Title
4.3 B Faculty Senate Minutes, September 21, 2013
Subject(s)
Faculty
Governance
Description
Highlights:
- Guests - Vice Provost Deiulio, Dr. Roberta Rosenberg
- discussed issues of the culture of service that the Senate had made to the President
- received nominations for the two vacant Senate seats and other vacant committees
- Assessment Director had been hired
- Laura Deiulio discussed Faculty Development; in favor of a Faculty Development Committee of the Senate
-Dr. Roberta Rosenberg discussed Faculty Mentoring; considering a panel discussion with perhaps ten faculty members to talk frankly about and offer collective wisdom on teaching, scholarship, and service issues
- Closed Session: discussion of proposed curricular changes with Provost Doughty
- Senate examined the current existing draft of the Faculty Senate’s Philosophy on priorities related to management of CNU during times of severe financial challenge
- discussed the “30/20” proposal of the administration on restricted faculty
-Senators Hunter and Thompson reported the results of their investigation related to childcare; worked primarily on family medical leave; presented provost's thoughts on the matter of maternity/paternity leave
-Search Committee Funding Resolution presented
- Emeritus Resolution for Dr. Edward Weiss presented
-Dr. Jana Adamitis proposed that the Senate create teaching awards for CNU’s adjunct faculty
- President Redick noted that he had not yet finished assigning Senators as department liaisons
- ATAC is planning to go forward with adopting Canvas to replace Blackboard on CNU Scholar
- Guests - Vice Provost Deiulio, Dr. Roberta Rosenberg
- discussed issues of the culture of service that the Senate had made to the President
- received nominations for the two vacant Senate seats and other vacant committees
- Assessment Director had been hired
- Laura Deiulio discussed Faculty Development; in favor of a Faculty Development Committee of the Senate
-Dr. Roberta Rosenberg discussed Faculty Mentoring; considering a panel discussion with perhaps ten faculty members to talk frankly about and offer collective wisdom on teaching, scholarship, and service issues
- Closed Session: discussion of proposed curricular changes with Provost Doughty
- Senate examined the current existing draft of the Faculty Senate’s Philosophy on priorities related to management of CNU during times of severe financial challenge
- discussed the “30/20” proposal of the administration on restricted faculty
-Senators Hunter and Thompson reported the results of their investigation related to childcare; worked primarily on family medical leave; presented provost's thoughts on the matter of maternity/paternity leave
-Search Committee Funding Resolution presented
- Emeritus Resolution for Dr. Edward Weiss presented
-Dr. Jana Adamitis proposed that the Senate create teaching awards for CNU’s adjunct faculty
- President Redick noted that he had not yet finished assigning Senators as department liaisons
- ATAC is planning to go forward with adopting Canvas to replace Blackboard on CNU Scholar
Available online only.
Date
September 21, 2013
Call Number
4.3 B
Statement of Rights
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Original Format
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