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
Associated Students of UW Bothell (ASUWB) Executive Board - Special Meeting
Thursday, October 15th, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. in Founders Hall UW1-280 (Rose Room)
Agenda:
- Meeting called to order at 0:00 PM
- Roll Call:
- In attendance:
- Absent:
- Approval of Agenda:
- ---- motions to approve 10-15-2026 meeting agenda, ----Seconds
- Motion Passes 0-0-0
- Approval of Minutes:
- ---- motions to approve 10-09-2026 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:
- Candidate Forum
- Townhall
- Announcements:
- Vice President
- Advisor
- Unfinished Business:
- New Business:
- Senate items
- Amendments
- Board legislation
- 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.
University of Washington Tacoma Department of Culture, Arts, & Communication - Special Meeting
Friday, October 16th, 2026, at 12:30 p.m. at Russell T. Joy (JOY) Room 114 and Zoom
Agenda:
- Welcome & Safety Instructions
- Land Acknowledgement
- Approving the Retreat (9/24/26) minutes
- FC & EC check ins
- Other announcements
- Chair updates:
- Reappointments/Promotions
- Internships
- Spanish language & Culture
- Scheduling
- “Next steps for integrating the 5 elements of effective teaching into personnel processes” – Leighann Chaffee
- Envisioning CAC’s Future
- For the Good of the Order
UW Tacoma Faculty Affairs Committee - Special Meeting
Friday, October 16th, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., in Bloedel Room 070 and Zoom
Agenda:
- 9:15 am COFFEE!
- 9:30 am Welcome (Joseph T. Tennis)
- Land acknowledgment
- We are Human: Not just kudos
- Announcement: EFC Chair Elect
- What EFC did last year
- 9:35 am REVIEW
- Online voting links [Alicia will add]
- Curriculum items [none from Victor]
- 9:40 am DECIDE: Consent agenda
- May 29, 2026 Faculty Meeting Minutes
- Curricular items (if needed)
- 9:45 am DISCUSS and VOTE: Policy updates
- No policies on the consent agenda
- Revision cadence and plan for year (Joseph Tennis)
- Approve
- Sabbatical Policy (Katie Davis)
- Visiting Scholars (Katie Davis)
- Inform
- Retired partially rehired policy (Katie Davis)
- Whiteley Center (Katie Davis)
- Retiring
- Distribution of sabbatical guidelines (Joseph Tennis)
- 9:55 am INFORM: Update from the Dean (Anind Dey) [if needed]
- 10:10 am INFORM and DISCUSS: Climate Survey Report (Nassim Parvin and Jillian Morn,
- Director of Institutional Assessment & Evaluation)
- 11:00 am Faculty Search Update (Emma Spiro)
- 11:10 am 2026 Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian planning grant- IMLS (Sharon Streams)
- 11: 20 am Faculty Support (Katie Davis)
- 11:30 am ADJOURN
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