Carol Dweck: The Growth Mindset
Kathy Adams and Rachel Riskind suggested the following article as a companion to today’s faculty development workshop: Carol Dweck Revisits the Growth Mindset, by Carol Dweck, Education Week, Sept. 23, 2015
Clerk’s Committee Agenda for 9-29-15
Clerk’s Committee Meeting Agenda Tuesday September 22, 2015 10:00 am 1. Gathering and Moment of Silence – 3 minutes 2. Approval of Minutes from September 15, 2015 – 2 minutes 3. Approval of Minutes from September 22, 2015 – 2 minutes 4. Review of Minutes from Faculty Meeting, September 2, 2015 – 3 minutes 5. …
Curriculum Committee Agenda 9/29/2015
Agenda Curriculum Committee September 29, 2015 1. Gathering and Moment of Silence (3 minutes) 2. Review and Approval of Minutes from September 22, 2015 (5 minutes) 3. Meet with Robert Duncan (10 minutes effective 1:10 PM) 4. Conclude Discussion/Approval of a request from Norma Middleton, from May, about double counting departmental honors (5 Minutes) 5. Conclude …
Dates concerning ECG
I want to share with you three dates on the ECG calendar. 1) Wed., Oct 14: Juniors will take the PSAT. This is during the college’s fall break, so no students will need to miss class. 2) Tues., March 1: Juniors will take the ACT. They will miss all morning classes and likely 1:00 classes. …
Admissions Committee Meeting Minutes, Sept. 1 2015
Ad hoc Admission Committee Meeting September 1, 2015 2:30-3:30 p.m., Career Center, King 108 Attending: Steve Shapiro, professor of physics, Barb Boyette, assistant academic dean, Michael Dutch, professor of business management, Arlene Cash, vice president for enrollment management, Cyndie Basinger, assistant to vice president for enrollment management Steve shared that the objective of the Ad …
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Curriculum Committee Agenda for September 22, 2015
Agenda Curriculum Committee September 22, 2015 1. Gathering and Moment of Silence (3 minutes) 2. Review and Approval of Minutes from September 15, 2015 (5 minutes) 3. Conclude Discussion/Approval of Public Policy & Administration major (10 minutes) 4. Discussion/Approval of a request from Norma Middleton, from May, about double counting departmental honors (5 Minutes) 5. Discussion/Approval of …
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Clerk’s Committee Meeting Agenda, Tuesday September 22 2015
Clerk’s Committee Meeting Agenda Tuesday September 22, 2015 10:00 am 1. Gathering and Moment of Silence – 3 minutes 2. Approval of Minutes from September 15, 2015 – 2 minutes 3. Evaluate study leave proposals – 70 minutes Close in silence
A Message from Faculty Affairs Committee
As chair of the Faculty Affairs Committee, I am writing to bring your attention to the upcoming deadlines for submitting review materials. Letters for colleagues nominated for second-year reviews will be due Monday, September 28 by 5:00 pm. Letters for fourth-year reviews will be due Friday, November 20 by 5:00 pm. (The Beacon mistakenly listed …
Every Campus a Refuge
Dear friends, Inspired by the UN and EU’s call to nations to take in refugees and the Pope’s call to every parish in Europe to host one refugee family, we – Guilford students, faculty and administration – have begun mobilizing and hope to act with urgency as a community to host one refugee family on …
Invitation from Guilford’s AAUP chapter
[From Richie Zweigenhaft, Gail Webster, and Maria Rosales] The three of us have been active for a number of years now in the Guilford chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). We met recently to talk about our plans for the coming year. Among the things we talked about was posting a message …