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Update & Call For Faculty Volunteers!

Promotion & Tenure Policy Task Force: Update

Update: Promotion and Tenure Policy Taskforce is currently in-session and is seeking additional faculty volunteers, with a strong preference for at least one volunteer faculty representative from each school. Willing to serve? Please contact Dr. Deborah Klesel.

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Volunteer to Serve on Vacant Faculty Committee Seats

Several vacant faculty committee seats need volunteers. Please volunteer, to help ensure faculty voice is represented in our UST shared insights governance model. A complete list of vacant committee seats can be accessed in our UST Faculty Blackboard organization space


Any faculty member willing to serve, please contact your Faculty Senate representative, or email Dr. Anne Gichuri.

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 Doherty Library Entrance Policy Update: Feedback Requested

Please access Doherty Library Dean Piccininni's  proposed updates to the Library Entrance Policy at our Faculty Senate Blackboard organization space, and presubmit any questions/concerns through your Faculty Senate representative prior to our October 4th meeting.

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Faculty Senate September Updates

President Ludwick's Faculty Q&A and Status of Hiring Practices

Pressident Ludwick responded to both annonymous pre-submitted and live questions/concerns from faculty members, and provided detailed updates on the status of the Hiring Practices review. Acting VPAA Dr. Hans Stockton also spoke in response to pre-submitted faculty questions/concerns. See our Blackboard Faculty Senate organization space for the minutes, to access more details.

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 A.02.02 Student Enrollment Policy: Update

Exceptions for students in the PSON transfer bachelor accelerated nursing track to be considered full-time with 9 credits, was unanimously approved. 

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A.02.09 Academic Honors: Update

Clarification of cumulative undergraduate GPA needed for honors, which for

commencement, are based on the completed semesters (not the final semester). See our Blackboard Faculty Senate organization space for additional details in our minutes.

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Contact Your Faculty Senate Representative

UST Senate Seat #1

Michael Charles Morrison, MFA

Senate Seat #1: Fine Art, Drama and Dance; Library (SAS)

[email protected] (preferred); (713) 525-3523
Charles Thangaraj, PhD
Senate Seat #2: Biology; Chemistry; Math 
[email protected] (preferred)
Mary Flagg, PhD
Senate Seat #3: Biology; Chemistry; Physic; Math
[email protected] (preferred); (713) 525-3187
Janet Lowery, PhD
Senate Seat #4: Communications; English [Sabbatical]
[Fall 2021 - Faculty, direct Senate related questions to Dr. Barloon]
[email protected] (preferred); (713) 942-5033
Yao-Yuan Yeh, PhD

Senate Seat #5: History; International Studies; Political Science; Psychology; Honors (A) 

[email protected] (preferred); (713) 525-3538
Crystal Tran, PhD
Senate Seat #6: History; International Studies; Political Science; Psychology; Honors (B)
[email protected] (preferred); (713) 525-3197
Fr. Raphael Mary, PhD
Senate Seat #7: Philosophy
[email protected] (preferred)

Sr. Theresa Chau Nguyen, PhD

Senate Seat #8: Theology
[email protected] (preferred)
Ramon Fernandez, MBA
Senate Seat #9: : Accounting, Economics and Finance; MBA (A)
[email protected] (preferred); (713) 525-2103
Sujin Horwitz, PhD
Senate Seat #10: Accounting, Economics and Finance; MBA (B)
[email protected] (preferred); (713) 525-2122
Elham Mousavidin, PhD
Senate Seat #11: Business & Marketing; Management Information Systems
[email protected] (preferred); (713) 942-5914

Jean Kiekel, PhD

Senate Seat #12: School of Education and Human Services
[email protected] (preferred)

Ivan Irizarry, PhD

Senate Seat #13: School of Education and Human Services
[email protected] (preferred)
Reverend Fr. Leon Strieder, PhD
Senate Seat #14: School of Theology
[email protected] (preferred); (713) 686-4345
Katherine Simpson, DNP, MSN, APRN, FNP
Senate Seat #15: Peavy School of Nursing 
[email protected] (preferred); (713) 525-3830
Rebecca Dowden, EdD
Senate Seat #16: Associate of Applied Science Programs (AAS)
[email protected] (preferred); (713) 942-5935
Do you have any questions or feedback? Please communicate with your UST Faculty Senate representative. You may also contact Faculty Senate at [email protected].
For complete access to all UST Faculty Senate news and related documents, please visit our UST Faculty Senate & Council Blackboard organization course, or contact your Faculty Senate representative. This Faculty Senate Monthly Newsletter is distributed once a month.
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