University of Washington Tacoma Services and Activities Fee Committee (SAFC) - Special Meeting
April 28, 2026
Friday, May 1st, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. in Garretson, Woodruff, & Pratt (GWP) Room 320 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
- Spring Special Allocations
- Discussion Items
- Announcements
- Adjournment
University of Washington Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies Faculty - Special Meeting
April 28, 2026
Friday, May 1, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. in Padelford Hall Room C104-D
Agenda:
- Approval of minutes
- Announcements
- Graduate Admissions Update
- Committee Reports
- Good of the Order
- Adjournment
Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS) - Special Meeting
April 28, 2026
Thursday, April 30th, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. in Husky Union Building (HUB) 314 and via Zoom
Agenda:
- Call to Order
- Approval of 4.30.2026 Agenda
- Approval of the 4.16.2026 Minutes
- Public Comment
- Old Business
- New Business
- Review and vote on funding for Special Allocation Applications
▪ Amnesty International
▪ Japanese Student Association
▪ Society for Advanced Rocket Propulsion
▪ Future School Psychologists of Color
▪ West African Student Association
▪ African Caribbean Student Association - Discuss changes to FY27 Special and Departmental Allocations Funding Packet
- Draft F&B Recommendations for next years committee
- Review and vote on funding for Special Allocation Applications
- Senator and office updates
- Adjournment
Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS) - Special Meeting
April 27, 2026
Wednesday, April 29th, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. in Husky Union Building (HUB) 332 and via Zoom
Agenda:
- Call to Order
- Approval of Agenda
- Approval of Minutes
- Land Acknowledgement
- Announcements and Public Comments
- GPSS Officer Elections
- UPASS Resolution
- Adjournment
University of Washington Tacoma Department of Social Sciences (SOCS) - Special Meeting
April 27, 2026
Friday, May 1st, 2026, at 12:30 p.m. in Dougan (DOU) Room 270
Agenda:
- Forum
- Advisory Committee: Department assessment
- Updates
- Curriculum Committee
- Community and Scholarly Engagement Committee
- Announcements
- Discussion of community building
Faculty Senate - Regular Meeting
April 24, 2026
Thursday, April 30, 2026, at 2:30 p.m. in Johnson, Room 102 & Zoom
Agenda:
- Call to Order and Approval of Agenda.
- Land Acknowledgement
- Faculty Senate Chair’s Remarks – Professor Aarti Bhat.
- Reports and Opportunity for Questions.
- Report of the Secretary of the Faculty.
- Report of the Chair of the Senate Committee on Planning and Budgeting.
- Report of the Faculty Legislative Representative.
- President’s Remarks – Robert Jones.
- Requests for Information from the March 9, 2026, Senate Executive Committee Meeting.
- Approval of the Minutes for the February 9, 2026, SEC meeting.
- Approval of the Minutes for the February 19, 2026, Faculty Senate meeting.
- Memorial Resolution.
- Consent Agenda.
- Approve Nominees for Faculty Councils and Committees
- Announcements.
- New Business.
- Class A Legislation – Aligning the Faculty Code with Executive Orders, Faculty Governance, and
Appointment and Promotion Procedures at UW Bothell and UW Tacoma – second consideration. - Class A Legislation – Elected Faculty Council Bylaws – first consideration.
- Class B Legislation – Undergraduate Learning Outcomes.
- Class C Resolution – Academic Freedom and the Removal of Professor Aria Fani from the Directorship of
the Middle East Center.
- Class A Legislation – Aligning the Faculty Code with Executive Orders, Faculty Governance, and
- Discussion Items.
- Two Hours in My Shoes Proposal
- Good of the Order.
- Adjournment.
Senate Executive Committee (SEC) - Special Meeting
April 24, 2026
Monday, April 27, 2026 at 2:30 p.m. in Gerberding Hall Room 142 & Zoom
Agenda:
- Call to Order and Approval of Agenda.
- Senate Chair’s Remarks – Aarti Bhat.
- New Business.
- Class C Resolution – Academic Freedom and the Removal of Professor Aria Fani from the Directorship of
the Middle East Center. [Exhibit A]
Action: Approve for Faculty Senate consideration. - Approval of the April 30, 2026, Faculty Senate agenda. [Exhibit B]
Action: Approve for distribution to Faculty Senators.
- Class C Resolution – Academic Freedom and the Removal of Professor Aria Fani from the Directorship of
- Adjournment
UW Bothell, School of STEM, Physical Sciences Department Faculty Meeting
March 30, 2026
Friday, June 5, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. in Discovery Hall Room 464
Agenda:
- Approval of agenda and minutes from prior faculty meeting
- Chair’s report
a. Announcements
b. Events - Old business
- Committee updates
a. DEI
b. Faculty Council report
c. Chemistry
d. Physics
e. ESS
f. Curriculum/scheduling - New business/other issues
- Meeting adjourns
Department of American Ethnic Studies Faculty - Special Meetings
February 20, 2026
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