Agenda for Ad Hoc Curriculum Review Committee, Friday February 27

Ad Hoc General Education Curriculum Review Committee Friday, February 27 1:30 p.m. Study Abroad/Career Development Conference Room, King Hall Agenda 1. Moment of silence 2. Report from attenders of AAC&U conference on general education review/revision—Drew Hays, Damon Akins, Michele Malotky 3. Update on proposed faculty survey 4. Choose a chair 5. Semester meeting schedule 6. …

Clerk’s Committee Meeting Minutes, February 16, 2015

Clerk’s Committee Minutes – February 16, 2015 8:30 AM Minutes taken by Edwins Gwako Present: Adrienne Israel (Vice President and Academic Dean), Zhihong Chen (Recording Clerk), Dave Dobson (Clerk), Edwins Gwako (Social Sciences), Tim Lindeman (Arts), Lisa McLeod (Humanities), Jeffrey Ray (SGA Representative), Steven Shapiro (Natural Sciences & Mathematics). Not present: Sherry Giles (BP&SS), Colin …

Clerk’s Committee Meeting Agenda for Monday, March 2, 2015

Clerk’s Committee Meeting Agenda Monday March 2, 2015 8:30 am Gathering and Moment of Silence – 3 minutes Approval of Minutes from February 23, 2015 – 2 minutes For Approval: Final agenda for Faculty Meeting March 5 – 15 minutes Nominating Committee Proposed Slate Nominating Committee nominations needed Jane’s report from Board of Trustees meeting …

Brainstorming for Guilford’s Future

[The following was written by Nancy Daukas] The UNC Board has recommended to the state legislature that three progressive centers in the state system be closed (a vote is pending): UNCCH center for the study of poverty, ECU Center for Biodiversity, NC Central Institute for Civic engagement and social change. http://www.newsobserver.com/2015/02/18/4565209_unc-board-panel- recommends-elimination.html?rh=1 http://www.wral.com/effort-to-close-unc-poverty-center-prompts-free-speech-concerns/14460399/ The time is right …

Clerk’s Committee Agenda for February 23, 2015, 8:30am

Clerk’s Committee Meeting Agenda – Monday February 23, 2015 8:30 am Gathering and Moment of Silence – 3 minutes Approval of Minutes from February 16, 2015 – 2 minutes Discussion: Forum topic for February 25, 2015 – 10 minutes NSSE and retention? JTAC? Something else? Request: Curriculum Committee – GELOs syllabus policy – 10 minutes …

Washington Post piece on the importance of liberal arts in science

[From Tim Kircher] Dear colleagues, this article expresses well our collaborative venture, which the QEP fosters. In my conversations with Goldie Byrd, Dean of A&T and Professor of Biology, she emphasized the critical collaboration as well. As I like to think of it, the liberal arts are the roots (and routes) for STEM. Regarding the …

Clerk’s Minutes from February 2nd and February 9th, 2015

We approved these minutes together at the Feb. 16th meeting, so I’m posting them together here.  The February 9th meeting was a special meeting where we were invited to meet with Jane about the tuition remission issue. Clerk’s minutes from 2-2-15 Final Clerk’s minutes from 2-9-15 Final  

Notes from Faculty Forum on Budget, February 11

The following are notes from the faculty forum on budget, taken by Sherry Giles (thanks Sherry!). When I spoke, I’m identified; most other speakers are not identified, so read each paragraph as a separate comment or point from a different speaker.  Please let me know if you have any questions, and feel free to leave …