Clerk’s Committee Minutes, January 23, 2016

Clerk’s Committee Meeting January 26, 2016   Attending: Dave Dobson (Clerk), Steve Shapiro (Natural Sciences and Math), Kathryn Shields (Arts),  Alex Ricks (SGA Representative), Beth Rushing (VP and Academic Dean, recorded minutes for this meeting), Sarah Estow (Social Sciences), Gwen Erickson (Recording Clerk), Lisa McLeod (Humanities, recorded minutes for this meeting), Sherry Giles (Business, Policy, …

Clerk’s Committee Agenda for Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Clerk’s Committee Meeting Agenda – Tuesday February 9, 2016 1:00 pm 1. Gathering and Moment of Silence – 3 minutes 2. Approval of Minutes from February 2, 2015 – 2 minutes 3. Committee requests: Print Committee, VP Advancement – 5 minutes 4. Review of Faculty Meeting on Feb. 3 – 10 minutes 5. For discussion: Catching …

Curriculum Committee Minutes, December 1, 2015

Curriculum Committee FINAL MINUTES December 1, 2015 In attendance: Mylène Dressler, Michael Dutch , Edwins Gwako (chair), Martee Holt, Michele Malotky, Norma Middleton, Marc Williams, Karen Tinsley (recorder) Absent: Beth Rushing The meeting opened with a moment of silence. Art 250 The Art and Science of Clay proposal was approved. Action Step: Marc Williams will …

Curriculum Committee Minutes, December 8, 2015

Curriculum Committee Minutes December 08, 2015 In attendance: Mylène Dressler, Michael Dutch (recorder), Edwins Gwako (chair), Martee Holt, Michele Malotky, Marc Williams Absent: Karen Tinsley, Norma Middleton, Beth Rushing 1. The meeting opened at 1:05 PM with a moment of silence. 2. The minutes from November 17 were approved 3. The committee continued the discussion …

Curriculum Committee Agenda, February 5th, 2016

Curriculum Committee Agenda February 5, 2016 (In the campus life office, Founders Hall Room 210—Beyond the WQFS radio station.) 1. Gathering and Moment of Silence (3 minutes) 2. Review and Approval of Minutes from December 1, 2015 (5 minutes) 3. Discussion/Finalization of (1hr vs 2 hrs) Meeting Time (3 minutes) 4. Discussion/approval of Duncan’s Request for …

What I learned about the new consulting project

I and other faculty members of SPOC (formerly SLRP) met with the consulting group from the Art and Science group (website here: https://www.artsci.com ) yesterday. I learned about this initiative along with the rest of you in the last week, so it’s come on quickly. Because of that, I thought I’d take some time to report …

Clerk’s Committee Agenda for Tuesday, February 2

Clerk’s Committee Meeting Agenda – Tuesday February 2, 2016 1:00 pm 1. Gathering and Moment of Silence – 3 minutes 2. Approval of Minutes from January 23, 2015 – 2 minutes 3. For final review: Agenda for Faculty Meeting on February 3 – 15 minutes 4. For discussion: Salary philosophy from Compensation Committee – 20 …

Gender roles and stereotypes for female professors

A colleague submitted the following for discussion: Girlfriend, Mother, Professor? By Carol Hay, New York Times, January 25, 2016 She writes: It’s a thoughtful piece about the ways in which women academics are expected to shoulder more (invisible) work on campus and are punished for not fitting into gender stereotypes as professors. This has certainly …

Clerk’s Committee Meeting Minutes, December 9, 2015

Clerk’s Committee Meeting  Minutes December 9, 2015  Attending: Dave Dobson (Clerk), Steve Shapiro (Natural Sciences and Math), Kathryn Shields (Arts),  Alex Ricks (SGA Representative), Beth Rushing (VP and Academic Dean), Sarah Estow (Social Sciences), Gwen Erickson (Recording Clerk), Lisa McLeod (Humanities, recorded minutes for this meeting) Regrets: Bill Grubbs (Business, Policy, and Sport Studies), Sadie …