A&S Faculty Meeting: November 9, 2011 Minutes

Dean Kathleen Skerrett called the meeting to order at 4:01 p.m. in the Brown-Alley Room of Weinstein Hall.

The minutes of the A & S meeting of October 17, 2011, were approved as circulated.  http://richmondas.blogspot.com/search/label/Faculty%20Meetings

    The actions of A & S Academic Council from October 18, 2011, were approved as circulated:  http://richmondas.blogspot.com/2011_10_01_archive.html

    Dean Skerrett’s Report:

    Dean Skerrett thanked the faculty for sending their comments and notes to the newly elected Ad Hoc Annual Performance Review Committee.

    Dean Skerrett recognized the newly appointed Associate Deans in Arts and Sciences – Lisa Gentile, Malcolm Hill, and Vincent Wang.  Deans Landphair and Boehman were also acknowledged for their continuing service and work.  Associate Deans Kathy Hoke and Scott Johnson will be continuing in their positions through June, 2012.  She discussed her intention to have the specific duties and responsibilities of the Associate Deans placed and highlighted on the A & S website to make them available for everyone.

    Libby Gruner then proposed that those in attendance welcome the new deans and thank the outgoing deans for their many years of outstanding service and dedication to the School of Arts and Sciences.  Dean Skerrett welcomed the proposal and all of the new and outgoing deans were applauded.

    Dean Skerrett discussed the various ways she is going about reviewing and learning more about budget practices for the various areas in A & S.  These include asking a pilot group of the department chairs from Theater and Dance, Philosophy, Music, Biology, Chemistry, and Religion to assist her with developing “program based” budget procedures.  Terri Weaver, Tiffany Jefferson, and Cheryl Burns in the Dean’s office are also working with the pilot group and the Dean.

    Dean Skerrett reminded the faculty of the deadline for nominating department chairs.

    Dean Skerrett commented that Dorothy Holland, Tanja Softic, and Gene Anderson from the fine arts had met with  vice president of enrollment,Nanci Tessier, following Nanci’s presentation on student recruitment and prospective student and parent tours at the October 17, A & S


faculty meeting.  Dean Skerrett strongly encouraged the faculty to take Nanci Tessier’s invitation to meet with her and her staff in Enrollment Services to help with developing strategies and programs for expanding recruitment in the subject departments.  The Dean also announced that the Dean’s office staff will continue to work closely with University Web Development to expand and enhance the web presence of the school.  She commented that the web presence as part of A & S recruitment of students is very important, and she urged faculty to contact her staff with their ideas and suggestions.

    Provost Allred announced that Nanci Tessier will also be making a similar presentation at the November 14th University Faculty meeting.

    Dean Skerrett then introduced Deans Juliette Landphair and Joe Boehman who presented a 20 minute review and discussion program on the new freshman orientation programs in Richmond and Westhampton Colleges.

    Dean Skerrett reminded everyone that the next faculty meeting and holiday reception will be on December 7, 2011, in Brown-Alley.
   
    The meeting was adjourned at 4:58 p.m.


            Respectfully submitted,

            Jim Gwin