Title
4.3 B Faculty Senate Minutes, October 26, 2012
Subject(s)
Faculty
Governance
Description
Highlights:
-Guests: Kevin Hughes, Emily Caldwell, Eric Seo
-editorial from the New York Times “Feigning Free Speech on Campus” by Greg Lukianoff (24 October 2012) distributed; Bardwell offered to author a response to the editorial
-events regarding the Student Assembly‟s role in advocating to change the Student Handbook policy on Student Speech and Assembly
-new Safe Ride Program designed to offer a shuttle service for students on Friday and Saturday evenings at no cost
-Dean Hughes gave a brief update on policies regarding Students Banned From Campus
-President Bardwell observed, the Senate has been bypassed on matters of curriculum and budgeting
-new Area of Inquiry Civic and Democratic engagement process
-evening class-time issues
-Monument to honor faculty who have served the University for ten years or more upon their retirement; Administration would like staff included
-The Provost expressed concern regarding the confidentiality of the FRC decisions
-working to get information from other campuses on how they approach the evaluation of administration officials.
-Child care committee is currently at work drafting a proposal that is loosely based on ODU's child care center
-Constitution and Bylaws changes for Senate to consider
-Digital Measures concerns
-Faculty Pay Recommendation for Salary Increase
-consider the resolution presented to the Senate regarding Professor Lisa Spiller's candidacy for Distinguished Professor
-The FDGs are not due until the 5 November
-Faculty, particularly new faculty, need additional instruction in IDEA
-Faculty expressed their desire to know more about how IDEA data are used
-conflicting information that has emerged from different constituencies of the administration regarding the identification of learning objectives in the IDEA forms
-faculty expressed a desire to know more about the timing of the IDEA and the length of the online period
-other methods to evaluate teaching
-University EVAL-4 and IDEA
-committee work to create the Liberal Learning Assessment Council (LLAC), a body that will if approved replace the current Liberal Learning Council (LLC)
-committee also recommended that the process of course approval and admission to any new Areas of Inquiry be streamlined to reduce the number of different committee that must approve any given course
-Sabbatical applications are due in November
-Senate Budget Proposal AY 2012-13 and Template
-Electrical Engineering Proposal is on its way to SCHEV
-update on the status of the ENVS proposal
-The By-Laws and Constitution are currently under review
-Check on appointment and election procedures and adjust handbook if needed
-Survey Monkey account
-Night-time class schedule question from Linda Manning: 19:30-22:30
-Distinguished Professor Peer Committee Update
-Sexual Assault Programming on Campus Update
-considering replacement of existing Blackboard/Scholar course management system
-proposed expansion of the Trible Library
-Faculty Awards that are given by the Office of the Provost
-International Studies Advisory Committee is working to make study abroad trips more flexible for students so that they can extend their travel beyond the limits imposed by any given program
-working to make it possible for recently graduated Alumni to participate as non-credit earning travelers with a CNU sponsored trip
-issue regarding the timing of deadlines for midterm grades
-Guests: Kevin Hughes, Emily Caldwell, Eric Seo
-editorial from the New York Times “Feigning Free Speech on Campus” by Greg Lukianoff (24 October 2012) distributed; Bardwell offered to author a response to the editorial
-events regarding the Student Assembly‟s role in advocating to change the Student Handbook policy on Student Speech and Assembly
-new Safe Ride Program designed to offer a shuttle service for students on Friday and Saturday evenings at no cost
-Dean Hughes gave a brief update on policies regarding Students Banned From Campus
-President Bardwell observed, the Senate has been bypassed on matters of curriculum and budgeting
-new Area of Inquiry Civic and Democratic engagement process
-evening class-time issues
-Monument to honor faculty who have served the University for ten years or more upon their retirement; Administration would like staff included
-The Provost expressed concern regarding the confidentiality of the FRC decisions
-working to get information from other campuses on how they approach the evaluation of administration officials.
-Child care committee is currently at work drafting a proposal that is loosely based on ODU's child care center
-Constitution and Bylaws changes for Senate to consider
-Digital Measures concerns
-Faculty Pay Recommendation for Salary Increase
-consider the resolution presented to the Senate regarding Professor Lisa Spiller's candidacy for Distinguished Professor
-The FDGs are not due until the 5 November
-Faculty, particularly new faculty, need additional instruction in IDEA
-Faculty expressed their desire to know more about how IDEA data are used
-conflicting information that has emerged from different constituencies of the administration regarding the identification of learning objectives in the IDEA forms
-faculty expressed a desire to know more about the timing of the IDEA and the length of the online period
-other methods to evaluate teaching
-University EVAL-4 and IDEA
-committee work to create the Liberal Learning Assessment Council (LLAC), a body that will if approved replace the current Liberal Learning Council (LLC)
-committee also recommended that the process of course approval and admission to any new Areas of Inquiry be streamlined to reduce the number of different committee that must approve any given course
-Sabbatical applications are due in November
-Senate Budget Proposal AY 2012-13 and Template
-Electrical Engineering Proposal is on its way to SCHEV
-update on the status of the ENVS proposal
-The By-Laws and Constitution are currently under review
-Check on appointment and election procedures and adjust handbook if needed
-Survey Monkey account
-Night-time class schedule question from Linda Manning: 19:30-22:30
-Distinguished Professor Peer Committee Update
-Sexual Assault Programming on Campus Update
-considering replacement of existing Blackboard/Scholar course management system
-proposed expansion of the Trible Library
-Faculty Awards that are given by the Office of the Provost
-International Studies Advisory Committee is working to make study abroad trips more flexible for students so that they can extend their travel beyond the limits imposed by any given program
-working to make it possible for recently graduated Alumni to participate as non-credit earning travelers with a CNU sponsored trip
-issue regarding the timing of deadlines for midterm grades
Available online only.
Date
October 26, 2012
Call Number
4.3 B
Statement of Rights
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Original Format
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