1. Approval of A&S Faculty Meeting minutes
from October 8, 2015
Dr. Jane Geaney moved approval
of the minutes of October 8, 2015. Dr. April Hill seconded. With no further
discussion, the minutes were approved by voice vote.
2. Approval of Actions of Academic Council from
October 20, 2015, and November 3, 2015
Dr. Jane Geaney motioned for
discussion of the actions of Academic Council from October 20, 2015, and
November 3, 2015. Dr. Lucretia McCulley seconded. The motion to open discussion
on the actions of Academic Council was approved by voice vote.
Various members raised concerns
regarding Academic Council’s recommended approval of a new cross-school Minor
in Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Design. In particular, some faculty members
perceived lack of specificity concerning prerequisites for the Marketing 320
course, as well as a lack of criteria for the courses in A&S majors that
would qualify for inclusion in the minor.
Dr. Ted Bunn moved to sever
approval of the minor from the motion. Dr. Peter Smallwood seconded. With no
further discussion, the motion to sever was approved.
The motion to approve other
actions of Academic Council was approved by voice vote.
Dr. Jon Dattelbaum moved approval of the
Entrepreneurship Minor. Dr. Jane Geaney seconded. Dean Skerrett reopened the
floor for discussion.
Dr. Tze Loo called into
question the procedure, wanting clarification as to where the new minor would
go next in terms of the approval process. Dr. Ben Broening, Associate Dean,
clarified, showing the flow-chart of the approval process required by the
Substantive Change Policy:
Dr. Dan Palazzolo spoke in favor
of approving the minor, noting this provides an opportunity for A&S
students to develop knowledge and skills that will be useful in a variety of
careers.
Dean Skerrett said that the
cross-school minor enables students to major in Arts & Sciences, in pursuit
of their core interests and passions, while at the same time acquiring some of
the knowledge and practical skills that offer expanded career-readiness. The proposed Minor gives maximum flexibility
to the departments to offer—or not offer—courses that will qualify for
inclusion in the Minor. The criteria for
inclusion may be different for different disciplines.
Dr. Hugh West moved to table
the New Minor in Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Design (cross-school minor)
pending consultation between the Business School and A&S departments. Dr.
April Hill seconded. With no further discussion, the new minor was tabled.
3. Report from Senators
Dr. Jennifer Erkulwater updated
the A&S faculty on the work of the Senate.
4. Update on Ad Hoc Committee on Promotions
Dr. Sheila Carapico, Chair of
the Ad Hoc Committee on Promotions, updated the A&S faculty on the work
that has been done by the Ad Hoc Committee on Promotions, and shared the
revised charge.
Dr. Nicole Sackley objected to the process by which the Committee had revised the charge. Dr. Hugh West echoed this concern. Dr. Sackley noted that the original motion had required a charge that specifically reviewed the comparative impact of the triennial schedule on associate professors’ promotion reviews. Dr. Carapico said that the Committee could not make that comparison because there is no history or data on such cases.
After discussion, Dr. Nicole
Sackley recommended two amendments to the revised charge.
Dr. Sackley moved to approve
the charge as revised. With no further
discussion, the revised charge was approved.
6. Faculty Opportunities in the Humanities
Dr. Nicole
Sackley summarized opportunities for A&S faculty to participate in three
Humanities-focused programs in 2016-17: as participants in a University-level
faculty humanities seminar, as teaching faculty in a pilot project of paired
First-Year Seminars in the Humanities, and as faculty mentors of student
humanities research in the Undergraduate Humanities Fellows Program
(UHFP). She encouraged interested
faculty to talk with her about the Faculty Humanities Seminar, to speak with Elena
Calvillo and Lidia Radi about the FYS in
the Humanities, and with Abigail Cheever and Joanna Drell about the
Undergraduate Humanities Research Fellows.
Dr. Jennifer Erkulwater’s proposal for a Faculty
Governance Study in Arts & Sciences was postponed. The Strategic Planning Priorities discussion
was postponed until the next faculty meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 5:27.
Respectfully submitted,
Matt Oglesby
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