Title
4.3 B Faculty Senate Minutes, August 15, 2011
Subject(s)
Faculty
Governance
Description
Highlights:
-the president updated the senate on the activities he worked on during the summer
-website is now up
-preparations for the Faculty Senate gathering planned for Wednesday 17 August with the whole faculty
-SEC meeting with the Provost on Friday, 12 August
-focus on STEM, the four new STEM programs under development, restricted faculty multiyear contracts, and the transition to the 3/3
-new changes in assessment weighting
which will go with each of the 5 possible teaching loads
-coming review of the curriculum
-Senate should work on faculty development projects; the senate to think about proposing a University Standing Committee for Faculty Development
-IDEA interpretation tools needed by faculty
-Advising: treated as teaching or service?
-faculty on restricted contracts
-The BOV discussed the upcoming 50th anniversary celebrations
-University remained on secure financial footing
-the issue of hiring and recruiting minority faculty was of concern for the board
-funding metrics, tuition increases
-issue of encouraging out of state enrollment has been contentious
-faculty and staff salary stagnation
-Faculty recognition site considered
-Meeting schedule
-Appointment to Standing Subcommittees
-motion that the Faculty Senate invite professor Josipa Roksa, a professor at the University of Virginia and author of the book Academically Adrift, to talk to
faculty about development and undergraduate education
-Faculty Development Grant Schedule
-Sabbatical Application Deadlines
-Resolution to excuse Kip Redick from senate dues for fall
-University Committee on Faculty Development formation considered
-Procedure for all-faculty meeting on 17 August
-faculty might be concerned about anonymity
-Issues with University Catering
-is there a university policy regarding students who pass away during an academic semester?
-the president updated the senate on the activities he worked on during the summer
-website is now up
-preparations for the Faculty Senate gathering planned for Wednesday 17 August with the whole faculty
-SEC meeting with the Provost on Friday, 12 August
-focus on STEM, the four new STEM programs under development, restricted faculty multiyear contracts, and the transition to the 3/3
-new changes in assessment weighting
which will go with each of the 5 possible teaching loads
-coming review of the curriculum
-Senate should work on faculty development projects; the senate to think about proposing a University Standing Committee for Faculty Development
-IDEA interpretation tools needed by faculty
-Advising: treated as teaching or service?
-faculty on restricted contracts
-The BOV discussed the upcoming 50th anniversary celebrations
-University remained on secure financial footing
-the issue of hiring and recruiting minority faculty was of concern for the board
-funding metrics, tuition increases
-issue of encouraging out of state enrollment has been contentious
-faculty and staff salary stagnation
-Faculty recognition site considered
-Meeting schedule
-Appointment to Standing Subcommittees
-motion that the Faculty Senate invite professor Josipa Roksa, a professor at the University of Virginia and author of the book Academically Adrift, to talk to
faculty about development and undergraduate education
-Faculty Development Grant Schedule
-Sabbatical Application Deadlines
-Resolution to excuse Kip Redick from senate dues for fall
-University Committee on Faculty Development formation considered
-Procedure for all-faculty meeting on 17 August
-faculty might be concerned about anonymity
-Issues with University Catering
-is there a university policy regarding students who pass away during an academic semester?
Available online only.
Date
August 15, 2011
Call Number
4.3 B
Statement of Rights
Christopher Newport University, All Rights Reserved
Original Format
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