Welcome to the University Council

Dear members of the UM Community,

With spring on the way, the University Council has been busy with a range of policies and issues that will shape the future of our university. At our most recent plenary, the Council formulated its advice on the Human Rights Due Diligence Framework and the Transition to a Fossil-Free Society Framework. 

Dear members of the UM Community,

With the new year in full swing, the University Council has gotten back to work. While there are undoubtedly many challenges facing us, our belief in the process of university democracy gives us faith that, together with the Executive Board, we can do what is best for our community. 

Dear members of the UM Community,

Outside, it’s getting a little darker and a little colder, and I don’t just mean in terms of the weather. But it may help to remind ourselves that our basic mission remains the same: to use the awesome power of sciences and academics to help our students and our species understand the wonderful world we live in a little better. As Ted Kennedy might have said, that work goes on, the cause endures, that hope still lives, and that dream will never die.

Dear members of the UM Community,

With the new academic year in full swing, the University Council is also back in business, discussing all the major issues that affect our university in what will no doubt be a challenging time. For this year, the Council welcomed eight new students, who were elected last April, and two new staff members, who are taking over for members who resigned from the Council due to other commitments. 

Dear members of the UM Community,

The end of the academic year is always a busy period; on the one hand, projects that have been in the works for a long time must be completed, while, on the other hand, preparations for future years need to be made. And all of this is happening in a volatile political time. The University Council has been working hard to play its role in all these developments.