(From Jack Zerbe) Some interesting ideas on the nature of community, including a complex definition and key ingredients. From a psychologist who has a private practice and lectures at Vanderbilt. There are articles and a TED-style talk. David McMillan Community Lecture
Back-bencher view of faculty meeting, from Heather Hayton
Minutes for the Curriculum Committee Meeting Final September 30, 2014 In attendance: Caleb Anderson, Erin Dell(sitting in for Adrienne Israel), George Guo (Recorder), Drew Hays (Chair), Martee Holt, Michele Malotky, Norma Middleton Regrets: Rena Davis, Mylene Dressler, Karen Tinsley A moment of silence was observed and the meeting opened at 2:30 pm Approved the minutes …
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Ad Hoc Admissions Committee 10/1/14, Gilmer Room, 1:15-2:15 Minutes Present: Barb Boyette, Tom Guthrie, Heather Hayton, Kami Rowan, Steve Shapiro, Andy Strickler, Wenling Wang Minutes The Committee approved minutes from 9/10/14 Course Syllabi for Admissions Steve indicated that all syllabi are available on our Share Space so that admissions can access it freely as needed. …
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Ad Hoc Admissions Committee Organizational meeting, September 10th, 2014, 1:00 p.m., Gilmer Room Attending: Tom Guthrie, Wenling Wang, Steve Shapiro, Heather Hayton, Kami Rowan, Andy Strickler, Barb Boyette, Dave Dobson Dave Dobson gave background for the formation of this ad hoc committee, including the process that led to its formation. He mentioned that the CREDO …
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Suzanne Bartels announced at the October 1 faculty meeting that we had received a grant from the Andrew Mellon Foundation to support the library. The Mellon Foundation is a respected and prestigious philanthropic organization that supports the liberal arts in higher education. We were invited to apply in April and submitted our application in July. The …
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Mike Poston recently presented some materials to Budget Committee on the state of the two campaigns, one $60 million campaign just completed, and the $15 million bridging campaign just beginning now. In the survey I did last May, many people requested more information on the college’s advancement efforts, so I thought you might find this …
(From Ron Cardwell) Ron thought this movie might be of interest to faculty: It’s a pro-grammar-education documentary; there’s more information on its Kickstarter page here: Grammar Revolution Kickstarter
Clerk’s Committee Meeting Agenda Friday October 3, 2014 2:30 pm Gathering and Moment of Silence 3 minutes Approval of Minutes from September 19, 2014 2 minutes Planning: Schedule for October 10 Meeting and Faculty Study Leave Applications 5 minutes Meeting Assessment: Faculty Meeting October 1 2014 10 minutes Special Guest Star: Kyle Dell – Curriculum …
I’ve posted the three sets of slides shown at the October faculty meeting on Moodle. Here are some direct links to those files on the Faculty Moodle site (Moodle login required): Dave’s Slides – Curriculum Revision Caryl’s Slids – GELO assessment Drew’s Slides – History of curriculum proposals The data files Caryl presented are already …