Oct. 27: Mark Your Calendars for President's Address and All-University Faculty Meeting, Workshop
President Gregory H. Williams will present his first State of the University Address, during the Fall 2010 All-University Faculty Meeting. The event will take place from
3 to 5 p.m., on Wednesday, October 27, 2010
, in the Great Hall at Tangeman University Center. The entire campus community is invited to attend.
President Williams address, at approximately 3:20 p.m., will lead off an interactive segment of the meeting, resting on a faculty-led workshop with small-group, roundtable discussions focused on the role of faculty in the UC2019 strategic plans operational principles and core values. During the workshop portion of the meeting, each table will have a facilitator/recorder to collect input, which will then be provided as a component of Provost Santa Onos Academic Master Plan phase 1 working group effort.
At 5 p.m., the meeting will close with a reception that will then lead to the inaugural Faculty/Staff Art Show Auction in support of the endowment for the Faculty Award for Exemplary Contributions in Service. The full agenda of the All-University Faculty meeting is as follows:
- Approval of modified agenda of order of business
- Approval of the Minutes of the May 2010 All-University Faculty Meeting
- Necrology
- New Business
- Proposed University Faculty Bylaw Changes due to Semester Conversion
- Nominations for Grievance Committee expansion
- Presidential Address, Dr. Gregory H. Williams, President, University of Cincinnati, followed by question-and-answer.
- Accelerating Our Transformation Workshop (Facilitator, Richard J. Harknett, Chair of the University Faculty)
- New Business from the Floor
- Adjournment
In order to maximize the opportunity to have substantive discussion, those attending the meeting are asked to review the website: http://www.uc.edu/president/strategic_plan.html. Faculty Chair Richard Harknett will distribute preliminary structured questions to consider prior to the meeting.
The fall All-University Faculty Meeting is held in accordance with University By-law 3361:50-3-02.
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