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Academic Senate

Purpose

The purposes of the UAMS Academic Senate are:

  • To provide an organization that will permit a broad base for campus governance
  • To generate and promote understanding, collaboration, and a sense of community
  • To provide a representative forum for the communication and exchange of ideas.

For more details, see the Academic Senate Constitution

Academic Senate Events

Recent

  • Full Faculty Senate Meeting Monday, April 22, 2024, 3:00 – 4:30 PM, Rahn G219 and via Teams (Agenda), (Flyer), (Teams Link), (Slides), (Teams Recording), (Minutes), Draft of the 2024 Faculty Handbook (Doc) (pdf)

Other Seminars, Meetings and Events

  • UAMS monthly calendar of events, Research Calendar
  • Department seminars: Physiology and Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Microbiology and Immunology, Translational Research Institute, Cancer Institute
  • UAMS Chancellor Videos (needs VPN), University of Arkansas Board of Trustees meetings

Academic Senate Officers

President

Ronald C. Sanders Jr.
Website: UAMS Health Provider Profile

Members

Christopher S. Walter
President Elect
Website: Research Profile
Tiffany W. Huitt
Past President
Website: Research Profile
Clare Brown
Parliamentarian
Website: Department Profile
Summer Khairi
Secretary
Website: Department Profile
Nukhet Aykin-burns
Member-at-Large
Website: Research Profile
Elizabeth Riley
Member-at-Large
Website: Department Profile
Mara Wood
Member-at-Large
Website: Research Profile
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