UW Tacoma (UWT) Faculty Council Committee - Special Meeting
Friday, November 6th, 2026, at 12:30 p.m., in Milgard Hall (MLG), Room 306
Agenda:
- 12:30 Approval of Minutes - Evy Shankus
- Discussion Items:
- Dean's Updates - Morteza Rahmatian
- Associate Dean's Updates - Stephen Norman
- PTL Process Agreement - Evy Shankus
- Voting Items:
- PTL Appointments (Pending Files) - Evy Shankus
University of Washington Department of English Faculty - Special Meeting
Friday, November 6th, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. in Paccar Hall Room 395 & Zoom
Agenda
- Hiring Plan
Student Technology Fee Committee (STFC) - Special Meeting
Monday, November 9th, 2026th, at 9:00 a.m. in UW Tacoma University Milgard Hall, Room 110 & Zoom
Agenda:
- CALL TO ORDER
- ROLL CALL
- Zaid Naamat
- Adanya McCoy
- Siri Govind
- Kristopher Chinn
- Nisha Patil
- Jaelen Soto
- Adam Riggs
- Khoa Phan
- APPROVAL OF AGENDA
- APPROVAL OF MINUTES
- OPEN PUBLIC FORUM
- UNFINISHED BUSINESS
- NEW BUSINESS
- [Discussion] What it means to be a person of contact for a proposal
- [Discussion] Minimum Wage Increase Conversation
- [Discussion] Vice chair
- [Vote] Vice Chair
- COMMITTEE UPDATES
- CHAIR UPDATES
- ADVISOR UPDATES
- ADJOURNMENT
UW Tacoma (UWT) Faculty Assembly Executive Council Committee - Special Meeting
Friday, November 6th, 2026, at 1:00 p.m., in Garrettson Woodruff & Pratt (GWP), Room 320 (Dawn Lucien Boardroom) and on Zoom
Agenda:
- Consent to Agenda, Approval of 10/19 Minutes
- Land Acknowledgement
- Consent to Agenda
- Permission to Record
- Approval of October 19 Meeting Minutes
- Keeling & Associates Discussion with UWT Executive Council: Strategic Plan
- Chair’s report (Attachment A)
- Class A Legislation
- Attachment B – Article IV, Section 1: Officers of Faculty Assembly
- Attachment C – Article VI, Section 1 and 2: Vacancy in Office
- Action: Discuss and vote
- Shared Governance
- Attachment D – Crowdsourcing Projects
- Action: Discuss and sign up
- Attachment E – Shared Governance Values and Discussion: Summary from Faculty Assembly Meeting
- Action: Discuss (e.g., what resonates, how use summary, etc.)
- Attachment F – Consultation Plan Conversation Starter: Locally Funded Unit Adjustment
- Action: Solicit feedback for development of final consultation plan
- Around the Table (if time permits)
- Adjourn
- Next Meeting:
- Executive Council Meeting: November 23, 2026, 12:30-1:20pm, GWP 320/Zoom
- Consent to Agenda, Approval of 10/19 Minutes
University of Washington Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies Faculty - Special Meeting
Friday, November 6th, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. in Padelford Hall (PDL), Room C 104-D
Agenda:
1. Approval of minutes
2. Announcements
3. Vote on Faculty Meetings for 2027
4. Hiring Plan Discussion
5. Graduate Applications Updates
6. Committee Reports
7. Good of the Order
8. Adjournment
Associated Students of UW Bothell (ASUWB) Executive Board - Special Meeting
Thursday, November 5th, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. in the Activities and Recreation Center – Meeting Room ARC-121
Agenda:
- Meeting called to order at 0:00 PM
- Roll Call:
- In attendance:
- Absent:
- Approval of Agenda:
- ---- motions to approve 11-05-2026 meeting agenda, ----Seconds
- Motion Passes 0-0-0
- Approval of Minutes:
- ---- motions to approve 10-29-2026 meeting minute, ---- Seconds
- Motion Passes 0-0-0
- Public Comments:
- Reports:
- President
- Vice President
- Director of Senate
- Director of Finance
- Director of Community Partnerships
- Director of Government Affairs
- Legislative Coordinator
- Internal Affairs Coordinator
- Marketing and Events Coordinator
- Committee Reports:
- Events Update and Reports:
- Townhall
- Announcements:
- Vice President
- Advisor
- Unfinished Business:
- New Business:
- Senate items
- Amendments
- ASUWB Bylaw Amendments
- Board legislation
- Legislative Agenda
- Committee Business
- Community Business
- Discussion items:
- Student Code of Conduct
- Open Forum
- Adjournment: --- motions to adjourn the meeting, --- seconds
- Motion passes 0-0-0
- Meeting adjourned at 0:00 PM.
Department of Aeronautics Astronautics Faculty - Special Meeting
Thursday, November 5th, 2026 at 1:30 pm in Husky Union Building (HUB), Room 238
Agenda:
- Minutes for October 1, 2026
- 3-Minute Scholarship Snapshot
- Alvar Saenz Otero, capstone
- VOTE: Adjunct renewals
- COE Budget and Operational Updates
- New business
- Adjourn
Associated Students of University of Washington Tacoma (ASUWT) – Senate Meeting
Wednesday, November 4th, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. in University of Washington YMCA (YMA), Room 303
Agenda:
- CALL TO ORDER
- ROLL CALL
- School of Urban Studies Senator
- School of Engineering and Technology Senator
- Pre-major Senator
- School of Education Senator
- School of Milgard Business Senator
- School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Senator – social science
- School of Social justice and Criminal Justice Senator
- School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Senator – Science and mathematics
- APPROVAL OF AGENDA
- APPROVAL OF MINUTES
- OPEN PUBLIC FORUM
- UNFINISHED BUSINESS
- NEW BUSINESS
- [Discussion]: Speaker of Senate Speeches/Discussion
- [Vote]: Speaker of senate
- [Discussion]: Proposed Bylaw Amendments regarding Office Hours
- [Vote]: Approval of proposed Bylaws Amendments regarding Office Hours
- [Discussion]: Monthly updates from the Director of Graduate Affairs and Undergraduate Affairs.
- SENATOR UPDATES
- ADVISOR UPDATES
- CHAIR UPDATES
University of Washington Tacoma Department of Social Sciences (SOCS) - Special Meeting
Friday, November 6th, 2026, at 12:30 p.m. in Dougan (DOU) Room 270
Agenda:
- 12:30 – 12:45 Hotseat
- 12:45 – 1:55 Forum
- 1:55 – 1:15 Advisory Committee - Hiring lecturers and Affiliate faculty
- 1:15 – 1:35 Curriculum Committee - Course/program proposal workflow
- 1:35 – 2:05 Discussion: Hiring request
- 2:05 – 2:15 Delegation of faculty retention policy
- 2:15 – 2:25 Announcements
- 2:25 – 3:00 Closing
UW Tacoma Services and Activities Fee Committee (SAFC) - Special Meeting
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. in University Y Student Center (UWY), Room 307 and Zoom
Agenda:
- Call to Order
- Land Acknowledgement
- Safety Briefing
- Roll Call, Guest Introductions, Connection-Building Question
- Approval of Agenda
- Approval of Minutes
- Open Public Forum
- Reports & Updates
- Chair/Vice-Chair
- Committees
- Members
- Old Business
- Bylaws/Operations Manual Review
- New Business
- Discussion Items
- Announcements
- Adjournment
Department of Classics Faculty - Special Meeting
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026, at 12:30 pm, in Denny Room 257
Agenda:
- Approval of minutes
- Announcements
- Vote on dates for regular faculty meetings for 2027 and separate graduate student progress meeting in Feb. 2027
- Vote on admission of Beck Faletti and Eco Zhang into PhD program
- Discussion of renewal of 3-year appointment of Michael Ritter as PTL
- Discussion of hiring plan
- Report from the DEI committee
- Old/New business
- Adjournment
Information School Faculty - Special Meeting
Friday, March 13, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. in Bloedel Room 070, via Zoom
Agenda:
- COFFEE!
- Welcome (Joseph T. Tennis)
- Land acknowledgment
- We are Human: Not just kudos
- Announcements
- REVIEW
- Online voting links
- Reappointment for teaching faculty [Faculty HR]
- EFC Chair-Elect [EFC]
- DECIDE: Consent agenda
- Approve October 16, 2026 meeting minutes
- DISCUSS: Social Committee (Michelle Martin, Itza Carbajal, Chirag Shah)
- DISCUSS: EG Policy: Membership (Joseph T. Tennis)
- DISCUSS: IS Searches (Emma Spiro and Nic Weber)
- INFORM: Update from the Dean (Anind Dey)
- DISCUSS: Next Steps for Computing, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence at the UW
- Closing (Joseph T. Tennis)
College of Arts and Sciences Faculty - Special Meeting
Wednesday, November 18th, 2026, at 4:00 p.m., in Kincaid Hall 102/108 and Zoom
Agenda:
- Welcome and brief overview of goals
- Open discussion driven by CAS faculty attendees
Department of Dance Faculty - Meeting Cancellation
The Dance faculty meeting on Thursday, November 12, 2026 is cancelled.
UW Tacoma (UWT) Faculty Assembly Executive Council Committee - Special Meeting
Monday, October 9th, 2026, at 12:30 p.m. in Garrettson Woodruff & Pratt (GWP), Room 320 (Dawn Lucien Boardroom) and Zoom
Monday, November 6th, 2026, at 1:00 p.m., in Garrettson Woodruff & Pratt (GWP), Room 320 (Dawn Lucien Boardroom) and Zoom
Agenda:
- Consent to Agenda, Approval of 5/29 and 9/25 Minutes
- Land Acknowledgement
- Consent to Agenda
- Permission to Record
- Approval of May 29 and September 25 Meeting Minutes
- Chair’s report
- Committee Nominations
- Undergraduate Education Academic Council Representation and Vote
- Approve Standing Committee Charges
- Faculty Affairs Committee
- Academic Policy & Curriculum Committee
- Class A Legislations (Review Code Advisor requests and Vote to Approve)
- Around the Table (if time)
- Adjourn
- Consent to Agenda, Approval of 5/29 and 9/25 Minutes
Human Centered Design & Engineering (HCDE) Faculty - Special Meeting
Wednesday, November 4th, 2026, 9:30 a.m., Seig Building, Room 329 & Zoom
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2026, 9:30 a.m., Seig Building, Room 329 & Zoom
Agenda:
- Announcements/Reminders
- Old Business
- New Business
- Executive Session
Department of Philosophy - Special Meeting
Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, at 3:30 pm, Savery Hall (SAV) in Room 408 (and via Zoom)
Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, at 3:30 pm, Savery Hall (SAV) in Room 408 (and via Zoom)
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, at 3:30 pm, Savery Hall (SAV) in Room 408 (and via Zoom)
Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, at 3:30 pm, Savery Hall (SAV) in Room 408 (and via Zoom)
Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2026, at 3:30 pm, Savery Hall (SAV) in Room 408 (and via Zoom)
Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2026, at 3:30 pm, Savery Hall (SAV) in Room 408 (and via Zoom)
Agenda for each:
- Announcements
- Budget
- Policies
- Committee Discussions
- Curriculum: Grad, Undergrad
- Others
- Staff Discussion
- Executive Session
- Other Business
- Announcements
UW Bothell School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences (SIAS) All School Meeting - Special Meeting
Thursday, November 5th, 2026, at 1:15pm in Summit Hall Room 110
Agenda:
- Approval of minutes from October meeting.
- Announcements and updates
- Discussion of non-voting topics
- Voting items
Gender, Women, & Sexuality Studies (GWSS) - Special Meetings
Friday, October 2, 2026, at 12:30 p.m. in Padelford (PDL) Room B110 G
Friday, November 13, 2026, at 12:30 p.m. in Padelford (PDL) Room B110 G
Friday, December 4, 2026, at 12:30 p.m. in Padelford (PDL) Room B110 G
Agenda:
- Announcements
- Committee Updates
- Awards
- Advancement/Communication
- Undergraduate Studies
- Graduate Studies
College of Education Faculty - Special Meeting
Friday, November 20, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. in Miller Hall Room 104
Agenda:
- Call to Order & Welcome
- Review of Shared Agreements, Grounding in our mission & Reconnection
- Reading and Approval of the Minutes (from October 9, 2026, meeting)
- Dean Report (Mia Tuan)
- Student Support in Current Times Update – (SSAC)
- Strategic Plan Work
- Moving Towards Revenue Generation in the College: Interactive Discussion
- Standing Committee Updates and Recommendations
- Faculty Development and Support
- Student Support and Advancement
- Diversity & Equity Committee
- Budget and Planning Committee
- Academic Programs & Initiatives Committee
- UW Faculty Senate
- New Business to Be Considered
- Approved Items at 11/6/2026 Faculty Council Meeting
- Other new business
- Announcements
- Community Engagement
- We center our shared humanity
- We communicate respectfully to each other and in our own words, even as we disagree
- We enable all voices to be heard
- We agree to not go over our time
- We agree not to interrupt or talk out of turn
- Adjournment
Department of American Ethnic Studies Faculty - Special Meetings
The Department of American Ethnic Studies will hold 7 Special Meetings during 2026. Details and agendas below.
Friday, March 6, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. in Padelford Hall (PDL) in Room B-503
Friday, April 10, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. in Padelford Hall (PDL) in Room B-503
Friday, May 8, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. in Padelford Hall (PDL) in Room B-503
Friday, June 5, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. in Padelford Hall (PDL) in Room B-503
Friday, October 9, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. in Padelford Hall (PDL) in Room B-503
Friday, November 6, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. in Padelford Hall (PDL) in Room B-503
Friday, December 4, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. in Padelford Hall (PDL) in Room B-503
Agenda for each:
- Approval of the Agenda and Minutes
- Chair's Report and Updates from College of Arts and Sciences
- Staff Report
- Committee Discussion
- Executive Session
- Other Business