The Mission of the Faculty Senate is to actively work with all levels of university governance to formulate and implement educational policy, specifically:
- To create a productive and rewarding academic environment for faculty and students.
- To protect the ability of faculty to pursue independent, scholarly research.
- To protect the feedom of faculty to openly present and discuss scholarly ideas.
The UNL Faculty Senate is distinguished by several characteristics. First, we have an extensive committee structure. There is no important area of campus activity uninformed by members who sit on the various committess of the Faculty Senate. This is our most important means of bringing faculty perspectives to the decision making table. Many committees are advisory. The work of these committees leads to better decsioins, and often serves to improve the academic environment for faculty. A second important characteristic of the UNL Faculty Senate is that we hold frequent interactions with the administration. The Chancellor communicates openly to the Faculty Senate at the monthly Senate meetings. The Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate also meets with members of the administration at least once a month. The end result is that there are effective functioning channels of communication.
Faculty Senate Meeting Schedule
