Heather Hayton recommends this encomium on the value of the liberal arts, written by Michael Roth, the President of Wesleyan University. College Shouldn’t Prepare You for Your First Job For those of you like me who don’t know what an encomium is:
Attached please find the minutes from Clerk’s Committee’s meeting on November 14, 2014. Clerk’s Committee Meeting Minutes 11-14 APPROVED
Attached are the meeting minutes from the Clerk’s Committee meeting on Friday, November 7, 2014. These minutes were approved at the November 14 meeting. Clerks Meeting Minutes Friday November 7 2014 APPROVED
Clerk’s Committee Meeting Agenda Friday November 21, 2014 2:30 pm Gathering and Moment of Silence – 3 minutes Approval of Minutes from November 14, 2014 – 2 minutes Discussion: Appointments for Gen Ed Curriculum Review Committee – 20 minutes Discussion: Final schedule for December 3 faculty meeting – 15 minutes QEP reporting – anything for approval? JTAC report and …
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The faculty librarians have put together a library guide for students about how to avoid plagiarism, how and when to cite sources, and the consequences of plagiarism as written in Guilford’s Honor Code. All these resources can be found by clicking on Citation Guides from the library homepage, and the plagiarism-specific materials are located on …
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Attached please find the minutes from our October 1 faculty meeting. Oct 1 2014 – Faculty meeting minutes
[From Kyle Dell] Kyle mentioned Portland State as one of the curricular models in his presentation at the November faculty meeting. He’s provided a link to their web page that reports on their process and strategies. Interesting stuff. Portland State Curriculum Revision Kyle’s full message was this: Several faculty members asked for any documentation that …
[From Jennie Knight] Jennie recommends the attached document. It is a long study, analysis, and call to action highlighting the importance of civic and experiential education. A Crucible Moment: College Learning & Democracy’s Future A National Call to Action By The National Task Force on Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement Published by AAC&U There’s more information here: https://www.aacu.org/crucible The …
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Clerk’s Committee Meeting Agenda Friday November 7, 2014 2:30 pm Gathering and Moment of Silence – 3 minutes Approval of Minutes from October 31, 2014 – 2 minutes For approval: Annual Moodle Maintenance Schedule – 10 minutes Discussion: Review of November 5 Faculty Meeting – 10 minutes Discussion: Process for deferred 2014-15 searches – 10 minutes Discussion: Ad Hoc General …
Clerk’s Committee Meeting Minutes October 31, 2014 Dean’s Conference Room Attending: Zhihong Chen (Recording Clerk), Dave Dobson (Clerk), Sherry Giles (Business & Policy, and Sports Studies), Edwins Gwako (Social Sciences), Adrienne Israel (Vice President for Academic Affairs & Academic Dean), Colin Macintosh (Community Senate), Lisa McLeod (Humanities), Steve Shapiro (Natural Sciences & Mathematics), Guests for …