Title
4.3 B CNU Faculty Senate Minutes, October 17, 2014
Subject(s)
Faculty
Governance
Description
Highlights:
-Guest: Dr. Geoffrey Klein, Vice-Provost for Research, Graduate Studies, and Assessment
-Dr. Klein gave an update on the state of assessment at CNU
-search taking place for a new assessment director; plan is to hire someone by mid-November
-new triennial schedule for full assessments
-assessment of the Area of Inquiries occurs every three semesters with area on a different schedule
-UAEC is developing institutional outcomes for this year
-questions to Dr. Klein from Senators
-Faculty Senate President’s Report: information regarding the budget remains the same; Provost’s Advisory Staff is currently reviewing a proposal to grant lecturers additional titles and extended contracts of up to five years; 32.6% of the faculty holds renewable-contract status; 75% tenure-stream and 25% renewable contract; is there a PBK standard for the ratio?
-Committee Updates:
Committee on Academic Standing Committees:
considering the possibility that the faculty senate take control of faculty appointments to committees; need a plan for 4-college model
Child Care Subcommittee:
support for pursuing the idea of camps for days when CNU is in session, but local elementary and middle schools are not in session; working on a survey
-Endowment Agreement for Faculty Dependent Endowed Scholarship: need based vs merit based vs lottery?
-Concern over students completing IDEAs while in the CHEKS - this will be brought to the Provost
-Guest: Dr. Geoffrey Klein, Vice-Provost for Research, Graduate Studies, and Assessment
-Dr. Klein gave an update on the state of assessment at CNU
-search taking place for a new assessment director; plan is to hire someone by mid-November
-new triennial schedule for full assessments
-assessment of the Area of Inquiries occurs every three semesters with area on a different schedule
-UAEC is developing institutional outcomes for this year
-questions to Dr. Klein from Senators
-Faculty Senate President’s Report: information regarding the budget remains the same; Provost’s Advisory Staff is currently reviewing a proposal to grant lecturers additional titles and extended contracts of up to five years; 32.6% of the faculty holds renewable-contract status; 75% tenure-stream and 25% renewable contract; is there a PBK standard for the ratio?
-Committee Updates:
Committee on Academic Standing Committees:
considering the possibility that the faculty senate take control of faculty appointments to committees; need a plan for 4-college model
Child Care Subcommittee:
support for pursuing the idea of camps for days when CNU is in session, but local elementary and middle schools are not in session; working on a survey
-Endowment Agreement for Faculty Dependent Endowed Scholarship: need based vs merit based vs lottery?
-Concern over students completing IDEAs while in the CHEKS - this will be brought to the Provost
Available online only.
Date
October 17, 2014
Call Number
4.3 B
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