What is Faculty Governance?

Faculty governance is an organizational method for managing the UW that establishes that we, as faculty, share responsibility with UW administration in the governance and stewardship of UW resources. Our input into administrative decisions occurs in four ways:

Faculty senate representatives gather input from UW Bothell faculty and make recommendations to the President.
Faculty senate council representatives gather input from UW Bothell faculty and make recommendations to the Provost.
Faculty representatives on General Faculty Organization (GFO) councils gather input from UW Bothell faculty and make recommendations to school Deans, Vice Chancellors and Chancellors.
Elected Faculty Councils are school-level faculty governance bodies where school faculty make recommendations to the Deans.

Video Series: Faculty Governance Structure at UW Tri-Campus

Our governance responsibilities as faculty are contractually valid and protected by the state legislature (RCW 28B.20.200) and the UW Faculty Code. Learn more in the video below:

Videographer: Michael B. Maine