while serving the university community. Share your committee interests by logging into the Committee Tracker database with your NetID and taking the faculty committee interest survey. Current committee membership, functions, reports, meeting schedule if available, and links to Faculty Policies & Procedures are also available on the Committee Tracker

DEADLINES

Divisional Committees Tenure Review | Read More
Arts & Humanities: by noon on April 13 (for May 11 meeting), no promotion cases can be submitted for this date
Biological Sciences: by noon on April 7 (for May 5 meeting)
Physical Sciences: by noon on April 6 (for May 4 meeting)
Social Sciences: by noon on April 12 (for May 10 meeting), no promotion cases can be submitted for this date

Honorary Degree Nominations
An honorary degree is one of the highest awards given by the university and the University of Wisconsin System. It acknowledges individuals who have shown outstanding service to humanity globally, nationally, or locally. The Committee on Honorary Degrees looks forward to reviewing nominations from all disciplines.
Deadline for preliminary nominations (for a 2024 honorary degree): April 15 | Read more

University Lectures
The University Lectures Committee considers funding requests for distinguished lecturers by colleges, schools, or departments. These university-wide lectures must be open to the public and should enrich the general intellectual and cultural life of the university community.
Next monthly deadline for applications: April 15 | Read more

EVENTS

Distinguished Teaching Awards Ceremony
Tuesday, April 25, 5:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. | Register | Read More

Women, Trans, & Non-Binary Faculty Mentoring Program
Why Entrepreneurship Might Be For You: Advice on Moving from Discovery to Patent & Product
Friday, April 28, 2:00-3:00 p.m. | Register | Read more

Teaching and Learning Symposium
Thursday, May 18, 2023, 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. | Read more