October 2014 – Page 2 – The Moon Room

Ad hoc Admissions Committee Minutes from October 1 2014

by Dave DobsonAdmissions Committee October 8, 2014Comments are Disabled

Ad Hoc Admissions Committee 10/1/14, Gilmer Room, 1:15-2:15 Minutes Present: Barb Boyette, Tom Guthrie, Heather Hayton, Kami Rowan, Steve Shapiro, Andy Strickler, Wenling Wang Minutes The Committee approved minutes from 9/10/14 Course Syllabi for Admissions Steve indicated that all syllabi are available on our Share Space so that admissions can access it freely as needed. …

Ad hoc Admissions Committee Minutes from September 10

by Dave DobsonAdmissions Committee October 8, 2014Comments are Disabled

Ad Hoc Admissions Committee Organizational meeting, September 10th, 2014, 1:00 p.m., Gilmer Room Attending: Tom Guthrie, Wenling Wang, Steve Shapiro, Heather Hayton, Kami Rowan, Andy Strickler, Barb Boyette, Dave Dobson Dave Dobson gave background for the formation of this ad hoc committee, including the process that led to its formation. He mentioned that the CREDO …

Mellon Grant for Hege Library and the Arts and Humanities

by Dave DobsonCelebrations and Achievements, College Resources, Faculty Support October 3, 2014Comments are Disabled

Suzanne Bartels announced at the October 1 faculty meeting that we had received a grant from the Andrew Mellon Foundation to support the library. The Mellon Foundation is a respected and prestigious philanthropic organization that supports the liberal arts in higher education. We were invited to apply in April and submitted our application in July. The …

College Philanthropic Campaigns

by Dave DobsonCollege Finances, Interesting Data October 3, 2014Comments are Disabled

Mike Poston recently presented some materials to Budget Committee on the state of the two campaigns, one $60 million campaign just completed, and the $15 million bridging campaign just beginning now. In the survey I did last May, many people requested more information on the college’s advancement efforts, so I thought you might find this …

Grammar Revolution movie

by Dave DobsonNew Ideas October 2, 2014Comments are Disabled

(From Ron Cardwell) Ron thought this movie might be of interest to faculty: It’s a pro-grammar-education documentary; there’s more information on its Kickstarter page here: Grammar Revolution Kickstarter

Clerk’s Committee Agenda for October 3, 2014

by Dave DobsonClerk's Committee October 2, 2014Comments are Disabled

Clerk’s Committee Meeting Agenda Friday October 3, 2014 2:30 pm Gathering and Moment of Silence 3 minutes Approval of Minutes from September 19, 2014 2 minutes Planning: Schedule for October 10 Meeting and Faculty Study Leave Applications 5 minutes Meeting Assessment: Faculty Meeting October 1 2014 10 minutes Special Guest Star: Kyle Dell – Curriculum …

Slides presented at October 1 faculty meeting

by Dave DobsonFaculty Meetings October 2, 2014Comments are Disabled

I’ve posted the three sets of slides shown at the October faculty meeting on Moodle. Here are some direct links to those files on the Faculty Moodle site (Moodle login required): Dave’s Slides – Curriculum Revision Caryl’s Slids – GELO assessment Drew’s Slides – History of curriculum proposals The data files Caryl presented are already …

Faculty Meeting October 1, 2014 – Open Comment Area

by Dave DobsonFaculty Meetings October 1, 2014Comments are Disabled

Please add any comments here you have about the October 1 Faculty Meeting. From comment cards at the meeting, all of which were anonymous: Can Caryl clarify where freshman data was collected (month?). This affects our interpretation of the data. Maybe ask to hear from folks who didn’t talk/share ideas at the next meeting Thanks …