Academic Council Agenda 10.21.14

Academic Council

October 21, 2014, 10-30-11:45AM

Tyler Haynes 305

Please review the agenda below and the cited materials in advance of the meeting. 

Agenda

1. Approval of Minutes of AC Meeting October 7, 2014.
2. Update on University Faculty Senate proposal: Eric Yellin.

3. Possibilities for Three-Year Review of Tenured Faculty.

All but department chairs and associate deans are recused from meeting. 

4. As the Guideline for Annual Merit Review provides, department chairs will discuss calibration of Chair's Evaluation for Merit Review and make recommendations to dean for calibration across divisions for 2014-2015.

Our next meeting will be November 4, 2014 from 10:30-11:45 a.m. in THC 305. 

Continuing Agenda Items:

• Travel Budgets
• Restricted funds and Advancement. We will engage Advancement leaders to attend AC meeting in early 2015. 
• Draft Proposal for an Academic Planning Group. This will be a preliminary draft to solicit reaction and develop options for a more robust Academic Council oversight of curricular development. 
• Revision to Guideline to provide for three-year merit review for tenured faculty.