Faculty Policies Committee Minutes

September 21, 2009

 

Members present: Peter Basciano, Angela Bratton, Kim Davies, Paula Dohoney, Wally Evans, Mark Fissel, Sudha Ratan, Bruce Saul, Christine Terry, Mike Searles, Eric Zuckerman

 

1)   Wally called the meeting to order at 2:35pm.

 

2)   Minutes from 14September were approved. They will be posted soon.

 

3)   Paula led a discussion about which ASU Committees could be modified to allow participation by Library faculty if appointed by the FPC. The group considered several potential committees and agreed that the following committee descriptions could be changed to allow those appointments:  The Faculty Research and Faculty Development Committee; The Faculty-Student Judiciary; The Physical Facilities and Safety Committee; & The Student Honors Convocation Committee. The proposed replacements to underlined sections are indicated by italics in Attachment “A”. Wally and the FPC thanked Paula for her hard work on this task. 

4)   Dr. Debra Richardson met with the FPC to introduce the ASU Center for Teaching and Learning and to solicit recommendations. After sharing the history behind its creation, the group discussed the benefits and advantages of the Center’s main function, promoting faculty development and support. The Center could centralize many faculty initiatives for easy accessibility.  Wally and the FPC thanked Dr. Richardson for sharing this information.

 

5)   Wally noted that Dr. Sulllivan, not Dr. Bloodworth, will visit the group on 28September.

 

6)   The group discussed advantages associated with modifying our grading system to include “plus” and “minus” options. Eric was charged with writing a recommendation to send to the Academic Policies Committee. The group will review the recommendation before forwarding to that committee.

 

7)   Wally reviewed the need to modify the Course Evaluation Instrument to include Study Abroad and on-line classes. Kim and Angela will form a subcommittee to look at Study Abroad and Sudha and Peter will form a subcommittee to look at on-line classes. They will have recommendations for the group in two weeks.

 

8)  Four new items of business will be considered at another meeting:

      a) A request to look at our “early” promotion policy.

      b) Recommending ASU adopt a tobacco/smoke-free campus policy.

      c) H1N1 caused absenteeism.

      d) Perceived problems with the on-line Faculty Role Model Evaluations.

 

9)   The next FPC meeting will be on September 28th at 2:30 in SH 1012W.

 

 

Adjourned at 4:00 pm.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Bruce Saul

 

 

Attachment “A”    The proposed replacements to underlined sections are indicated by italics.

204.8 The Faculty Research and Faculty Development Committee

204.8.1 Membership

The Faculty Research and Faculty Development Committee shall consist of one representative (ex officio and non-voting) of the Augusta State University Research Center, the Director of Grants and Sponsored Programs (ex-officio and non-voting), and six additional faculty members (one from the Hull College of Business, one from the College of Education, and four from the Pamplin College of Arts and Sciences).

six additional faculty members (one from the Hull College of Business, one from the College of Education, three from the Pamplin College of Arts and Sciences and one at large faculty member).

 

204.9 The Faculty-Student Judiciary

204.9.1 Membership

The committee shall consist of four faculty members and three students.

The committee shall consist of four faculty members with at least one representative from each college and three students.

 

204.16 The Physical Facilities and Safety Committee

204.16.1 Membership

The committee shall consist of two non-academic personnel, three students, the Director of Public Safety (ex of­ficio and non-voting), the Vice President for Business and Student Services (ex officio and non-voting), the Direc­tor of the Physical Plant (ex-officio and non-voting), and four additional faculty members (one from the Hull Col­lege of Business, one from the College of Education, and two from the Pamplin College of Arts and Sciences).

Vice President for Business Operations (ex officio and non-voting), Vice President for Student Services and Dean of Students (ex officio and non-voting),

five additional faculty members (one from the Hull Col­lege of Business, one from the College of Education, two from the Pamplin College of Arts and Sciences and one faculty member at large

 

204.25 The Student Honors Convocation Committee

204.25.1 Membership

The committee shall consist of four faculty members (one from the Hull College of Business, one from the Col­lege of Education, and two from the Pamplin College of Arts and Sciences), four students, the Director of Student Activities, and the Registrar and Director of Admissions. The Vice President for Development and Alumni Rela­tions shall be an ex officio and non-voting member of this committee.

five faculty members (one from the Hull College of Business, one from the Col­lege of Education, and two from the Pamplin College of Arts and Sciences and one faculty member at large),