USC Academic Senate - About Us
How can you get involved?
Contribute to Senate and University Committees:
The Academic Senate regularly appoints task forces and committees to review
issues of importance to the university. Faculty members are encouraged to
contribute their knowledge and expertise to this work. Please contact the
Academic Senate Office for consideration for future committee nominations. Please contact the
Academic Senate Office for consideration for future committee
nominations and volunteer for committee service in the annual call
for faculty self-nominations.
Participate in your unit's Faculty Council:
Faculty councils are forums for faculty decision-making at the level of each
individual school and unit. Representing their department, school or college
through involvement in these councils is an important contribution faculty
members make to help shape university policy and to promote the well-being of
the faculty.
Attend Academic Senate Meetings:
The Academic Senate meetings, which are open to all faculty, usually take
place at the USC faculty center on the third Wednesday of each month,
September through May. The current schedule of Academic
Senate meetings is found here.
Attending these meetings is a unique opportunity to
become acquainted with the Senate, and with senators representing faculty from
the various schools and departments at USC.
Bookmark the Senate Website:
If you would like more information on the Academic Senate and current topics
of concern, please visit our
website.
Follow the Senate project list:
Each year, the Academic Senate pursues a particular set of issues
and topics, which are drawn from discussions at the Senate retreats
(see documents from the latest retreat),
Executive Board
discussions, Senate meetings, and contributions
from the administration and faculty at large. The Senate Project
listing enables the faculty community as a whole to monitor the
progress of issues before the Senate, as well as to contribute.
Read the Faculty Forum:
The
Faculty Forum is a quarterly newsletter published by the Academic Senate.
It includes current information about the Senate and the academic life at USC.
Join USC's Faculty Listserver:
In addition to communicating with faculty councils, the Academic Senate
regularly sends information to all faculty members through its listserver. If
you would like your name added or dropped from this lisetserver, please send
an email to croque@usc.edu or go to the Senate
Website.
Check the USC Faculty's discussion wiki:
Do you feel it's hard to get your voice heard? Senate meetings too jammed
for new items? Want to discuss issues affecting faculty in an open
faculty-only forum? The Faculty Senate Wiki is designed to foster open
dialogue among us. If you're interested, sign in using my.usc.edu.
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