Title
4.3 B Faculty Senate Minutes, February, 8, 2013
Subject(s)
Faculty
Governance
Description
Highlights:
- Guests: Jennifer Asselin, Virginia Humanities Conference/John Hoaglund Undergraduate Conference
- the Provost has developed a plan to begin to address the issue of Salary Compression at the University
- Faculty Senate budget healthy
- Discussion of Family Medical Leave Act
- Handbook Changes 11 and 12 discussed with Dean of Students, Kevin Hughes
- Discussion on establishing a Faculty Teaching Development University Committee
- Faculty Pay Recommendation for Salary Increase- Survey
- prospect of creating an additional system of evaluation based on peer evaluation of teaching
- Discussion of the LLC committee change to LLAC committee; who should be on it; elected vs appointed
- Faculty Staff Honor Roll- Venue and Permanent location on Campus work continues
- Religious Tolerance and Diversity changed to Religious Dialogue and Diversity committee
- Environmental Studies minor problems
- Possibility of changing Annual Review process time to earlier in the year
- Discussion regarding the use of Restricted Faculty on Tenure-track search committees
- Teaching load adjustments 4/3 from 3/3 discussed
- 12 handbook changes were explained and voted upon
- Liaison Reports via survey monkey discussed
- Protocols for use of animals in Forbes Hall being created
- Question of where the $40,000 cutoff for grants comes from
- Guests: Jennifer Asselin, Virginia Humanities Conference/John Hoaglund Undergraduate Conference
- the Provost has developed a plan to begin to address the issue of Salary Compression at the University
- Faculty Senate budget healthy
- Discussion of Family Medical Leave Act
- Handbook Changes 11 and 12 discussed with Dean of Students, Kevin Hughes
- Discussion on establishing a Faculty Teaching Development University Committee
- Faculty Pay Recommendation for Salary Increase- Survey
- prospect of creating an additional system of evaluation based on peer evaluation of teaching
- Discussion of the LLC committee change to LLAC committee; who should be on it; elected vs appointed
- Faculty Staff Honor Roll- Venue and Permanent location on Campus work continues
- Religious Tolerance and Diversity changed to Religious Dialogue and Diversity committee
- Environmental Studies minor problems
- Possibility of changing Annual Review process time to earlier in the year
- Discussion regarding the use of Restricted Faculty on Tenure-track search committees
- Teaching load adjustments 4/3 from 3/3 discussed
- 12 handbook changes were explained and voted upon
- Liaison Reports via survey monkey discussed
- Protocols for use of animals in Forbes Hall being created
- Question of where the $40,000 cutoff for grants comes from
Note: Title on document is agenda, but these are the minutes. The agenda for the same date is also available.
Available online only.
Date
February, 8, 2013
Call Number
4.3 B
Statement of Rights
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Original Format
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