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Faculty and staff forum to be held Aug. 5

As a reminder, Wake Forest University will hold a faculty and staff forum on Thursday, Aug. 5, from 4 to 5 p.m. The forum will include updates from President Susan Wente, Dr. Chris Ohl, Vice President Emily Neese and Provost Rogan Kersh.

University employees received an email today with a link to join the webinar, which will be recorded and posted on the Faculty & Staff page on Our Way Forward.

Faculty Senate elects 2021-2022 Executive Committee officers

The Wake Forest Faculty Senate has elected officers for the 2021-2022 year. The Faculty Senate is an advisory group of thirty-seven elected faculty members from the seven Schools of Wake Forest University. It represents faculty in matters of academics and research, as well as policies and procedures that affect faculty and the student educational experience.

The Senate Executive Committee meets regularly with the Provost and Dean of the Medical School to speak on behalf of University faculty to advise on policy decisions affecting faculty, staff and broader the University community.

2021-2022 Executive Committee:

  • Matthew Phillips (Business), president
  • Tracey Banks (Law), vice president
  • Saylor Breckenridge (Sociology), secretary
  • Arjun “Raja” Chatterjee (Medicine), at-large member of the Executive Committee

New officers, along with the senators elected this spring by each academic unit, begin their terms on April 1. This is a shift from earlier summer rotations designed to help the Senate build momentum and most effectively serve and represent faculty members.

Visit the Faculty Senate site to learn more.

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Update: Provost Kersh's annual address postponed to Feb. 24

The following update was emailed to the campus community on Feb. 8, 2021 on behalf of Faculty Senate President Simone Caron and Provost Rogan Kersh.

Given the many faculty and staff colleagues focused on containing the surge in COVID cases among students, Provost Kersh’s annual address to campus has been postponed to Wednesday, Feb. 24, from 4 to 5 p.m. We look forward to seeing you then; a Zoom link will be circulated in advance.

Sincere thanks for your understanding–and for your reminding students to maintain steadfastly the masked/distanced practices that enabled us to remain open this fall.

Simone Caron
President, Faculty Senate

Rogan Kersh
Provost

Staff and faculty forums: July 24 and 27

Staff forum:

The University will host a staff forum Friday, July 24 at 8:30 a.m. The Information Systems team has worked to ensure a safe and secure experience via Zoom Webinar. For staff, please join by visiting the link in your July 16 email from Executive Vice President Hof Milam and Provost Rogan Kersh. Staff can submit questions through our designated Human Resources form. We will continue to answer them directly through email updates, centralized FAQs and the Friday forum.

Faculty forum:

Vice President for Campus Life Penny Rue and Clinical Director of Student Health Service Joanne Clinch will appear as panelists for the faculty forum Monday, July 27, 5 – 6 p.m. An email with details for accessing the meeting will be sent to faculty later this week.

Faculty may submit questions for Penny and Joanne via this form before 5 p.m. on Wednesday, July 22.

A subsequent forum on University finances is planned for the first week of August.

Milam to present annual financial update on May 2

This announcement was emailed to faculty and staff on April 18 by Wake Forest Communications and External Relations:

At the invitation of the Faculty Senate, Executive Vice President Hof Milam will give his annual financial update to the University on May 2 at 4 p.m. in Pugh Auditorium.

Milam will review the University budget for 2018-19, as well as provide information on the financial challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. The Senate enthusiastically invites all students, staff and faculty to attend.

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