{"id":627,"date":"2016-01-27T16:09:22","date_gmt":"2016-01-27T21:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/facultyaffairs.uchc.edu\/?page_id=627"},"modified":"2026-04-02T08:35:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T12:35:36","slug":"faculty-forum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/faculty-affairs\/resources\/faculty-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-627\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-627-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-627-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-627-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"400\" alt=\"UConn and School of Medicine banners hanging at commencement\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/faculty-affairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2017\/03\/MEG_0157.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/faculty-affairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2017\/03\/MEG_0157-300x103.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/faculty-affairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2017\/03\/MEG_0157-768x263.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/faculty-affairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2017\/03\/MEG_0157-1024x350.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/faculty-affairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2017\/03\/MEG_0157.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-627-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-627-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-627-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>The Faculty Forum was held on January 7, 2026 at noon.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Faculty Forum is a meeting held to discuss current policy formulation and proposed amendments to the School of Medicine bylaws.<\/p>\n<p>Councils or individual faculty may submit a request to convene a Faculty Forum, and the Oversight Committee must consider the request.<\/p>\n<p>The Oversight Committee will schedule Faculty Forums and set the agenda. Relevant materials will be published 21 days prior to the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>The Chair of the Oversight Committee will preside and will publish minutes of the meeting. Members of the governance councils, including the Clinical, Dean\u2019s, Education, Public Issues and Research Councils and the Oversight Committee, are expected to attend. Following the Faculty Forum, an electronic vote will take place among School of Medicine faculty who are paid by the School of Medicine to approve or disapprove the amendments. Passage requires a two thirds majority of those voting. Complete details can be found on page 17 of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/faculty-handbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2016\/10\/SOM-Bylaws-12052022-02102023.pdf\">Bylaws of the University of Connecticut School of Medicine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-627-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-627-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-627-1-1-0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>Agendas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Meeting Minutes<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/11134\/4067702\">January 7, 2026\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Position Papers<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/11134\/4068105\">November 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itsharepoint.uchc.edu\/som\/AccAff\/FacByLaw17\/Lists\/2020%20Faculty%20Forum\/AllItems.aspx\" class=\"broken_link\"><strong>Discussion Site<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-danger\" href=\"http:\/\/archives.lib.uconn.edu\/islandora\/object\/20002%3A19970129FF\">View Past Forums<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-627-1-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-627-1-1-1\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p>Faculty Forum Videos<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uchc-my.sharepoint.com\/:v:\/r\/personal\/kdaly_uchc_edu\/Documents\/Recordings\/Fall%20Faculty%20Forum%20-%20Massy%20Auditorium%20In-Person%20%20Virtual%20Option-20251203_115821-Meeting%20Recording.mp4?csf=1&amp;web=1&amp;e=ErQMQD&amp;nav=eyJyZWZlcnJhbEluZm8iOnsicmVmZXJyYWxBcHAiOiJTdHJlYW1XZWJBcHAiLCJyZWZlcnJhbFZpZXciOiJTaGFyZURpYWxvZy1MaW5rIiwicmVmZXJyYWxBcHBQbGF0Zm9ybSI6IldlYiIsInJlZmVycmFsTW9kZSI6InZpZXcifX0%3D\">2025 UConn School of Medicine Faculty Forum 12\/3\/2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Faculty Forum was held on January 7, 2026 at noon.\u00a0 The Faculty Forum is a meeting held to discuss current policy formulation and proposed amendments to the School of Medicine bylaws. 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