Faculty Senate
Faculty Senate
Faculty Senate
University of Guam Faculty Senate
The Senate represents the faculty in the academic leadership of the University. The mission of the Faculty Senate includes protecting academic freedom, institutional integrity and autonomy, and shared governance; providing faculty with a unified, substantial and independent voice in matters of educational programs; fostering academic quality by empowering and protecting the work of the Academic Review Committees; and promoting faculty development.
Save the Date! Faculty Development Day | Feb 21, 2025
Faculty Development Day | Sept. 13, 2024
Dr. Jose Antonio Bowen, Senior Fellow
American Association of Colleges and Universities (AASC&U)
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Faculty Development Day | Feb. 16, 2024
- UOG Academic Master Plan 2025-2030 by Dr. Sharleen Santos-Bamba, SVP & Provost
- Nuventive Improvement Assessment and Program Review Management System by Marlena Pangelinan, Vice Provost of Institutional Effectiveness
- Simple Syllabus Presentation by Dr. Doreen Crisostomo-Muna, Faculty Senate Vice President and Jonah Chau, SGA Senator
The Mission of the UOG Faculty Senate
The mission of the University of Guam Faculty Senate is to be the vehicle by which the Faculty exercises its responsibility for the academic leadership of the university. Specificially, the Faculty Senate.
- Protects and promotes the fundamental principles of the academy, including academic freedom and institutional integrity, institutional and individual autonomy, and shared academic governance;
- Provides the Faculty with a unified, substantial, and independent voice in matters of educational programs and other matters that relate to their areas of responsibility and expertise;
- Empowers and protects the prerogatives of the Academic Committees and individual members of the Faculty to discharge their responsibilities for maintaining the educational purpose and character of the university and the quality of its academic programs;
- Promotes an environment favorable to the professional activity and development of the Faculty, both as individuals and as a body;
- Discharges other specific responsibilities set forth in the Bylaws of the University of Guam Faculty Senate.
Bylaws, Rules, Handbook
Appendices
- Appendix D1-Special Rules-Updated 2014
- Appendix D2- FS Resolution and Palulap Award Concept Paper
- Appendix D3-Disposition of Actions in the Faculty Senate
- Appendix D4-Terminating Discussion and Extending Discussion
- Appendix D5-Preparing and Revising Draft Documents
- Appendix D6- Parliamentary Procedures
- Appendix F1-Sample Memorandum-Signed by Senate President for the Senate(2)
- Appendix F2- Current Executive Correspondnce- Recent actions and decisions
- Appendix F3-FS Resolution No. 17-01
- Appendix F4- Senate Letter of Transmittal to the Administration
- Appendix F5- Document Header
- Appendix F6- Senate Agenda
- Appendix F7- Senate Minutes
Senate Meeting Schedule
AY 2023–2024
Senate Sessions
Monthly on 3rd Thursday (except as noted above by an asterisk), 2:00–3:45 PM in the Jesus and Eugenia Leon Guerrero School of Business and Public Administration Building (SBPA) Rm. 129. All Senators of the 23rd Faculty Senate, as well as the Chairs of the Academic Review Committees (GERC, UCRC, and GCRC), the SVPP, one of the VPs, and the Senate Secretary are expected to attend.
- 24 August *
- 21 September
- 19 October
- 16 November
- 7 December *
- 25 January *
- 15 February
- 14 March *
- 18 April
- 9 May *
Senate Executive Committee (SEC) Meetings
Semi-monthly on the Tuesday before AP Meetings and Thursday after Senate Session (except as noted above by an asterisk) 2:00–3:00 PM (except when noted by +: 3:00-4:00 PM) on Zoom. Faculty Senate Executive members & Parliamentarian are expected to attend. SCIE Chair is encouraged to attend.
- 19 & 31 August *+
- 12 & 28 September
- 3 & 26 October *
- 7, 21 & 28 November *+
- 14 December *
- 17 January *
- 1, 6 & 22 February
- 5 & 28 March *
- 9, 25 & 30 April *
- 16 May
Agenda Planning Meetings (APM)
Monthly on the 2nd Thursday (except as noted above by an asterisk), 2:00–3:00 PM— Zoom Meeting access: https://zoom.us/j/91421311445. The SEC, Chairs of the Standing Committees, Chairs of the Academic Review Committees, and Senate Secretary are expected to attend.
- 17 August *
- 14 September
- 5 October *
- 9 & 30 November *
- 18 January *
- 8 February
- 7 March *
- 11 April
- 2 May *
Chemistry Seminar Series: Bioexploration for Nutritional Food Plants and Medicinals
Friday, 04/18/2025, 9:00 AM
Friday, 04/18/2025, 3:00 PM
International Agribusiness Seminar: Exploring SPAM
Wednesday, 04/23/2025, 11:00 AM
Semi-Annual Business Office Clinics
Thursday, 04/24/2025, 9:00 AM
Semi-Annual Business Office Clinics
Friday, 04/25/2025, 9:00 AM
Wednesday, 05/07/2025, 12:30 PM
CNAS Hooding and Pinning Ceremony
Friday, 05/23/2025, 11:00 AM
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