Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs

  1. December 12, 2024

    Associate librarian Craig Smith elected to fill out SACUA term

    Craig Smith, a senior associate librarian in the University Library, has been elected to fill a vacancy on the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs.

  2. August 26, 2024

    Q&A: SACUA Chair Rebekah Modrak considers the coming year

    Rebekah Modrak, professor of art and design in the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, is the 2024-25 chair of the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs.

  3. July 22, 2024

    Faculty Perspective: SACUA statement concerning President Ono’s summons to Washington

    The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs has written a letter to President Santa J. Ono in advance of Ono’s interview with the Education and Workforce Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives.

  4. April 16, 2024

    Senate Assembly passes resolution regarding pay‑raise schedule

    The U-M faculty’s Senate Assembly has approved a resolution requesting retroactive pay for all faculty members whose salaries it contends were affected by the way raises have been scheduled.

  5. April 9, 2024

    SACUA elects Rebekah Modrak chair, Heather O’Malley vice chair

    The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs has elected Rebekah Modrak of the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design as chair and Heather O’Malley of the Medical School as vice chair for the upcoming school year.

  6. March 21, 2024

    Three faculty members elected to serve on SACUA

    Derek R. Peterson and Melanie S. Tanielian of LSA, and Soumya Rangarajan of Michigan Medicine have been elected to three-year terms on the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs.

  7. March 11, 2024

    Ten faculty members seeking three seats on SACUA

    Ten people are running for three seats on the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs, the nine-member executive arm of U-M’s central faculty governance system.

  8. February 21, 2024

    Senate Assembly passes resolution on academic freedom, harassment

    The Senate Assembly has approved a resolution supporting academic freedom and asking U-M to expand support for faculty experiencing harassment.

  9. January 12, 2024

    SACUA states support for UM‑Flint tenured faculty

    The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs has formally stated its support for tenured UM-Flint faculty members in the wake of recent suggestions that layoffs may be considered.

  10. January 12, 2024

    SACUA statement in support of tenure at UM-Flint

    Statement issued by the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs regarding the possibility of tenured-faculty layoffs at UM-Flint.