Clerk’s is taking up discussion of faculty service on committees and in other roles at Guilford, and I tried to put together an image of how it looks currently. The result is below. Each square on the diagram is one faculty position on a committee or in another role. Some of these positions count as …
Clerk’s Committee Meeting Agenda Tuesday September 8, 2015 10:00 am 1. Gathering and Moment of Silence – 3 minutes 2. Approval of Minutes from September 4, 2015 – 2 minutes 3. Check on Clerk’s liaisons to committees – 5 minutes 4. For discussion: Issue with selecting chair for Curriculum Committee – 10 minutes 5. For approval: Clarification to change …
Clerk’s Committee Minutes 8-28-2015
At the September faculty meeting, under the guidance of Wess Daniels, we came up with lists of ideas for things that have been helpful and for things that would be helpful. That list is in the accompanying photo, but here it is in text form slightly expanded. What has been helpful? Having the “For Discussion” category …
The following comments were turned in on cards at the meeting yesterday. Two of the three were in response to our discussion of what we do well and what we could do better in terms of faculty conversations. What would be helpful? – Everyone fully present, for example, not on laptops etc. (which also distract others) …
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Clerks Meeting Notes 8-21-15 Approved at Clerk’s meeting on 8/28
Clerk’s Committee Meeting Agenda Friday August 28, 2015 1:00 pm 1. Gathering and Moment of Silence – 3 minutes 2. Approval of Minutes from August 21, 2015 – 2 minutes 3. For discussion: Meeting time woes – 5 minutes 4. For approval: Group for interim VP of Finance and Administration lunch – 5 minutes 5. For approval: Compensation Committee …
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Melanie Lee-Brown invites faculty and students to be involved in a statewide conference for undergraduate research. Her message is here: Hello Colleagues! Attached is the announcement for this year’s SNCURCS! A multidisciplinary (think GUS state wide), one day meeting for the state that will be held at HPU! Abstract submission deadline is October 16th and …
From Heather Hayton, a link to an article by Calvert Jones: We take for granted that study abroad makes students more open to the international community, but does it really? Or does it actually foster a unique blend of enlightened nationalism? Source: The surprising effects of study abroad – The Washington Post
From former faculty member Heather Mitchell-Buck: A 21st-Century Education