Open discussion area for Faculty Meeting on September 6, 2017

Please add any comments or questions you have regarding topics at the Faculty Meeting on September 6, 2017. You may post anonymously. Comment cards left at the meeting:   Can we hear what is the status of the QEP? Could we get a report on our budget status and projections? For the faculty website: Something …

Agenda for Clerk’s Committee Meeting August 31, 2017

Clerk’s Committee Meeting Agenda Thursday August 31, 2017 8:30 am Gathering and Moment of Silence – 2 minutes Figuring out who’s doing the minutes (Alfonso?) – 1 minute Approval of Minutes from August 24 – 2 minutes Status Report: Large-scale faculty handbook revision – 5 minutes For approval: WGSS Proposal – 20 minutes For approval: Handbook revisions for review process and appeals – 25 minutes For approval: …

Agenda for Clerk’s Committee Meeting August 24, 2017

Clerk’s Committee Meeting Agenda Thursday August 24, 2017 8:30 am Gathering and Moment of Silence — 2 minutes Figuring out who’s doing the minutes — 1 minute Review of Clerk’s Committee discussion and confidentiality guidelines — 5 minutes For approval: UDL/QEP for Faculty Forum on November 1 — 5 minutes For discussion: Improving faculty dialogue …

Debt paid

This year, I officially messed up three names in faculty meeting, and I have now made good on my pledge to donate to the Loyalty Fund for every error. If you want to increase my giving, just wait a little longer before speaking – I guarantee I would have messed up far more if you …

Open discussion area for faculty meeting on May 3, 2017

Please feel free to comment on any aspect of the May 3rd faculty meeting or on other topics. You may post anonymously if you wish.   Comment cards left at the meeting: How many would stand in opposition today if we approved LAGER 4.5 + global engagement course?   The fact that we’re not talking about …

Excerpt from Faculty Handbook, Section 1.305, Faculty Meetings

Excerpt From Guilford’s Faculty Handbook, Section 1.305, Faculty Meetings Faculty meetings are conducted according to Quaker business procedures. Meetings begin with silence in order to reach beneath individual preferences to a level of openness that will facilitate decision-making for the good of the whole and end in silence to affirm the unity of the whole. …

Clerk’s Committee Agenda for May 3, 2017

Clerk’s Committee Meeting Agenda Thursday May 3, 2017 2:30 pm Gathering and Moment of Silence 2 minutes Figuring out who’s doing the minutes [Sherry?] 1 minute Approval of Minutes from April 27 meeting2 minutes Review of faculty meeting May 3 For discussion: General education and Art and Science next steps 30 minutes For discussion: Renaming …

Clerk’s Committee Minutes for April 20th, 2017

Clerk’s Committee Meeting Agenda Thursday April 20, 2017 2:30 pm Present: Beth Rushing, Sherry Giles, Don Smith, Gwen Erickson, Eva Lawrence, Dave Dobson (Clerk), Alfonso Abad Mancheño (Minute-taker).    Gathering and Moment of Silence                                                                       2 minutes Figuring out who’s doing the minutes [Alfonso Abad Mancheño]                         1 minute    Approval of Minutes from April 13 meeting. …

Darryl Samsel’s ideas for curriculum changes

In our last meeting, Darryl mentioned a simpler curriculum model he had developed. He sent this to LAGER and to me in March shortly before spring break. Because others have not seen it, and it was discussed, I asked if I could share it here. I’m including the three documents he sent me and his …

Clarification and further development of Jim Hood’s ideas

[From Jim Hood] I wanted to put my suggestion from yesterday’s meeting in writing along with some other thoughts.  Please feel free to share these ideas on the Moon Room. Content suggestions Since a number of faculty are concerned that we be more specific about content before approving the proposed gen ed curriculum, here are …