Trouble at the College of St. Rose

Here’s a Chronicle article: College of St. Rose Plans At Least a Dozen Layoffs And here’s the official message: Saint Rose Trustees Announce Changes in Academic Programs to Boost Enrollment and Reduce Deficit People may remember that Carolyn Stefanco was a finalist for the Guilford presidency. The College of St. Rose is about three times the …

A Message from Faculty Affairs Committee

Upcoming deadlines related to faculty promotion, spring 2016: January 4, 2016: Nominations for promotions are due to the Academic Dean (email to ado@guilford.edu) January 19, 2016: Names of 3 extra-departmental colleagues and 3 students due to the Academic Dean’s office (so we can solicit letters) February 12, 2016: All materials for promotion files are due …

Minutes from meeting on faculty-led study abroad programs

Daniel Diaz convened a meeting of faculty involved in faculty-led Guilford study abroad programs on November 18th. Here are the recorded notes from that meeting:   Future of Faculty-led Programs (report) Meeting Date/time:       11/18/2015, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, Dean’s Conference room Participants: Anne Glenn, Don Smith, Maia Dery, Melanie Lee-Brown, Theresa Hammond, Eva Lawrence, Dave Dobson, Erin Dell, Frank …

Clerk’s Committee Meeting Agenda, Wednesday December 9, 2015

Clerk’s Committee Meeting Agenda – Wednesday, December 9, 2015 10:00 am 1.  Gathering and Moment of Silence – 3 minutes 2.  Approval of Minutes from December 1, 2015 – 2 minutes 3.  Follow up discussion: Review of SACS handbook changes – 5 minutes     (possible drafts of some changes for approval – watch your …

Resilience

(shared by Vance Ricks, recommended for posting by Lisa McLeod ) An interesting essay on how the current student protests are framed by the media and by their opponents: The Profound Emptiness of Resilience, by Parul Sehgal

LAGER Committee Minutes 11/12/15

Final LAGER Committee Minutes 11/12/15   Meeting began with a moment of silence, 8:40am   Present: Kyle (chair), Stephanie, Suzanne, Damon, Lavon, Caleb, Drew (recording)   Regrets: Melanie, Jennie, Dale   Reviewed, edited, and approved 11/5 minutes   Action item – Drew will post to Moon Room site   Discussion of plan for Jan Term …