| PCC members | Ex Officio/Guest |
|---|---|
| Cindy Glass- Chair | |
| Stephen Ulrich –Vice Chair | |
| Buddhi Gyawali- Secretary (absent – excused) | |
| Jens Hannemann (absent) | |
| Mara Merlino | |
| Fariba Bigdeli-Jahed | |
| Robert Hebble (absent – excused) | |
| Abdullah Alhurani (absent) |
With only four committee members in attendance, we did not have a quorum to conduct official business. However, those who were present remained in the meeting area until approximately 4:30 to discuss general concerns, unofficially. The following is a report of that unofficial business:
First, we would like clarification that Abdullah Alhurani is on our committee. He has not been to either, has given us no notification that he would not be there, and we cannot recall seeing him in regular Senate meetings either.
We discussed the Tenure and Promotion Benchmarks set forth by each of the divisions, specifically trying to determine a system for faculty evaluation that would reduce subjectivity and bias. Various ideas were floated, including an expanded Likert scale and “no ratings” whatsoever, with that form of evaluation taking a reflective approach, such as a detailed narrative of what the faculty member had done according to their DEA. One member noted that some of this research, including evaluation procedures used elsewhere, had begun during a prior academic year and is already included in a PCC binder from a past year.
We also discussed that the VPAA had clarified that dossiers of faculty who had been placed in moratorium did need to be re-submitted, but that was an area of contention as it appears that at least one faculty member had been instructed differently by the President's Office. This matter remains an area of professional concern.
We focused primarily on the Organizational Chart. There are questions about the job duties associated with the administrative positions, and clarification is requested regarding whether positions will be appointed or hired through a search. The notes on page two of the organizational chart contradict the information that had been passed along to faculty in other communications. Concerns also exist about the limited release time granted for Chairs, particularly Chairs of units which will be very large. Other concerns include, but are not limited to issues of compensation for coordinators, the procedure for appointment to positions, and the