[Faculty] Annual Faculty Survey

[Shane Burgess]

Dear Colleagues,

The memo below is a renewed call for participation in an annual faculty 
survey regarding opportunities for university-level service and 
participation in shared governance.To date, only 4% of UA faculty have 
responded.Like Dr. Howell and Dr. McCammon, I urge you to participate in 
this conversation.

Your voice is an essential component of our shared governance.Here in 
CALS, faculty serve on a number of college-level committees that are key 
to a transparent decision-making process.I want to ensure that we keep 
communications open, that we evaluate every idea thoroughly, and that we 
make decisions in the spirit of shared governance.

You have both the opportunity and the obligation to have your voice 
heard.Faculty who represent the college on university-level committees 
also have the chance to ensure that our particular needs and concerns as 
a college are being considered in university decisions.

I am confident that CALS faculty will take the time to participate in 
this survey and consider a new commitment to university-level committee 
service.

Regards,

Shane


-- 
Shane Burgess
Vice Provost and Dean
The University of Arizona | College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
Forbes Building Rm. 306 | 1140 E. So. Campus Drive | PO Box 210036
Tucson, AZ 85721-0036
PHONE: 520.621.7621
FAX: 520.621.7196
EMAIL: sburgess at cals.arizona.edu


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DATE: *September 30, 2013*

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TO: *University of Arizona Faculty*

FROM: *Wanda H. Howell, Chair of the Faculty*

*Laura McCammon, Chair, Committee on Committees

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RE: *Annual Faculty Survey:  Opportunities for University-level Service 
and Participation in Shared Governance*

Your participation on faculty committees helps to protect and improve 
the quality of this University and the rights of your faculty 
colleagues.  The collective wisdom of our faculty is strong and 
respected.  YOUR voice is needed as we face dramatic changes in teaching 
and research, information technology, and in the level and form of 
financial support.

Each year the UA Committee on Committees (CoC) conducts a faculty survey 
which gives each of you the opportunity to indicate your interest in 
faculty service.  The CoC relies on the survey results to identify 
faculty to nominate for various General Faculty Standing Committees. The 
survey is also used to identify faculty for service on a variety of 
other committees as needed.

The survey is available at this link: 
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Survey13-14

Descriptions of each committee are also included to help you make your 
choices.

The University of Arizona administrators and faculty leaders have long 
adhered to the honorable tradition of Shared Governance. We believe that 
faculty participation and consultation are essential to maintaining an 
outstanding University with sound academic programs, promoting research 
that significantly advances the mission of the University, recruiting 
and retaining a distinguished faculty, cultivating institutional 
diversity, and preserving academic freedom.

*/Please take advantage of these opportunities for University-level service!
/*https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Survey13-14

//

/"I believe that a strong university is the product of a strong and 
engaged faculty."///

/J.D. Garcia, Professor of Physics, Emeritus/



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