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 …
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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 …
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Some really interesting comparative information here: Executive Compensation at the Chronicle
(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 …
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(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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