Faculty may attend the Zoom meeting as a guest — please refer to the email you receive from your school’s Faculty Senate Liaison for the Zoom link and information The agenda will be posted on the Faculty Senate website prior to the meeting. Click on the white button labeled “Meeting Minutes & Agendas” and follow the important log-in instructions.

During the meeting, faculty have the opportunity to indicate their questions, input, faculty advice, concerns, ideas, feedback, etc., by texting such to a member of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee — their cell phone number will be posted in the chatbox at the (Zoom) meeting. Alternatively, you may utilize the “raise your hand” Zoom feature to be recognized to speak by the Faculty Senate Chair.

If you prefer a more private setting to raise your concerns or suggestions, please contact your school’s Faculty Senate Liaison (listed as Liaison on the Faculty Senate Roster page. Alternatively, you can contact the Chair of the Faculty Senate, Eric Ford, at ewford@uab.edu.)

Agenda (Items and Order Subject to Change):

The Faculty Senate will host a presentation from Dr. Scott Phillips, Vice Provost for Innovative Teaching and Academic Engagement. He will provide an update on the 2025-2030 QEP as well as information about other faculty-facing service units. Also presenting will be Dr. Kathy Nugent, Associate Vice President and Executive Director for the Bill L. Harbert Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, who will provide a department update.

If you have any questions regarding the meeting or agenda items, you may contact the past Chair of the Faculty Senate, Eric Ford at ewford@uab.edu or the Associate Chair of the Faculty Senate, Girish Melkani at girishmelkani@uabmc.edu.

Agenda items and orders are subject to change.