Title
4.3 B Faculty Senate Minutes, April 15, 2011
Subject(s)
Faculty
Governance
Description
Highlights:
-Guests: Tony Reidl (Liberal Learning Council), Stephanie Bardwell (arrives at 3:14 p.m.), Jamie Martin (leaves at 4:45), Dali Wang, Edward Weiss (leaves at 4:45), George
Zestos (arrives at 4:30; leaves at 4:45)
-President's Report includes: information on the 3-3 Load; the Faculty Meeting on April 20th; the AAUP Report on the Recession's Impact on Faculty; and the IDEA Change for AY 11-12
-NBS: Does a professor have the right to fail a
student for the course if the student chooses not to complete selected assignments on the syllabus?
-Discussion of IDEAs
-final report on dossiers
-Spring 2011 survey was completed
-Senate proposed new faculty awards for Teaching, Service and Scholarship in the fall
-The committee is currently considering a request to add more awards to those already proposed
-The faculty recognition sites, which will commemorate retired faculty with a minimum of ten years of service to the University, will be in the new academic buildings and will be organized by college
-11-12 Senate conducts officer elections
-Some departments reported failed searches
-Math will be short three faculty in Fall 2011, and the search for an external chair failed
-Faculty are concerned about the conversion to online
IDEAs
-Division of BCES: Junior faculty believe that they did not have a sufficient voice in the discussions with the administration regarding the split
-Faculty in Psychology will be in need of research space when Wingfield Hall comes down
-The Department of Communication Studies is now the
Department of Communications Studies
-Resolution on Faculty Hiring Practices
-Chairs' Compensation package
-Liberal Learning Emphasis
-The Senate had tabled discussion of the Scholars Associates program in the fall
-Emerita Resolution for Tracey Schwarze
-Handbook Change #17 -outlines updates to administrative positions and responsibilities
-Transition to 3-3 Course Load
-Faculty Development Grants
-University Eval-4
-University Handbook and Student Handbook
-Spring 2012 Exam Schedule
-Some faculty have reported that CHECS appears to
privilege the institutional efficiency over student rights, which may result in decreased alumni giving by affected students and their friends
-Deans' Evaluations were not conducted this year because of the Senate Assessment
-President Carlson expressed his appreciate to the Senate for their hard work throughout the year, and the Senate thanked President Carlson for his strong leadership
-Guests: Tony Reidl (Liberal Learning Council), Stephanie Bardwell (arrives at 3:14 p.m.), Jamie Martin (leaves at 4:45), Dali Wang, Edward Weiss (leaves at 4:45), George
Zestos (arrives at 4:30; leaves at 4:45)
-President's Report includes: information on the 3-3 Load; the Faculty Meeting on April 20th; the AAUP Report on the Recession's Impact on Faculty; and the IDEA Change for AY 11-12
-NBS: Does a professor have the right to fail a
student for the course if the student chooses not to complete selected assignments on the syllabus?
-Discussion of IDEAs
-final report on dossiers
-Spring 2011 survey was completed
-Senate proposed new faculty awards for Teaching, Service and Scholarship in the fall
-The committee is currently considering a request to add more awards to those already proposed
-The faculty recognition sites, which will commemorate retired faculty with a minimum of ten years of service to the University, will be in the new academic buildings and will be organized by college
-11-12 Senate conducts officer elections
-Some departments reported failed searches
-Math will be short three faculty in Fall 2011, and the search for an external chair failed
-Faculty are concerned about the conversion to online
IDEAs
-Division of BCES: Junior faculty believe that they did not have a sufficient voice in the discussions with the administration regarding the split
-Faculty in Psychology will be in need of research space when Wingfield Hall comes down
-The Department of Communication Studies is now the
Department of Communications Studies
-Resolution on Faculty Hiring Practices
-Chairs' Compensation package
-Liberal Learning Emphasis
-The Senate had tabled discussion of the Scholars Associates program in the fall
-Emerita Resolution for Tracey Schwarze
-Handbook Change #17 -outlines updates to administrative positions and responsibilities
-Transition to 3-3 Course Load
-Faculty Development Grants
-University Eval-4
-University Handbook and Student Handbook
-Spring 2012 Exam Schedule
-Some faculty have reported that CHECS appears to
privilege the institutional efficiency over student rights, which may result in decreased alumni giving by affected students and their friends
-Deans' Evaluations were not conducted this year because of the Senate Assessment
-President Carlson expressed his appreciate to the Senate for their hard work throughout the year, and the Senate thanked President Carlson for his strong leadership
Available online only.
Date
April 15, 2011
Call Number
4.3 B
Statement of Rights
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Original Format
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