1. Approval of A&S
Faculty Meeting minutes from November 19, 2015
Dean Skerrett moved approval
of the minutes of November 19, 2015. With no further discussion, the minutes
were approved.
2. Approval of Actions of
Academic Council from December 1, 2015
Dr. Bill Ross moved approval
of the actions of Academic Council from December 1, 2015. Dr. Ted Bunn
seconded. With no further discussion, the actions of Academic Council from
December 1, 2015 were approved by voice vote.
3. New Minor in
Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Design (cross-school minor)
With unanimous consent Dean
Skerrett removed the original motion from the table.
Dr. Eric Martin proposed and
explained a friendly amendment from Jepson School of Leadership faculty to the
proposal for the New Minor in Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Design (EID).
Dr. Tze Loo asked for a point
of clarification: Has the Jepson School of Leadership voted on this? Dr. Randy
Raggio, Director of the Richmond MBA and Associate Professor of Marketing, and
Dr. Eric Martin, Director of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program,
clarified that the Jepson School of Leadership has voted to recommend the proposal
for the New Minor in Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Design.
Dr. Ted Bunn offered that the
amendment confuses rather than clarifies the intention of the New Minor in
Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Design. The amendment provides for ongoing
consultation among departments and EID faculty on courses that can be included
in the minor.
Dr. Dan Palazzolo moved to
accept the amendment. Dr. Jeremy Drummond seconded this motion. With no further
discussion, the amendment was approved by voice vote.
Discussion returned to the
proposal as a whole.
Much of the discussion
centered around the open-ended sixth course. Dr. Eric Martin and Dr. Randy
Raggio argued that the proposal is open in regards to the sixth course because
that provides freedom for the students to make their own proposals. The minor is intended to coordinate with a
breadth of academic program and a diversity of student interests. There will be multiple ways to develop the
minor, and we anticipate that students may be entrepreneurial and innovative in
their approach.
Dr. Jan French suggested it
might be prudent to postpone the vote for further discussion among interested
faculty.
Dean Skerrett outlined the
two paths moving forward: 1) call the question and vote on the motion; or 2) move
to postpone.
Dr. Bill Ross called the
question. Dr. Jon Dattelbaum motioned for a vote.
Dr. Nicole Sackley called for
a vote by the quorum of A&S faculty. Since a quorum of the faculty in the School of
Arts & Sciences were not present, no vote was taken.
4. Emergency Preparedness –
Brittany Schaal, Director of Emergency Management
Brittany Schaal, Director of
Emergency Management, introduced herself and the office. She explained that Emergency
Management consistently hears from students that during an emergency they look
to an authority figure to determine how to respond. Often that is a faculty
member. She shared a copy of general emergency preparedness information for faculty. If you have any questions
or would like an informational session for your department, please contact
Brittany Schaal.
The meeting adjourned on or
around 5:10 PM.
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