January 17, 2000

 

William R. Johnson, Chair of the Academic Affairs Committee, called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. In attendance were Robert E. Davis, Patricia A. Werhane, Daphne G. Spain, David T. Gies, George M. Cohen, Doris F. Glick, Donald J. Innes, Jr., and Dennis L. DeSilvey.

Business:

· Discussion of the Teaching Initiative Awards for 2000/2001. The deadline for submitting proposals is February 1, 2000. A reminder of the deadline will be sent out to the faculty this week.

· The next meeting date was set: Friday, March 3, 2000 at 2:00 p.m., in the Board Room at Newcomb Hall

· David T. Gies, Chair of the Faculty Senate, reported on the Faculty Senate Harrison Undergraduate Research Award program. The program was very successful and many excellent proposals were submitted, Mr. Gies said. There were 156 proposals submitted, and 26 awards will be given.

· Robert Davis reported on the work of the Academic Affairs Subcommittee on Faculty/Student Interaction, which he chairs. Mr. Davis gave background information on the work of the Subcommittee, and he discussed the Subcommittee's Action Items. Two handouts were distributed a) "Faculty Senate Academic Affairs Committee - Student and Faculty Interaction: Some Recommendations" and b) a memorandum from the Subcommittee, which gave an action plan for each of the seven recommendations contained in the first document. Each recommendation and the course of action proposed were discussed, and the Academic Affairs Committee made recommendations on possible ways to achieve the goals of each of the action items.

· Mr. Johnson led a discussion of a document brought before the Academic Affairs Committee for input. The document is a draft Policy on the General Faculty, with suggested revisions to the Policy. Members of the General Faculty made these revisions. A subcommittee was appointed to review the draft and report back to the Academic Affairs Committee. The members of the subcommittee are Patricia Werhane, Robert Davis, and Donald Innes. Dennis DeSilvey, as an ex officio member of the Academic Affairs Committee, and as a member of the General Faculty, and one of the reviewers of the draft document, agreed to attend the subcommittee meetings and offer input as needed.

The meeting adjourned at 4:50 p.m.