The full Faculty Senate met Friday to discuss course evaluations, available resources for professional development and recent and upcoming Board of Visitors meetings, including reasoning for the Board’s atypical meeting schedule this spring and faculty desires for greater communication between the two bodies.
Senators heard from Jim Lambert, faculty representative to the Board of Visitors, who discussed the Board’s one-day meeting March 5. Although the March Board meeting is typically held over two consecutive days, he said, it was separated into a March session and an April 16 session this spring because Board members must vote on tuition increases for the 2026-27 academic year.
According to Virginia law, university governing boards must provide the public with an ample public comment period before approving any increases in mandatory fees or tuition. The Board’s recently-appointed members were not confirmed by the General Assembly until late February, meaning that there was not enough time before the early March meeting to allow for public comment, Lambert said…