Sessions For: Ofc Provost & Exec VP Acad Aff
1 session on September 24, 2026
Sign up for a two-hour work session, with a hot lunch with colleagues! The Faculty On-Campus Work Retreats provide a quiet space to work with other scholars and artists, and an opportunity for you to prioritize your research and creative work by committing to one or two work sessions before teaching, service, and email take over the semester.
There are both morning and afternoon sessions available. Morning sessions also offer the option of coming early to enjoy an extended three-hour session. Breakfast snacks, coffee, and tea will be provided.
During the lunch provided at each work session, there will be a chance to share interests and work with other colleagues, to learn about each others’ research, to grow professional and social networks, and to experience the University as a collective.
The Work Retreats are open to all ~7,800 members of the Faculty Senate, including tenure-track professors, lecturers, research faculty, clinical faculty, librarians, archivists, and curators. The series was developed by the Faculty Senate Office, is supported by the Office of the Provost, and is co-sponsored by Librarian Mary Lawrence. The event page is here.
There are both morning and afternoon sessions available. Morning sessions also offer the option of coming early to enjoy an extended three-hour session. Breakfast snacks, coffee, and tea will be provided.
During the lunch provided at each work session, there will be a chance to share interests and work with other colleagues, to learn about each others’ research, to grow professional and social networks, and to experience the University as a collective.
The Work Retreats are open to all ~7,800 members of the Faculty Senate, including tenure-track professors, lecturers, research faculty, clinical faculty, librarians, archivists, and curators. The series was developed by the Faculty Senate Office, is supported by the Office of the Provost, and is co-sponsored by Librarian Mary Lawrence. The event page is here.
1 session on September 24, 2026
The Faculty Senate Office invites you to meet the 2026 candidates for the U-M Board of Regents. Candidates will present their qualifications, articulate their vision for the University, and respond to questions. The election of members to the Board of Regents significantly impacts the governance of the University. The Regent Candidate Forum promotes civic engagement, informed decision-making, and transparency, and encourages elected Regents to be representative of and responsive to the needs of the community they serve. This event is open to all U-M faculty, staff, and students.
Participating Candidates
Paul Brown (Incumbent, Democrat)Lena Epstein (Republican)Kyle Maas (U.S. Taxpayer’s Party)Amir Makled (Democrat)Michael Schostak (Republican)Moderator
Professor Kentaro Toyama, W K Kellogg Professor of Community Information and Faculty Senate Chair
Format
Each candidate will be permitted an opening statement. Professor Toyama will then ask questions submitted in advance by members of the Faculty Senate's Senate Assembly and standing Senate Assembly committees.
Livestream: https://umich.edu/watch/
Participating Candidates
Paul Brown (Incumbent, Democrat)Lena Epstein (Republican)Kyle Maas (U.S. Taxpayer’s Party)Amir Makled (Democrat)Michael Schostak (Republican)Moderator
Professor Kentaro Toyama, W K Kellogg Professor of Community Information and Faculty Senate Chair
Format
Each candidate will be permitted an opening statement. Professor Toyama will then ask questions submitted in advance by members of the Faculty Senate's Senate Assembly and standing Senate Assembly committees.
Livestream: https://umich.edu/watch/
1 session on October 9, 2026
Socialize with your faculty colleagues and visit the University’s famous Kelsey Museum of Archaeology during our annual Faculty Mixer event. Snacks and drinks will be served, and the museum will be open for perusing!
3 sessions available from October 15, 2026 to November 19, 2026
Sign up for a two-hour work session, with a hot lunch with colleagues! The Faculty On-Campus Work Retreats provide a quiet space to work with other scholars and artists, and an opportunity for you to prioritize your research and creative work by committing to one or two work sessions before teaching, service, and email take over the semester.
There are both morning and afternoon sessions available. Morning sessions also offer the option of coming early to enjoy an extended three-hour session. Breakfast snacks, coffee, and tea will be provided.
During the lunch provided at each work session, there will be a chance to share interests and work with other colleagues, to learn about each others’ research, to grow professional and social networks, and to experience the University as a collective.
The Work Retreats are open to all ~7,800 members of the Faculty Senate, including tenure-track professors, lecturers, research faculty, clinical faculty, librarians, archivists, and curators. The series was developed by the Faculty Senate Office, is supported by the Office of the Provost, and is co-sponsored by Librarian Mary Lawrence. The event page is here.
There are both morning and afternoon sessions available. Morning sessions also offer the option of coming early to enjoy an extended three-hour session. Breakfast snacks, coffee, and tea will be provided.
During the lunch provided at each work session, there will be a chance to share interests and work with other colleagues, to learn about each others’ research, to grow professional and social networks, and to experience the University as a collective.
The Work Retreats are open to all ~7,800 members of the Faculty Senate, including tenure-track professors, lecturers, research faculty, clinical faculty, librarians, archivists, and curators. The series was developed by the Faculty Senate Office, is supported by the Office of the Provost, and is co-sponsored by Librarian Mary Lawrence. The event page is here.
2 sessions available from January 28, 2027 to February 17, 2027
Sign up for a two-hour work session, followed by a hot lunch with colleagues. The Faculty On-Campus Work Retreats offer a quiet space to work with other scholars and artists, and an opportunity for you to prioritize your research and creative work by committing to one or two work sessions before teaching, service, and email take over the semester. Lunch, after the work session, is a chance to share interests and work with other colleagues, to learn about each others’ research, to grow professional and social networks, and to experience the University as a collective.
The Work Retreats are open to all ~7,600 members of the Faculty Senate, including tenure-track professors, lecturers, research faculty, clinical faculty, librarians, archivists, and curators. The series was developed by the Faculty Senate Office, is supported by the Office of the Provost, and is co-sponsored by Librarian Mary Lawrence.
The Work Retreats are open to all ~7,600 members of the Faculty Senate, including tenure-track professors, lecturers, research faculty, clinical faculty, librarians, archivists, and curators. The series was developed by the Faculty Senate Office, is supported by the Office of the Provost, and is co-sponsored by Librarian Mary Lawrence.