SIAS Faculty & Faculty Council Open 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)
• SIAS Departmental meetings

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.