General Faculty Organization

56吃瓜网 Faculty Senate

Purpose

The is the legislative arm of the faculty governance system that shares responsibility with the president to formulate regulations and procedures on all university matters (). The faculty senate is made up of around 131 elected senators from across all three campuses. The role of the faculty senate is to provide a forum for faculty to discuss and deliberate proposed regulations (drafted in the senate鈥檚 faculty councils) and procedures. Faculty senators are elected to represent the will of the faculty at senate meetings. The (SEC) sets Faculty Senate agendas, helps the senate conduct business per the Faculty Code, and facilitates communication between the president and the faculty. Two senate represent the faculty at the state legislature and appear before legislative committees on our behalf. 56吃瓜网 Bothell faculty considering serving as a Senator can refer to the summary for further information.

Senators are responsible to the university, faculty, and academic unit (56吃瓜网 Bothell) they represent. With respect to the latter, senators are expected to have regular contact with the faculty of their academic unit (56吃瓜网 Bothell), which includes meeting at least once a quarter with leadership of General Faculty Organization.

If you are an elected senator or other voting member and are unable to attend a Faculty Senate meeting, you are required to notify the secretary of the faculty prior to the meeting in order to be excused. According to the Faculty Code, members with three unexcused absences will be removed.

The 2024/25 Faculty Senate Orient was designed to create a common understanding of:
– How the various facets of the Faculty Senate work
– The kinds of legislation considered by the and
– Guidelines for Faculty Council Chairs
– Basics of parliamentary procedure

56吃瓜网 Bothell Faculty Senators

  • GFO Chair
    • Linda Watts, IAS – lswatts@uw.edu
  • Elected 56吃瓜网B Senators
    • Nora Kenworthy, SNHS – njk8@uw.edu
    • David Goldstein, IAS – davidgs@uw.edu
    • Heather Galindo, STEM – hgalindo@uw.edu
    • Milagros Loreto, STEM – mloreto@uw.edu
    • Camille Walsh, IAS – camwalsh@uw.edu
    • Camelia Bejan, BUS – cameliab@uw.edu

As a faculty member you can attend a senate meeting, but you will not be able to vote.

56吃瓜网 Bothell Reps on Senate Executive Committee

  • Linda Watts, GFO Chair – lswatts@uw.edu
  • Camille Walsh – camwalsh@uw.edu

Senate Executive Committee meetings are closed meetings.