Faculty Senate Report September 2021 Board Meeting Dr. Phillip H. Clay Jr. - Senate President
Items worked on and approved in committee's:
The Academic Policy Committee has begun discussions on:
Central advising and how this model will be implemented and monitored.
Academic Calendar, and making sure it was up to date and published early
Streamlining the learning outcomes and the evaluation process, of which will include more faculty interaction with the assessment committee
The difficulty in hiring qualified adjuncts
Lastly, how to improve transcript evaluation for transfer students
The Budget and Academic Support Committee began discussions on:
The impact of the Departmental and Classroom Survey spreadsheets of which each academic unit was to complete, to highlight the needs and wants of each academic unit.
The committee also continued discussions on strategies for writing grants and bringing scholarships to the university.
The committee is planning to have Dr. Walston attend meetings to develop a professional development opportunity for the faculty as a whole.
The committee had further discussions concerning Indirect Cost Recovery Incentive Programs, that led to manual revisions/updates of which will carry over into the current semester.
The committee is planning to send out a survey to students and faculty in reference to adding + or - to the grading system.
Lastly, the committee had brief conversations concerning course fees and technology challenges our students are facing living off campus.
The Curriculum Committee has begun discussions and reviewing:
Actions items from last semester and have they been implemented
Procedures for proposals for program and/or program changes
Classroom safety and the importance of curriculum being available online.