Title
4.3 B Minutes for CNU Faculty Senate Meeting, November 15, 2013
Subject(s)
Faculty
Governance
Description
Highlights:
-Guests: Vice Provost Laura Deiulio, Dean Robert Colvin, Dr. Quentin Kidd, Dr. Michelle Vachris
-improving relations between faculty and alumni
-recommendation from ATAC on adopting Canvas vs. continuing to use Blackboard
-met with Provost Doughty to discuss the hiring lists, particularly for disciplines and subdisciplines that were not represented well in the various national rankings
-30/20 non-tenure-track faculty membership discussed with Provost
-parking policy adjusted for adjunct faculty
-Provost Doughty was enthusiastic about a teaching award for adjunct faculty
-Provost Doughty offered to create a Center for
Effective Teaching
-Dr. Vachris: to speak on the proposed addition of an economics requirement to the Liberal Learning Core
-Dr. Quentin Kidd: to speak on adding an Area of
inquiry based on American civic institutions
-Dr. Robert Colvin: invited to speak since his college was most affected by the proposed changes
-Dr. Laura Deiulio: to speak about the proposal to eliminate the Identities, Institutions, and Societies Area of Inquiry.
-After speakers and discussion on their topics, motions were presented regarding suggestions and voted upon
-Senator Hunter presented provost's proposal regarding Family Medical Leave Act
-Deborah Campbell emeritus resolution passed
-Email access for life for CNU faculty passed
-Resolution on childcare passed
-Revised BAC recommendations
-Philosophy of the Faculty Senate, 2013-‐2014
-Faculty Contributions from 2008-‐2013
-Senate Priorities for 2013-‐2014
-Motion: Senate adopt the revised BAC priorities passed
-Faculty Development Grants in closed session
-Provost agreed to fund a Teaching awards for adjuncts
-Requiring the Honor Code on all syllabi - motion failed
-Library Advisory Committee is developing a structured
interview/survey for faculty
-constituents raising the question of why Annual Reviews are ARs compressed to artificial 0.5 increments
-suggested that the Senate revisit the question of supersections as a needed means of curricular efficiency
-percentages of restricted faculty that
departments in the College of Social Sciences have
-Guests: Vice Provost Laura Deiulio, Dean Robert Colvin, Dr. Quentin Kidd, Dr. Michelle Vachris
-improving relations between faculty and alumni
-recommendation from ATAC on adopting Canvas vs. continuing to use Blackboard
-met with Provost Doughty to discuss the hiring lists, particularly for disciplines and subdisciplines that were not represented well in the various national rankings
-30/20 non-tenure-track faculty membership discussed with Provost
-parking policy adjusted for adjunct faculty
-Provost Doughty was enthusiastic about a teaching award for adjunct faculty
-Provost Doughty offered to create a Center for
Effective Teaching
-Dr. Vachris: to speak on the proposed addition of an economics requirement to the Liberal Learning Core
-Dr. Quentin Kidd: to speak on adding an Area of
inquiry based on American civic institutions
-Dr. Robert Colvin: invited to speak since his college was most affected by the proposed changes
-Dr. Laura Deiulio: to speak about the proposal to eliminate the Identities, Institutions, and Societies Area of Inquiry.
-After speakers and discussion on their topics, motions were presented regarding suggestions and voted upon
-Senator Hunter presented provost's proposal regarding Family Medical Leave Act
-Deborah Campbell emeritus resolution passed
-Email access for life for CNU faculty passed
-Resolution on childcare passed
-Revised BAC recommendations
-Philosophy of the Faculty Senate, 2013-‐2014
-Faculty Contributions from 2008-‐2013
-Senate Priorities for 2013-‐2014
-Motion: Senate adopt the revised BAC priorities passed
-Faculty Development Grants in closed session
-Provost agreed to fund a Teaching awards for adjuncts
-Requiring the Honor Code on all syllabi - motion failed
-Library Advisory Committee is developing a structured
interview/survey for faculty
-constituents raising the question of why Annual Reviews are ARs compressed to artificial 0.5 increments
-suggested that the Senate revisit the question of supersections as a needed means of curricular efficiency
-percentages of restricted faculty that
departments in the College of Social Sciences have
Available online only.
Date
November 15, 2013
Call Number
4.3 B
Statement of Rights
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