Title
4.3 B Minutes for CNU Faculty Senate Meeting, February 7, 2014
Subject(s)
Faculty
Governance
Description
Highlights:
-Guests: Sally Grace Holtgrieve, Marie Albiges, Holtgrieve and Albiges, Joyce Anne.
-President’s Report: updated the Senate on the Provost search; Handbook changes timeline; EVAL 1D sent to the
Senate for consideration; consider names for the faculty teaching award committee
-Joyce Anne Koubaroulis, Athletic Academic Support Coordinator: Ms. Koubaroulis, oversees the convergence of athletics and academics; faculty appreciation reception to recognize student athletes and pep band
member who achieved a certain level of academic achievement; project to
create a faculty representative for each athletic team, which could help bridge gaps and create good faculty/student relationships; Athletics Department policy on student attendance; her office teaches student athletes how to communicate with faculty, but they do not do it for them
-FMLA/Childcare subcommittee report: discussion over requiring faculty to sign an affidavit
-Equity of annual evaluations: Senate Memo for SEC Meeting; discussion of issues related to annual reviews
-Supersections: The Senate discussed a number of
concerns related to the issue
-Provost’s proposal to move dossier reviews to spring term: discussed provost’s proposal to move the dossier reviews of probationary faculty and tenured faculty up for promotion to spring term.; The Senate agreed to vote officially on the issueat the March meeting
-Environmental Studies Major: IDST course within the major, and Dr. Kirkpatrick noted that
this is a “taster” course, that he teaches, covering thinkers like Thoreau and Emerson, environmental philosophy, history, problems, and proposed solutions; plans for
ENVS 490 are still being formulated; The Senate discussed the choice of biology classes in the proposed major; Motion passed.
-Handbook change: proposed IDEA changes -discussed the proposal to move IDEA to later in the term and to administer over a single week rather than two
-One other handbook issue: changes in the evaluation of curriculum
-Notice about campus closings: complaints about notification of the university’s closing
-Liaison Reports: Physics Department is concerned that assessment will impact courses and curriculum; a discussion of the issue occurred
-Guests: Sally Grace Holtgrieve, Marie Albiges, Holtgrieve and Albiges, Joyce Anne.
-President’s Report: updated the Senate on the Provost search; Handbook changes timeline; EVAL 1D sent to the
Senate for consideration; consider names for the faculty teaching award committee
-Joyce Anne Koubaroulis, Athletic Academic Support Coordinator: Ms. Koubaroulis, oversees the convergence of athletics and academics; faculty appreciation reception to recognize student athletes and pep band
member who achieved a certain level of academic achievement; project to
create a faculty representative for each athletic team, which could help bridge gaps and create good faculty/student relationships; Athletics Department policy on student attendance; her office teaches student athletes how to communicate with faculty, but they do not do it for them
-FMLA/Childcare subcommittee report: discussion over requiring faculty to sign an affidavit
-Equity of annual evaluations: Senate Memo for SEC Meeting; discussion of issues related to annual reviews
-Supersections: The Senate discussed a number of
concerns related to the issue
-Provost’s proposal to move dossier reviews to spring term: discussed provost’s proposal to move the dossier reviews of probationary faculty and tenured faculty up for promotion to spring term.; The Senate agreed to vote officially on the issueat the March meeting
-Environmental Studies Major: IDST course within the major, and Dr. Kirkpatrick noted that
this is a “taster” course, that he teaches, covering thinkers like Thoreau and Emerson, environmental philosophy, history, problems, and proposed solutions; plans for
ENVS 490 are still being formulated; The Senate discussed the choice of biology classes in the proposed major; Motion passed.
-Handbook change: proposed IDEA changes -discussed the proposal to move IDEA to later in the term and to administer over a single week rather than two
-One other handbook issue: changes in the evaluation of curriculum
-Notice about campus closings: complaints about notification of the university’s closing
-Liaison Reports: Physics Department is concerned that assessment will impact courses and curriculum; a discussion of the issue occurred
Available online only.
Date
February 7, 2014
Call Number
4.3 B
Statement of Rights
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