Title
4.3 B Christopher Newport University Faculty Senate Minutes, August 29, 2014
Subject(s)
Faculty
Governance
Description
Highlights:
-President's Report: CNU faculty are grateful for the recent salary increases; Provost has been working
on a new proposal to give parental leave; SEC discussed instituting a new form of contract for restricted faculty; discussion of new titles for Lectures such as Master Lecturers; President Adamitis went to the first Provost Advisory Staff (PAS) meeting;
-Summer BOV reports from Finance Committee, Student Life, Academic Affairs; and University Advancement were provided
-Faculty Dependent Endowment Agreement: This scholarship is geared solely toward children of full-time faculty; It is the intention of developers of this agreement that these scholarships will be four year awards and that these will not be merit-based awards; Every $50000 will support a $2000 per year scholarship; It was left to senators to propose amendments to the draft
-Faculty Senate Schedule for AY-14/15 given
-Committee Volunteers and liaison reports
-Faculty Development Grant Schedule available
-Faculty Senate Goals (A-D) for AY 14-15: Increase faculty participation and leadership in University governance, Ensure clarity, consistency and the implementation of best practices regarding faculty performance reviews and evaluation; discussion over use of IDEA scores; Increase Faculty participation in the curricular process; Enhance the quality of faculty life at CNU; Provost Doughty will provide a proposed new policy on family leave; Child care committee will look to see if there might be innovative ways of partnering CNU with an existing Newport News Child care facility; Senators wonder if we are creating an environment that fosters faculty research?
-Annual Review Forms: change from our current half point increment scale to a .1 increment scale
-Other business: formal written procedure of evaluation of Lecturers; Senators remain unclear on the potential movement toward a future 70%-30% tenure/restricted split in the faculty; LLC is asked how we can adjust the procedure in the University Handbook in the event of
academic policy change; sponsors names need to now be included in all curriculum change proposals; concerns about fall freshmen registration have been voiced by faculty
-President's Report: CNU faculty are grateful for the recent salary increases; Provost has been working
on a new proposal to give parental leave; SEC discussed instituting a new form of contract for restricted faculty; discussion of new titles for Lectures such as Master Lecturers; President Adamitis went to the first Provost Advisory Staff (PAS) meeting;
-Summer BOV reports from Finance Committee, Student Life, Academic Affairs; and University Advancement were provided
-Faculty Dependent Endowment Agreement: This scholarship is geared solely toward children of full-time faculty; It is the intention of developers of this agreement that these scholarships will be four year awards and that these will not be merit-based awards; Every $50000 will support a $2000 per year scholarship; It was left to senators to propose amendments to the draft
-Faculty Senate Schedule for AY-14/15 given
-Committee Volunteers and liaison reports
-Faculty Development Grant Schedule available
-Faculty Senate Goals (A-D) for AY 14-15: Increase faculty participation and leadership in University governance, Ensure clarity, consistency and the implementation of best practices regarding faculty performance reviews and evaluation; discussion over use of IDEA scores; Increase Faculty participation in the curricular process; Enhance the quality of faculty life at CNU; Provost Doughty will provide a proposed new policy on family leave; Child care committee will look to see if there might be innovative ways of partnering CNU with an existing Newport News Child care facility; Senators wonder if we are creating an environment that fosters faculty research?
-Annual Review Forms: change from our current half point increment scale to a .1 increment scale
-Other business: formal written procedure of evaluation of Lecturers; Senators remain unclear on the potential movement toward a future 70%-30% tenure/restricted split in the faculty; LLC is asked how we can adjust the procedure in the University Handbook in the event of
academic policy change; sponsors names need to now be included in all curriculum change proposals; concerns about fall freshmen registration have been voiced by faculty
Available online only.
Date
August 29, 2014
Call Number
4.3 B
Statement of Rights
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