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MARCH 19, 2004
2:30 PM
Present: Dr. F. Sauls (Chair), Dr. Boucher, Dr. Bower, Dr. Pavlac, Ms. Tierney, Dr.
Wallace
Guests: Dr. Ghezzi, Dr. Marchese
Chair Announcement:
Ballots for the election of Faculty Council Chair will be distributed Monday.
Curriculum and Teaching Committee Report (Dr. Boucher):
The committee had a virtual meeting via e-mail to discuss the use of online courses in the Center for Lifelong Learning’s course offerings. Dr. Boucher e-mailed the faculty at large to solicit opinions about the larger issues of online courses. This will be one of three big topics on C&T’s agenda this and next year, the other two being the core curriculum and teacher evaluation forms. It will be a topic for the Faculty Meeting as well.
Dr. Pavlac announced that CELT will be discussing the topic of WebCT and pedagogy next week.
Academic and Professional Affairs Committee Report (Dr. Pavlac):
1. The committee is assembling some material on faculty governance for
distribution to the faculty prior to the upcoming Faculty Meeting.
2. Dr. Pavlac introduced the committee’s recommendation on stopping the tenure clock, i.e., requesting an extension of time to apply for tenure. It was moved and seconded to accept the committee’s proposed changes to the Faculty Handbook. After some discussion and tweaking, the amended proposal passed unanimously, to wit:
To be added to the Faculty Handbook (November 2003), p.27, B. Qualifications for
Tenure, 1. Length of Service, a third bullet with text:
As is agreed in writing between the College and a faculty member who has
petitioned for an extension of application for tenure. Such an application may be
made by any faculty member, drawing on grounds from the federal Family and
Medical Leave Act, or based on unusual and burdensome circumstances.
Application for an extension should be made first to the VPAA. This must be
submitted before the candidate is due to apply for tenure. If an agreement for
extension is reached, the VPAA will convey that agreement in writing to the faculty
member and the next convening Tenure and Promotion Committee. The committee
should be able to address any concerns about the agreement. A copy of the
agreement and the committee’s response shall be filed in the applicant’s dossier
and available for examination when the faculty member applies for tenure and
promotion.
Family and Medical Leave Act:
Dr. Marchese presented the Faculty Benefits Committee’s report on the Family and Medical Leave Act. He commented that the College is very generous in its application of the act and recommended that any specific arrangements between the College and a faculty member be placed in writing in the individual’s file.
It was agreed that the College’s FMLA policy should be placed in the Faculty Handbook. Council will examine the current policy, which was distributed at the beginning of the meeting, and edit it for inclusion in the handbook.
The meeting adjourned at 3:20 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Judy Tierney
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