Congratulations to our 2024 Faculty Service Award Recipients

February 09
February 9, 2024The Faculty Senate and the Provost commend faculty who perform outstanding service to their schools, colleges, and the university community. The Outstanding Faculty Service Award recognizes faculty service contributions and highlights the importance of faculty participation in the governance of the institution. This official recognition of outstanding service may encourage a culture of participation and engagement in institutional activities. Congratulations to our 2024 awardees!Faculty Senate Outstanding Faculty Service Award:Quaiser D. Abdullah, Lew Klein...

Congratulations to the 2022 Faculty Service Award recipients

September 28
SPRING 2022 FACULTY SENATE SERVICE AWARDSThe Faculty Senate and the Provost commend faculty who perform outstanding service to their schools, colleges, and the university community. The Outstanding Faculty Service Award recognizes faculty service contributions and highlights the importance of faculty participation in the governance of the institution. This official recognition of outstanding service may encourage a culture of participation and engagement in institutional activities. Congratulations to our 2022 awardees! Faculty Senate Outstanding Faculty Service Award...

Nominate your colleague or yourself for the 2023 Faculty Senate Service Award

September 28
 CALL FOR NOMINATIONS, FACULTY SENATE FACULTY SERVICE AWARDS - ACADEMIC YEAR 2022-2023The Faculty Senate has created two new awards to recognize faculty service to their School, the University, and the Community. Administrators will not be considered for these awards. The first award is the "Faculty Senate Outstanding Faculty Service Award" ("FSOFSA"). This year, two FSOFSA awards will be given to recognize outstanding service to the University and the Community. These awards will be presented during the University Research and Teaching Awards Ceremony, held each Spring. The...

Faculty Senate Report and Recommendations on Faculty Governance Issues, February 6, 2022

February 17
Faculty Senate Report and Recommendations on Faculty Governance Issues. Revised February 06, 2022  I.   Introduction Temple University mission to educate a vibrant student body and create new knowledge through innovative teaching, research and other creative endeavors is only possible because of the vital role that our faculty play in the Temple enterprise. As an urban, Research 1, public institution, through research, teaching, service, community activism and intellectual output, faculty represent a valuable sector of Temple University. As thought-leaders in our respective...

Faculty Senate Steering Committee Report on Shared Governance - Summary

February 17
Faculty Senate Steering Committee Report on Shared Governance - Summary Introduction: Representing 3,172 faculty members in 17 schools and colleges, along with librarians in 6 libraries across main and health science campus, the Faculty Senate directly influences and advocates—not just for faculty, but, as well, on behalf of faculty, students, and the community. (https://www.collegefactual.com/colleges/temple-university/academic-life/faculty- composition/#secComposition) President Wingard's Charge: Temple President, Dr. Jason Wingard has charged the Faculty Senate...

Faculty Herald Editor Search

November 18
POSITION AVAILABLE FOR EDITOR OF THE FACULTY HERALD PUBLICATIONFaculty Herald Editor Job Announcement/Description:Working with the Faculty Herald Advisory Board (FHAB) and appointed by the Faculty Senate Steering Committee (FSSC), the Faculty Herald editor is responsible for soliciting and writing content, editing, layout and publishing no less than two editions of the Faculty Herald for each of the fall and spring semesters.Duties include:Soliciting articles from various faculty and administrators on topics of interest to the academic community.Interviewing Temple stakeholders...

Nominate Your Colleague or Yourself for the 2022 Faculty Senate Service Award

November 05
SEEKING NOMINATIONS FOR THE SPRING 2022 FACULTY SENATE FACULTY SERVICE AWARDS The Faculty Senate has created two new awards to recognize faculty service to their School, the University, and the Community. Administrators will not be considered for these awards. The first award is the "Faculty Senate Outstanding Faculty Service Award" ("FSOFSA"). This year,  three FSOFSA awards will be given to recognize outstanding service to the University and the Community. These awards will be presented during the University Research and Teaching Awards Ceremony, held each Spring. The second...

Congratulations to the 2021 Faculty Service Award Recipients

March 30
The Faculty Senate and the Provost commend faculty who perform outstanding service to their schools, colleges, and the university community. The Outstanding Faculty Service Award recognizes faculty service contributions and highlights the importance of faculty participation in the governance of the institution. This official recognition of outstanding service may encourage a culture of participation and engagement in institutional activities. Congratulations to our 2021 awardees! Faculty Senate Outstanding Faculty Service Awards (FSOFSA) RecipientsShohreh Amini, College of...

Nominate Your Colleague or Yourself for the Faculty Senate Faculty Service Award

December 17
Faculty Senate Service Awards Announcement - November 18, 2020 The Faculty Senate has created two new awards to recognize faculty service to their School, the University and the Community. Administrators will not be considered for these awards. The first award is the "Faculty Senate Outstanding Faculty Service Award" ("FSOFSA"). This year, three FSOFSA awards will be given to recognize outstanding service to the University and the Community. These awards will be presented during the University Research and Teaching Awards Ceremony, held each Spring. The second award is the "...

Take the Temple Presidential Survey

December 17
To all Temple faculty:Take the Temple Presidential SurveyAs members of the faculty at Temple University, your input is critical to crafting the position profile for the role of our next president. Your perspectives on academic freedom, shared governance, research and scholarship, teaching and pedagogy, university service and citizenship, and building connection to the broader Temple community are pivotal points of information that we hope to use to drive the search process forward. As stewards of the academic mission of Temple, and as engaged members of the Philadelphia...

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Position

November 03
The Faculty Senate Steering Committee Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Position Statement So many important events happened at the end of spring semester, 2020, following Temple University's pivot to online teaching and remote learning, and in response to the world-wide pandemic and COVID-19.The Faculty Senate was unavailable during summer recess during and immediately following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 25, 2020, the national protests to that murder in cities across the country, and subsequently, the senseless murder of protestors. The Faculty...

Congratulations to the 2020 Faculty Service Award Recipients

August 26
 The Faculty Senate and the Provost commend faculty who perform outstanding service to their schools, colleges, and the university community. The OFSA recognizes faculty service contributions and highlights the importance of faculty participation in the governance of the institution. This official recognition of outstanding service may encourage a culture of participation and engagement in institutional activities. Congratulations to our 2020 awardees!Faculty Senate Outstanding Faculty Service Awards (FSOFSA) RecipientsMaurice Wright, Boyer College of Music and DanceGerald...