Dean Newcomb called the meeting to order at 10:30 a.m. The minutes of the November 2, 2010 meeting were approved.
General Informational Items
Dorothy Holland distributed flyers for RENT which is showing at the Modlin Center through Sunday, November 21. Dean Newcomb encouraged Council to attend.
Academic Council must approve any Fall 2011 catalog changes (including new courses, course number/title changes, or major/minor/concentration changes) no later than the February 15, 2011 meeting (and A&S Faculty at the February 21, 2011 meeting).
The dean asked Council to remind the faculty to leave their pets at home.
Consent Agenda
The following proposals were approved without further discussion:
History
Please see amended minutes from the November 2, 2010 Academic Council meeting for course number revisions.
Modern Literatures & Cultures
New Honor Programs
French Honors program (approved by the Honors Committee, Emma Goldman, chair, 2010-11)
Italian Honors program (approved by the Honors Committee, Geoff Goddu, chair, 2009-10)
Modern Literatures & Cultures
New Course Proposals
ITAL 491 Honor Thesis 1
0.5 unit
Prerequisites (if any): None
ITAL 492 Honor Thesis 2
1 unit
Prerequisites (if any): None
Modern Literatures & Cultures
Revised Course Credit
ARAB 495 Independent Study
0.5-1 unit (current description stipulates full unit credit; for flexibility, we need to establish the possibility of a half-unit independent study option)
Prerequisites (if any): Permission of instructor
Modern Literatures & Cultures
Revised Course Title
GERM 472 Culture Wars & Identity Debates in German Society from Empire to EU (replaces previous title: Multiculturalism, Identity and Authorship in the German Context)
1 unit
Prerequisites (if any): One 300-level German course
Proposed Change to Religion Major and Minor (see catalog changes):
The religion department proposes to eliminate RELG 401 as a requirement for the religion major. The religion major would be composed of nine courses. RELG 400 would be the capstone experience, with the expectation that students will take the course in their junior year and only enroll in it as seniors with permission from the department.
We also propose to amend the religion minor to include RELG 400 instead of one of the 300-level electives.
Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies/Law
Justification of Course Credit for Cross-listed Courses
WGSS 379/LAW Special Topic: Feminist Legal Theory Seminar
1 unit
WGSS 379/LAW Special Topic: Muslim Family Law
1 unit
Discussion Agenda
Ms. Luanne Greene and Ms. Bynum Walter of the architect firm, Ayers Saint Gross (ASG), were available for discussion about the University’s master plan. Also attending was University Architect Andrew McBride who led the discussion and was available to answer questions. Council offered a variety of suggestions for improvement. Further suggestions are welcome on the ASG website: http://www.asg-architects.com
Dean Newcomb briefed Council on the status of the FY12 capacity audit and distributed a handout of preliminary audit results. There are currently 81 FYS slots with a surplus of five extra courses (dependent upon sabbaticals). There are no resources available to offer a selective reassigned pool in FY12. Reassigned time may be a possibility in the future if the entering class size is reduced or the faculty considers other options to reduce demand for courses. The dean will share the full capacity audit with Academic Council.
Dean Newcomb and Terri Weaver recently met with Steve Allred, Hossein Sadid, Jenni Sauer, and Lori Schuyler regarding the FY12 budget. As a result of those meetings, suggestions were made for how to make salary equity/alignment modifications. The dean will propose a benchmark of the average of the median and mean for each rank within the top 50 liberal arts colleges. Equity/alignment salary increases would be based on a merit system, where annual review data is available, while also accounting for history of service. Priority for this round of increases would be on the assistant professor and faculty of practice ranks (benchmarked against assistant professors). The dean explained that he would increase the salary incentive for promotions (currently between $0-$2,000) as another means to make merit-based equity/alignment adjustments.
In order to fund the salary increases, the dean proposes using fewer term faculty as well as using money from the plant fund for equipment purchases. There is also the strong possibility of fewer student and faculty summer fellowships.
The meeting adjourned at 11:46 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Cheryl Burns
General Informational Items
Dorothy Holland distributed flyers for RENT which is showing at the Modlin Center through Sunday, November 21. Dean Newcomb encouraged Council to attend.
Academic Council must approve any Fall 2011 catalog changes (including new courses, course number/title changes, or major/minor/concentration changes) no later than the February 15, 2011 meeting (and A&S Faculty at the February 21, 2011 meeting).
The dean asked Council to remind the faculty to leave their pets at home.
Consent Agenda
The following proposals were approved without further discussion:
History
Please see amended minutes from the November 2, 2010 Academic Council meeting for course number revisions.
Modern Literatures & Cultures
New Honor Programs
French Honors program (approved by the Honors Committee, Emma Goldman, chair, 2010-11)
Italian Honors program (approved by the Honors Committee, Geoff Goddu, chair, 2009-10)
Modern Literatures & Cultures
New Course Proposals
ITAL 491 Honor Thesis 1
0.5 unit
Prerequisites (if any): None
ITAL 492 Honor Thesis 2
1 unit
Prerequisites (if any): None
Modern Literatures & Cultures
Revised Course Credit
ARAB 495 Independent Study
0.5-1 unit (current description stipulates full unit credit; for flexibility, we need to establish the possibility of a half-unit independent study option)
Prerequisites (if any): Permission of instructor
Modern Literatures & Cultures
Revised Course Title
GERM 472 Culture Wars & Identity Debates in German Society from Empire to EU (replaces previous title: Multiculturalism, Identity and Authorship in the German Context)
1 unit
Prerequisites (if any): One 300-level German course
Proposed Change to Religion Major and Minor (see catalog changes):
The religion department proposes to eliminate RELG 401 as a requirement for the religion major. The religion major would be composed of nine courses. RELG 400 would be the capstone experience, with the expectation that students will take the course in their junior year and only enroll in it as seniors with permission from the department.
We also propose to amend the religion minor to include RELG 400 instead of one of the 300-level electives.
Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies/Law
Justification of Course Credit for Cross-listed Courses
WGSS 379/LAW Special Topic: Feminist Legal Theory Seminar
1 unit
WGSS 379/LAW Special Topic: Muslim Family Law
1 unit
Discussion Agenda
Ms. Luanne Greene and Ms. Bynum Walter of the architect firm, Ayers Saint Gross (ASG), were available for discussion about the University’s master plan. Also attending was University Architect Andrew McBride who led the discussion and was available to answer questions. Council offered a variety of suggestions for improvement. Further suggestions are welcome on the ASG website: http://www.asg-architects.com
Dean Newcomb briefed Council on the status of the FY12 capacity audit and distributed a handout of preliminary audit results. There are currently 81 FYS slots with a surplus of five extra courses (dependent upon sabbaticals). There are no resources available to offer a selective reassigned pool in FY12. Reassigned time may be a possibility in the future if the entering class size is reduced or the faculty considers other options to reduce demand for courses. The dean will share the full capacity audit with Academic Council.
Dean Newcomb and Terri Weaver recently met with Steve Allred, Hossein Sadid, Jenni Sauer, and Lori Schuyler regarding the FY12 budget. As a result of those meetings, suggestions were made for how to make salary equity/alignment modifications. The dean will propose a benchmark of the average of the median and mean for each rank within the top 50 liberal arts colleges. Equity/alignment salary increases would be based on a merit system, where annual review data is available, while also accounting for history of service. Priority for this round of increases would be on the assistant professor and faculty of practice ranks (benchmarked against assistant professors). The dean explained that he would increase the salary incentive for promotions (currently between $0-$2,000) as another means to make merit-based equity/alignment adjustments.
In order to fund the salary increases, the dean proposes using fewer term faculty as well as using money from the plant fund for equipment purchases. There is also the strong possibility of fewer student and faculty summer fellowships.
The meeting adjourned at 11:46 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Cheryl Burns
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