April 2015 – Page 2 – The Moon Room

Ad Hoc Curriculum Review Committee Notes from April 3, 2015

by Dave DobsonCurriculum Review Committee April 10, 2015Comments are Disabled

Ad Hoc General Education Review Committee 4/3/15 Moment of Silence Reviewed data from CIRP analysis. Further analysis requested, including disaggregation of CCE and Traditional students, separation of levels of answers for interpretation. Brief overview of NSSE data – work continuing on this Review of analysis of Faculty survey results Identification of “hotspots” of concern Qualitative …

Alternate comparison groups for salaries

by Dave DobsonCollege Finances, Faculty Issues, Interesting Data, Other Colleges April 10, 20152 Comments

I’ve heard from several places on campus that we shouldn’t be comparing faculty salaries to AAUP IIB when we look at percentiles for faculty salaries. I think that’s a perfectly reasonable question to raise, although I’m not sure I agree. We want to compare ourselves to institutions like ours when we try to figure out where we are. …

Alternate administrative structures – Williams College

by Dave DobsonCollege Finances, New Ideas, Other Colleges April 9, 2015One Comment

Anders Selhorst sent me the following as an e-mail, and I asked if I could post it here. He agreed. In light of the conversation yesterday, I think it might be helpful for faculty and College leadership to look at other models for our College administrative positions. There are other models that not only leverage …

Ad Hoc Committee on Curriculum Review Agenda for Friday, April 10, 2015

by Dave DobsonCurriculum Design, Curriculum Review Committee April 9, 2015Comments are Disabled

Ad Hoc General Education Curriculum Review Committee Friday, April 10, 12:45 p.m. Study Abroad/Career Development Conference Room, King Hall Agenda Moment of silence Approval of notes from last meeting, 4/3/15; note taker for this meeting Further student thoughts on general education from CIRP and NSSE—Rich & Stephanie Update on faculty survey …

Why college costs so much

by Dave DobsonCollege Finances, News Items April 8, 2015Comments are Disabled

Some interesting journalism on college costs this week. First, an op-ed in the New York Times with some interesting perspective from Paul Campos, a law professor and former administrator: Click to read Second, a rebuttal/critique of this piece by Jordan Weissman, a journalist with Slate: Click to read

Chronicle tool for salary comparisons

by Dave DobsonCollege Finances April 7, 2015Comments are Disabled

The Chronicle of Higher Education has pored through IPEDS data to create a comparative tool for salaries for both faculty and staff. It’s an interesting thing to play with. Here’s the Guilford section.

Approved changes to academic honor code

by Dave DobsonClerk's Committee April 7, 2015Comments are Disabled

On Monday, Clerk’s approved two changes to the academic honor code. We elected to follow section 1.400 of the faculty handbook, which says: Recommendations regarding routine policy coming from College committees shall appear in the Beacon, published weekly during the academic year. Unless challenged within thirty (30) calendar days, excluding holidays and summer recess, by petition of …

Clerk’s Committee Meeting Minutes, March 30, 2015

by Dave DobsonClerk's Committee April 6, 2015Comments are Disabled

Attached please find the approved minutes from the Clerk’s Committee Meeting on March 30th, 2015. 3-30-2015 Clerks Meeting Minutes

Faculty Meeting Minutes from March 4th and March 25th

by Dave DobsonFaculty Meetings April 6, 2015Comments are Disabled

I have posted minutes from our March 4th and March 25th faculty meetings to the faculty Moodle site. They are available via the links below (password required). March 4th Minutes March 25th Minutes

Ad Hoc Admission Committee Meeting Minutes, February 19, 2015

by Dave DobsonAdmissions Committee April 6, 2015Comments are Disabled

Ad Hoc Admission Committee February 19, 2015 Meeting Minutes Attendees: Barb Boyette, Tom Guthrie, Kami Rowan, Steve Shapiro, Andy Strickler, Wenling Wang (minute recorder) The committee’s discussion centered on the prospective meeting with Jane and what to talk with her during the meeting. The points raised in our discussion include: Future of this committee …