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October 9, 2017

Your invitation to University DayDear Faculty Colleagues, University Day will becelebrated on Thursday, October 12, 2017, at 11:00a.m. in Memorial Hall. All members of the Universitycommunity are invited to attend the celebrationcommemorating the laying of the cornerstone of OldEast and the official founding of the University.Since 1971 the University has awardedDistinguished Alumna and Alumnus Awards on this…

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Pictured above: Governor Roy Cooper will be the keynote speaker at this year's University Day event.

Friday's Faculty Councilmeeting to focus onathletics, DACAFaculty Council is scheduled to meet thisFriday, October 13, 2017, at 3:00 p.m. inKerr Hall, room 1001, in the EshelmanSchool of Pharmacy. Some items on theagenda include Resolution 2017-12. On

Supporting Permanent Legal Status for DACA-Eligible Individuals, an update on EthicsPoint, andthe Faculty Athletics Committee's and Faculty Athletics Representative's annual reports. The full agenda isavailable here. …

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Last call for Distinguished Alumna/Alumnus Awards nominationsThe Office of Faculty Governance, on behalf of the Committee on Honorary Degrees and Special Awards,is now accepting nominations for the university’s 2018 Distinguished Alumnus and Alumna Awards.

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Nominees for these awards are selected by the faculty’s elected Committee on Honorary Degrees andSpecial Awards, and they will be presented at the October 12, 2018, University Day ceremony. Theseawards recognize …

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Faculty feedback needed on AnneQueen Faculty CommonsAttn: Faculty and Retired Faculty The Office of FacultyGovernance seeks your feedback on recent changes tothe Anne Queen Faculty Commons in the Campus Ybuilding. The Board of Trustees and Office of the Provostdesignated the Anne Queen Faculty Commons in 2006to be a calm, welcoming place that affords faculty theopportunity to meet with colleagues and engage in

discussion …

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Edward Kidder Graham Faculty Service Award call for nominationsThe Office of Faculty Governance, on behalf of the Committee on Honorary Degrees and Special Awards,is now accepting nominations for the university’s 2018 Edward Kidder Graham Faculty Service Award tobe presented at the October 12, 2018, University Day ceremony. This award was established in 2010 torecognize outstanding service by a member of the Voting Faculty of the University of North Carolina …

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Carolina Closet acceptingdonations at Faculty CommonsCarolina Closet is a student organization at UNC thatcollects donated business casual and businessprofessional attire and distributes them to graduateand undergraduate students and staff on UNC’scampus. They are gathering donations of new orgently worn clothing, shoes and accessories (ties,bags, jewelry, etc.) to stock our closet before ourgrand opening in January 2018. Donations are …

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Faculty Council's Resolution onSilent Sam Dear Faculty Colleagues, Please be aware that onSeptember 8 Faculty Council passed Resolution2017-10, which reads as follows: "We request theremoval of Silent Sam from McCorkle Place andurge President Spellings, Chancellor Folt, theGovernor, the North Carolina Historical

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Commission, the Board of Governors, the Board ofTrustees, and the General Assembly to work together to make …

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Announcements and events

AAUP informational meeting to be held October 9, 5pm in Hamilton569Join your UNC faculty colleagues for a meeting to discuss the possible advantages of having an activeAmerican Association of University Professors chapter on campus. AAUP representatives will be on handto answer questions, provide relevant background information, and discuss the mission and activities ofthe AAUP.

The AAUP, founded in 1915, enshrined the principles of academic freedom and shared governance in theprofessional lives of college and university faculty; the organization has remained the most visible andstaunch defender of these cherished principles for more than a century.

• With over thirty active state conferences and a dedicated professional staff in Washington D. C., theAAUP offers a large network of experienced faculty advocates --and in some cases, legal assistance--toindividual faculty facing difficult tenure and promotion cases or censorship of their research or teaching.• The AAUP regularly challenges institutions that "violate norms of academic freedom, tenure, and sharedgovernance" (AAUP mission statement)• An AAUP chapter can work with existing structures of faculty governance to perform some of thefunctions of a faculty union. (Its sister organization AAUP-CBC bargains on behalf of faculty in stateswhere public employee unionization is permitted.)

If you have questions, please contact Professor Hassan Melehy at hmelehy@unc.edu.

Caregivers at Carolina: Support for Physician Scientists Programaccepting applications for research funding“Caregivers at Carolina” is designed to help retain physician-scientists who are facing significantextraprofessional caregiving responsibilities. Funding up to $40,000 per year for 1-2 years is available toprovide direct research support or buy out of clinical time so that the scientist may maintain researchproductivity when caregiving demands are high. Funds may not be used directly for family care or asbridge funding. The program provides access to mentoring and career development resources. An Emailof Intent is required. Email a letter of intent directly to Erica_Nouri@med.unc.edu by Thursday, Dec. 7,2017 before 5p.m. EST. Applications are now being accepted and are due on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017before 5 p.m. EST.

Faculty Mentoring Award nominations due November 10The Carolina Women’s Leadership Council's Faculty Mentoring Awards recognize outstanding men andwomen faculty members who go the extra mile to guide, mentor and lead undergraduate students,graduate students or junior faculty. One faculty-to-undergraduate student mentoring, one faculty-to-graduate student mentoring, and one faculty-to-junior faculty mentoring award is conferred each yearin amounts of $5,000. Nominations are due by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, November 10, 2017. Submit anomination online here.

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University Research Week to take place October 9-13University Research Week is a campus-wide event designed to increase awareness of what it means tobe a research university, unite the University's missions of generating world-class research and providing aworld-class undergraduate education. Departments are encouraged to develop department-specificactivities and faculty members are encouraged to spend 15-20 minutes during a class to discuss theirresearch with undergraduate students. If you have any questions contact Troy Blackburnat troyb@email.unc.edu.

Round table on Confederate symbols to be held October 10The round-table "Confederate Symbols in the Public Square" will be held at the William and Ida FridayCenter for Continuing Education on October 10 at 7:00 pm. The participants of this round-table are GraceHale (University of Virginia), Blair M. Kelley (NC State), and Sheffield Hale (Atlanta History Center).

Carolina Women's Center and WUNC Radio present "The Modern-DayWomen's Movement" The public discussion will be held on October 11 at the William and Ida Friday Center for ContinuingEducation. The reception will begin at 5:30 p.m. and the discussion will start at 6:30 p.m. There is freeparking available in the Friday Center guest lot. This event is free and open to the public, but registration isrequired. For more information and to register click here.

Junior Faculty Development Award applications due October 20The Provost's Office is now accepting applications for the Junior Faculty Development Awards. Theawards are $10,000 and will be disbursed from January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2018. Permanent, full-time, salaried faculty members who are assistant or associate professors are eligible to apply. Additionally,research assistant and associate professors, and clinical assistant and associate professors may apply.For more information about the application process and terms of the award click here. The completeapplication pack is due by October 20 at 5 p.m. If you have any questions please contact Gordon Joyner inthe Provost’s Office at Gordon@unc.edu or (919) 962-7061.

Tar Heel Service Day eventsto be held October 12-15Alumni and friends around the world willparticipate in service projects in honor ofUniversity Day. Click here for the completelist of service projects. To register a newservice project click here.

Free faculty/staff-only fitness classes

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Free staff/faculty fitness classes will be held at the Student Recreation Center on Thursdays from 1:15p.m. to 1:45 p.m. To participate, let the front desk of the SRC know you want to join the employee fitnessclass, and you will be asked to sign a waiver. Click here for the full schedule.

Library hosts skillfUL tech workshop seriesThe R.B. House Undergraduate Library presents the fall 2017 SkillfUL technology workshop lineup. Learnhow to use WordPress and Adobe programs, how to create animations, how to create an interactiveportfolio, and much more. Both daytime and evening classes are available. Registration is required. Clickhere to register and view the full calendar of events.

Office of Faculty Governance calendarPlease note that meetings are subject to schedule changes on shortnotice. See all meetings and eventsat: https://facultygov.unc.edu/meetings/.

• October 9: Faculty Executive Committee; Community and Diversity Committee • October 10: Advisory Committee on Undergraduate Admissions; Faculty Committee on UniversityGovernment • October 12: University Day • October 13: Faculty Council • October 14: Deadline for Distinguished Alumna/us Awards nominations • October 16: Faculty Welfare Committee • October 18: Faculty Assembly Delegation • October 23: Faculty Executive Committee • October 24: Faculty Athletics Committee; Committee on University Government • October 27: Faculty Information Technology Advisory Committee • October 31: Educational Policy Committee • November 1: Chancellor's Advisory Committee • November 3: Agenda Committee • November 10: Faculty Council