Open Public Meetings

Open Public Meetings

As required by the Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA), with notices for both regular and special meetings filed with the UW Office of Public Records and Open Public Meetings, the following SIAS meetings are open to the public:  

  • SIAS Faculty Council meetings
  • SIAS Faculty meetings (with certain limited exceptions as listed below)

Limited Exceptions:  SIAS Faculty meetings regarding personnel issues, such as recommendations and discussions regarding hiring, appointment, promotion or tenure, and merit are not open to the public and are held in closed session (after proper notice and an agenda have been filed with the Office of Public Records) when, after the meeting is opened, an announcement is made as to the purpose and length of the executive session.

For more information, see the UW page on Open Public Meetings.

SIAS Faculty Council Meeting Schedule
SIAS Faculty Meeting Schedule

SIAS Faculty Meeting

Date/Time: October 21, 2022; 12:30 - 2:30 p.m.

Physical Location: UW Tacoma William Philip Hall; Milgard Assembly Room

Zoom: https://washington.zoom.us/j/94308467407

 

Meeting Agenda:

  1. Land Acknowledgment and Ground Rules
  2. Approval of Minutes
  3. Announcements & Updates 
  4. Dean’s Discussion of SIAS Priorities
  5. Small Group Discussion - Building Community
  6. Old Business - "Lecturer-at-Large Position on Faculty Council
  7. New Business - Delegation of Part-Time Faculty Hiring
  8. Digital Learning Policy Task Force
  9. Presentation - Vice Chancellor for Equity & Inclusion
  10. Presentation - Dean's Diversity Advisory Council
  11. Reports
  12. As May Arise/For the Good of the Order
  13. Roll Call of Votes
  14. Adjourn

 

Date/Time: November 18, 2022; 12:30 - 2:30 p.m.

Physical Location: UW Tacoma YMCA, UWY 304, 1710 Market St, Tacoma, WA 98402]

Zoom: https://washington.zoom.us/j/94308467407

 

Meeting Agenda:

  1. Land Acknowledgment
  2. Approval of Minutes
  3. Updates & Announcements
  4. Dean’s Diversity Advisory Council
  5. Motion – Bylaws Changes
  6. Digital Learning Policy Task Force – Update & Discussion
  7. Structure – Overview & Discussion
  8. Dean’s Priorities
  9. Reports
  10. As may arise

Date/Time: November 29, 2022, 12:20-1:20 pm

Physical Location: TPS 110

Zoom: https://washington.zoom.us/j/96447628161

  
Meeting Agenda:

  1. Land Acknowledgement
  2. Approval of Agenda (2 minutes)
  3. Approval of Minutes (2 minutes)
  4.  New Business – Faculty Council Meetings – Winter Quarter (5 minutes)
  5.  New Business – SIAS Curriculum Committee (10 minutes)
  6. Ongoing Business – Structure Discussion (20 min.)
  7.  Faculty Meeting Agenda – December 9, 2022
    1.  Structure
    2. Elimination of Majors and Minors
    3. Digital Learning Policy Tack Force (?)
    4. Faculty Senate Report (?)
    5. Faculty Assembly Executive Council Report (?)
  8. Reports
  9. As may arise
  10. Adjourn

Date/Time: December 9, 2022, 12:30-2:30 pm

Physical Location: Philip Hall

Zoom: https://washington.zoom.us/j/91384675648 

 

Meeting Agenda

  1. Land Acknowledgement (5 minutes)
  2. Approval of Minutes (10 minutes)
  3. Updates & Announcements (15 minutes)
  4.  Reports & Opportunity for Questions (10 minutes) 
    1. Faulty Senate (See Exhibit A & Exhibit B)
  5. Distribution of Modalities – Overview & Discussion (20 minutes)
  6. As may arise
  7. Adjourn

Date/Time: January 13, 2023, 12:30-2:30 pm

Physical Location: William Philip Hall

Zoom: https://washington.zoom.us/j/97332899565 

 

Meeting Agenda

  1. Land Acknowledgement 
  2. Approval of Minutes 
  3. Updates & Announcements 
  4. Legislation & SIAS Bylaws 
  5. Digital Learning Policy Task Force Report & Recommendation 
  6. Budget Presentation 
  7. Distribution of Modalities – Data 
  8. Reports & Opportunity for Questions 
  9. As may arise
  10.  Adjourn

Date/Time: February 3, 2023, 12:30-2:30 pm

Physical Location: William Philip Hall

Zoom: https://washington.zoom.us/j/93254445560

Meeting Agenda

  1. Land Acknowledgement
  2. Approval of Minutes 
  3. Updates & Announcements 
  4. Hiring Priorities 
  5. Teaching Evaluation Policy – Peer Evaluation 
  6. Tri-Campus Instructional Quality Initiatives
  7. UWT Research Report & Funding Opportunities 
  8. Reports & Opportunity for Questions 
    1. Faulty Senate 
    2. Faculty Assembly Executive Council 
  9.  As may arise
  10. Reading of the Votes
  11. Adjourn