Clerk’s Committee Meeting Agenda – Tuesday January 26, 2016 1:00 pm 1. Gathering and Moment of Silence – 3 minutes 2. Approval of Minutes from December 9, 2015 – 2 minutes 3. For review: Faculty Meeting Minutes from December 2, 2015 – 10 minutes 4. For discussion: Restructuring of divisions and departments into sections, changes …
[from Heather Hayton] A Harvard Medical School professor makes the case for the liberal arts and philosophy By David Silbersweig at the Washington Post
Hi, colleagues – Clerk’s committee has been discussing how best to address concerns from students about their classroom environments. In the list of demands published November 22nd, one of the items was this: In discussing this issue, we have some difficulties with the mechanics of how best to meet this demand. We are in the …
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 …
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 …
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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 …
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(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
Drone Studies (From Eric Mortensen, posted with permission)
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Curriculum Committee-Minutes FINAL November 10, 2015 Present: Mylene Dressler, Michael Dutch, Edwins Gwako (Chair), Martee Holt, Norma Middleton, Michele Malotky (Recorder), Beth Rushing, Karen Tinsley, Marc Williams The meeting opened at 1:03 pm with a moment of silence. Approved minutes from the November 3, 2015 meeting with minor revisions. Sustainable Food Systems Proposal: There was …