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  • UW Tacoma Services and Activities Fee Committee (SAFC) - Special Meeting

    Tuesday, November 10th, 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
      • Election/Appointment of a Chair
    • New Business
      • Discussion: Norms and Values
    • Discussion Items
    • Announcements
    • Adjournment

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  • American Indian Studies (AIS) Faculty - Special Meetings

    Tuesday, November 10th, 2026, at 12:30 p.m. in Padelford Hall (PDL) in Room C-514 and Zoom

    Agenda:

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  • Foster School of Business Faculty Council - Special Meeting

    Tuesday, November 10th, 2021, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., in PACCAR Hall, Room 456

    Agenda:

    • Roll call
    • Minutes of the October 13 meeting
    • Dean's remarks
    • Course submissions: Working Professional MBA pooled electives
    • Foster Undergraduate new course and course change processes (discussion, no vote)
    • AI grading policy
    • Summer money
    • Open Public Meetings Act requirements
    • Bylaws revision process, January to March
    • Announcements
    • Other business
    • Executive Session (if needed)

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • Associated Students of UW Tacoma (ASUWT) Student Technology Fee Committee (STFC) - Special Meeting

    Monday, November 9th, 2026, 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

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  • 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

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  • 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:

    • Approval of minutes
    • Announcements
    • Vote on Faculty Meetings for 2027
    • Hiring Plan Discussion
    • Graduate Applications Updates
    • Committee Reports
    • Good of the Order
    • Adjournment

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  • 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

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  • 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

     

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  • Department of Dance Faculty - Meeting Cancellation

    The Dance faculty meeting on Thursday, November 12, 2026 is cancelled.

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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