Faculty Meeting November 1, 2014 – Open Comment Area
Please comment here about the Faculty Meeting November 5 if you wish.
Trends in Guilford’s financial picture
Darryl Samsell prepared these slides for our last budget committee meeting, and I though they might be interesting to the community.
The Value of College
[From Don Smith] Don says, “As we revamp our Gen Ed program, wouldn’t it be amazing to have outcomes like the ones listed here?” Why we are looking at the value of college all wrong by Christopher Nelson, President of St. John’s College
Clerk’s Committee Agenda, Friday, October 31, 2014
Clerk’s Committee Meeting Agenda Friday October 31, 2014 2:30 pm Gathering and Moment of Silence – 3 minutes Approval of Minutes from October 24, 2014 – 2 minutes Guest Discussion: Faculty role in Serendipity issues – with Jose Oliva – 15 minutes Review of minutes from October faculty meeting – 5 minutes Review of honorary …
Read more “Clerk’s Committee Agenda, Friday, October 31, 2014”
Ad hoc Admissions Committee Minutes from October 8 2014
Attached are the minutes from the ad hoc Admissions committee from October 8th. Admissions Committee Minutes 10-8-14
Clerk’s Committee Minutes from September 19, 2014
Here are the minutes for our meeting on 9/19/2014. Clerk’s Approved Minutes 9-19-14
Clerk’s Committee Agenda, Friday, October 24, 2014
Our agenda for our regular Friday meeting is as follows: Clerk’s Committee Meeting Agenda Friday October 24, 2014 2:30 pm 1. Gathering and Moment of Silence – 3 minutes 2. Approval of Minutes from October 3, 2014 – 2 minutes 3. Proposed grading policy for removed faculty – 10 minutes 4. Proposed Changes to Music Major …
Read more “Clerk’s Committee Agenda, Friday, October 24, 2014”
Admissions and the role of the college presidency at Bard
Bard College has done some innovative things under their president, Leon Botstein, including moving to an entirely different admissions model, which looks to be pretty labor-intensive for faculty. This profile also describes a college with a similar ethos and population to ours, far more income yet also far more financial uncertainty than Guilford has, and also with …
Read more “Admissions and the role of the college presidency at Bard”
Presidential compensation at private colleges
Some really interesting comparative information here: Executive Compensation at the Chronicle
Two very significant education philosophers talk about experiential education ala Dewey
(From Julie Burke) Hello, I am sending this our in hopes of helping our community to deepen or clarify our notions of “experiential education”. These two educational powerhouse – Bill Schubert and William Ayers are having a mock interview with Schubert as Dewey. I have started it on Part 3 – Experience in Education. I …
Read more “Two very significant education philosophers talk about experiential education ala Dewey”