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 School of Arts & Sciences Faculty Meetings


  Minutes of the School of Arts & Sciences, August 15, 2002
  1. New faculty were introduced.
  2. Old business: Work is still being done on the bylaws.
  3. Tom Rotnem gave a report of the Observation Committee, which included the following:
    • Peer observation should be a learning experience for both parties.
    • The process should be formative, not summative, i.e. it should provide feedback.
    • Peer observation should include a pre-class consultation, the observation itself, and a post-class consultation.
  4. Comments from Dean Gabrielli:
    • The biology degree has been approved, and the content of the degree is up to us. Construction of the biology labs has just begun.
    • Several grants have been awarded to A&S faculty.
    • A&S no longer has its own computer support technician.
  5. VPAA Pfeiffer briefly joined the meeting to announce foundation funding for this year: Each dean will get $1000 from the foundation, each program $500. Academic Affairs has a reserve fund of $12,0000. Student awards have been equalized at $250 each.
  6. More comments from Dean Gabrielli.
    • The Honors Program will begin Fall 2001, so the honors committee needs to be formed again. This committee has 2 charges:
      1. Review what the previous committee approved
      2. Establish criteria for Honors faculty.
    • Faculty searches in three programs have been approved, in Mathematics, Social and International Studies, and Physics, Chemistry, & Biology.
    • The MGT group will hold a meeting on the faculty salary study on Thursday September 12, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM. They will talk to schools one at a time. Faculty are encouraged to let their Program Heads know if they are interested in attending.


Submitted by Steve Edwards, Secretary, A&S
Approved by Rich Bennett, Moderator, A&S