Faculty Meetings: December 7, 2010 Minutes

Dean Andy Newcomb called the meeting to order at 4:02 p.m. in the Brown-Alley Room of Weinstein Hall.

• The minutes of the November 18, 2010 meeting were approved as circulated.
• The actions of A&S Academic Council from November 30, 2010 were approved as circulated

The meeting was adjourned at 4:02.15.6 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Jim Gwin, Substituting for Gene Anderson

Faculty Meetings: December 7, 2010 Agenda

Our traditional Pre-Holiday Gathering will be held on Tuesday, December 7th, starting at 3:30 p.m. in the Brown Alley Room of Weinstein Hall.  As you will recall, this "enhanced reception" provides time for all of us to share the holiday spirit as we near the end of another successful semester.  Please make an extra effort to attend so that you can greet old friends and meet some of our newer faculty.  During our gathering, we will stop the festivities for a few moments so that we can conduct our business before going back to socializing.

Our agenda will be:

• Approval of minutes from our November 18, 2010 meeting. (Forthcoming)
• Approval of Academic Council actions shown below
• Other business

Next A&S Faculty Meeting
Thursday, January 20, 2011, in the Brown Alley Room of Weinstein Hall

Actions for Academic Council approval on November 30, 2010

Sociology & Anthropology

Proposed Change to Anthropology Minor:

The change would reduce the number of courses that may be taken outside the department from three to one.

Note: The grade point average of the anthropology coursework comprising the minor must be no less than 2.00 with no course grade below C- (1.7). One course may be taken in a department outside of the University of Richmond's Department of Sociology and Anthropology with departmental approval. This course may be taken within another department at the University of Richmond, or at another accredited institution or through an approved study abroad program.

Approved by the Department of Sociology and Anthropology on November 10, 2010.

Academic Council: November 30, 2010 Minutes

Dean Newcomb called the meeting to order at 10:32 a.m.  The minutes of the November 16, 2010 meeting were approved.

General Informational Items

N/A

Consent Agenda

The following proposals were approved without further discussion:

Proposed Change to Anthropology Minor

The change would reduce the number of courses that may be taken outside the department from three to one.

Note: The grade point average of the anthropology coursework comprising the minor must be no less than 2.00 with no course grade below C- (1.7). One course may be taken in a department outside of the University of Richmond's Department of Sociology and Anthropology with departmental approval. This course may be taken within another department at the University of Richmond, or at another accredited institution or through an approved study abroad program.

Approved by the Department of Sociology and Anthropology on November 10, 2010.

Discussion Agenda

Vice President of Enrollment Management, Nanci Tessier gave a presentation about enrollment and revenue projections. Nanci offered to hold a future discussion in the spring to discuss enrollment outcomes.

Dean Newcomb briefed Council on the email regarding pre and postdoc diversity recruitment. He urged Council to review the list and advise him of any possible candidate visits. Recruitment is not limited to the Consortium for Faculty Development (CFD) list. Associate Provost, Joan Neff serves as the CFD liaison, so it is important to keep her apprised of any hires from the CFD list.

Endowed chair recommendations are due to the provost by January 21, 2011. Information regarding appointment or reappointment should be forwarded to the dean.

The dean reviewed the FY12 budget modifications regarding salary alignment based on merit. A performance history of five years will be used to award based on merit. In order to fund the salary alignment, it may be necessary to reduce support for student-faculty collaborative research and it will be necessary to collapse five unfilled lines (four in English and one in psychology) into the excess salary pool. The dean requested Council endorsement of the modifications set forth by the Dean’s Advisory Council. Council unanimously approved the motion.

The meeting adjourned at 11:43 a.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Cheryl Burns