This page provides important updates and deadlines that Faculty Senate will regularly announce, including:
- New programs, after Department of Higher Education (DHE) approval
- Changes to existing programs, after Faculty Senate approval
- New courses and changes to courses, after Committee approval
- Call for Comment regarding university-level academic policy
- Approval of academic policy at the university, college, and department-level
- Election deadlines for departments
- Nomination deadlines for Officers and Committee Chairs
- Meeting Schedules
- Updates to Curriculog forms and processes
Announcements
2025-2026
- March 6, 2026 - Faculty Senate Call for Comment #9 was announced in Today@UML.
- February 6, 2026 - Faculty Senate Call for Comment #8 was announced in Today@UML.
- February 2, 2026 - Election of Officers, committee members, and committee chairs will take place at the Faculty Senate Meeting on May 4, 2026.
- February 2, 2026 - Nominations for Senate 2026-2027 Officers will open on April 1 and close on the third Monday in April.
- February 2, 2026 - Department nominations for Senate 2026-2027 are underway. All Department Chairs should email the results of their department election to Kerry Patenaude before Friday March 20, 2026.
- December 5, 2025 - Faculty Senate Call for Comment #7 was announced in Today@UML.
- September 12, 2025 - Faculty Senate Call for Comment #5 and Call for Comment #6 were announced in Today@UML.
- September 8, 2025 - Faculty Senate 2025-2026 Committees elected their Chairs: Michael Geiger, Noah Van Dam, Ryan McPherson, Arie Perliger, and Dionysios Christodouleas.
- August 14, 2025 - Nominations for committee chairs are open from August 15-31, 2025. Please submit your nominations by email: faculty_senate@uml.edu. Committees will vote for their chairs during Faculty Senate Meeting #2 on September 8.
- August 1, 2025 - Curriculog 2025-2026 forms are now live!