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Minutes
Faculty Council Meeting
February 8, 2008
Present: Present: Greg Bassham
(Chair), Derrick Boucher (Chair-elect), Joan Coffin, Kristi Concannon, Sheileen
Corbett (At-large rep.), Howard Fedrick, Dan Ghezzi (A&P Chair), Michele
McGowan, Brian Pavlac (C&T Chair), Regan Reitsma, Jeremy Simington, Nicholas
Holodick (VPAA), Tony Grasso (AVPAA and Dean of the Faculty)
Meeting called to order at 2:05 pm.
Minutes of the January 25, 2008 meeting approved as presented.
Chair’s report
a. Having presented at the February Board of Directors meeting, the chair reported that the Board had no intention to threaten tenure or dismiss faculty. Success was reached on the efforts to establish extended contracts for promoted Professional Specialists, although details need to be worked out. Concern about clarity of Board of Director decisions was expressed.
b. Senior Faculty Review will be for all faculty every 6 years, and will include an evaluative component as well as its formative aspects (including $5000 for development). A draft from the VPAA will be forthcoming. Some discussion followed about the concern by some faculty that too much reviewing has been added to workloads. The need for positive, constructive feedback to improve teaching and education was noted.
c. The faculty leadership team compensation meeting will be held Feb. 11.
d. February faculty governance election notifications should come out on Monday.
e. Campus Safety Committee needs faculty involvement, and a request for volunteers will go out Monday. Service Learning Committee has found some volunteers in Mike Little and Garrett Barr.
f. ETS update from the AVPAA indicated that one box of forms had been lost in the mail. Results from the other forms that reached ETS would be distributed soon. Also the HERI survey (which has been approved by the Institutional Review Board) will be sent to faculty and staff soon.
C & T report
The chair distributed proposed courses from CARP for consideration. They will
be considered at the next meeting.
The chair noted the ongoing work involved in revising the Core and scheduling
for the fall. C&T will be clarifying from Departments and Major programs how
they intend to adapt to the Core, either by requiring specific courses of their
students or using exemptions.
A & P report
The chair noted the forthcoming review of ETS evaluation results organized by a
subcommittee.
The Faculty Handbook as revised should be presented to Council soon.
A timeline for completing the Academic Integrity proposal was described, which
included opportunity for input from students, staff, and faculty before being
finalized for its presentation to Council.
Social Activities Committee report
The chair (Sheileen Corbett) noted the forthcoming event on February 11 in the
Gold Room sponsored by the Latin American grant. The chair also encouraged
faculty to make reservations for events connected to the visit of Sr. Helen
Prejean.
New business
It was noted that the Board of Directors will be implementing a merit system for
pay increases for staff.
It was inquired whether Father O’Hara’s address at the Presidential Forum could
be published or consulted in some fashion.
Meeting adjourned at 3:15 pm.