April 16, 2015 A&S Faculty Meeting Agenda

A&S Faculty Meeting

April 16, 2015, 4:00-5:00 p.m.

Brown Alley Room, Weinstein Hall

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

1. Approval of A&S Faculty Meeting minutes from March 18, 2015

2. Approval of Actions of Academic Council, April 7, 2015

3. Report on Merit and Salary Allocations for FY16

4. Nominating Committee—Report and Actions—Dr. Kathy Hoke

5. Proposal to Revise Guidelines for Merit Review Process

6. Proposal to Create Ad Hoc Committee—Dr. Michelle Hamm

• Motion to convene an Ad-Hoc Committee on Promotion made primarily of full professors who have recently served on the A&S Tenure & Promotion Committee. The Ad-Hoc Committee will consult widely to access the impact of the triennial review system on promotion portfolios and mid-career mentoring, and will report back to the faculty its findings in spring 2016. Please read the letter [sent via email] for more information. 

7. Information Concerning First-Year Seminar Pilot—Dr. Sydney Watts

8.  Report on Undergraduate Research Committee for Summer 2016—Dr. Vincent Wang

The A&S End of Year Reception will be held on Thursday, April 23, from 3-5 p.m. in the International Center Commons. Departments will be honoring retiring faculty and colleagues with 25 years of service. We hope you can make it!