3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Weimer 3032
Agenda
11:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m.
Weimer G030
11:00—11:15 a.m.
11:15 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
Weimer 3032
The recommended changes to the College Constitution and Bylaws for the information item is attached. This will be an action item at the next meeting.
The agenda includes:
Approval of minutes
Chair’s report
Information items:
Old business
New business
Minutes
Faculty Meeting
Oct. 19, 2011
Dean Wright called the meeting to order at 11:45.
College Strategic Plan
Wright displayed the College’s Strategic Plan and said that the plan now incorporated all of the feedback from the Kick-Off faculty meeting as well as the subsequent faculty luncheons. He noted that he, Hon, and Quenta Vettel had made final edits to the document. He asked for a motion to approve, which was granted. Chance asked for clarification about whether this was still considered a draft document. Wright noted that it was because the plan will be regularly reviewed and revised as needed. There was no further discussion and the motion was approved unanimously. He said that the document will be posted on MyCJC and reminded everyone that the next step is departmental discussion about objectives and timelines for each of the college-level goals. These objectives and timelines will be incorporated into the document by the end of spring semester.
Updates on the ACEJMC Self-Study
Hon said that she had made all of the edits suggested by the members of the Faculty Senate and other faculty who sent her suggestions and comments. She reminded the faculty that Oct. 22 at noon was the deadline for any final edits since a hard copy (with electronic attachments) was due to ACEJMC Oct. 31. She thanked all of the faculty who provided suggestions and comments. She noted that she was very grateful to all of the administrators and staff who gave their time generously and met numerous deadlines.
The meeting was adjourned for lunch at 12:05.
The faculty of the College of Journalism and Communications will meet Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 11:45 a.m. in Weimer 3032. Agenda items include the following:
Lunch will be served!
College Diversity Statement
Hon presented the draft Diversity Statement and explained that the Faculty Senate and Faculty Welfare and Development Committee had been working on it under the leadership of Harris. Harris explained that the statement is consistent with the university-wide Diversity Action Plan and added that some of the language is derived from university documents. Leslie suggested adding the word “committed” so that the language would read: “The College understands the importance of embracing diversity as a shared responsibility among faculty, staff, and students and is committed to the overall goal of creating a welcoming environment for individuals of all races, genders, nationalities, religions, sexual orientation, sexual identity and expression, viewpoints, ethnicities, and for those with disabilities.” Wright motioned the change to the amendment and it was accepted.
Tenure and Promotion Criteria
Hon presented the current draft created by the faculty and Tenure and Promotion Committee. Kelly said that the changes in the draft consisted of four parts including; peer teaching observations, approval from the Dean and Provost upon appointment for faculty hired with the primary areas of teaching and service, metrics for the evaluation of service, and the wording changes in red. Ostroff asked about two faculty members who were coming up on their 5th year and Kelly explained that they should proceed to do their peer teaching observations the spring before their packet is due. Hon noted that the revised guidelines do not preclude anyone from having peer evaluations done in their 1st or 3rd year in order to get feedback; evaluations done as part of the mid-term review just would not be included in the T&P packet. Rodgers pointed out that the language about student teacher evaluations should be changed to administered for every class rather than administered in every class, since the evaluations are now being done online. Lewis commented that the lack of responses on these evaluations could be detrimental to untenured faculty. Walsh-Childers agreed and asked if this could be added to the agenda for an upcoming Tenure and Promotion Committee meeting in order to resolve the issue. Chance agreed and suggested that the committee also make sure the College’s criteria match the University’s. Hon motioned approval of the current revisions in the criteria language with the suggestion that the issue of student teaching evaluations be added to a future T&P agenda. The motion was accepted.
College Budget and RCM
Dean Wright handed out current budget information and explained that the data are presented differently than the previous year and are far more in-depth. He said that this new process would be explained more thoroughly and that everyone would ultimately have a say in the changes that would occur in the future. He brought up the College’s $90,000 loss from the previous year, due to plummeting SCH productivity and pointed out the immense gains that had already taken place this year, as a reminder of how quickly things can turn around. He said that these gains would come from increased enrollment in the Media and Society track and online master’s programs. He also discussed the Media Properties’ inflated overhead and said that a reduction was being negotiated. He then summarized the budget losses and but expressed optimism, provided the College continues to be proactive about growing SCH. He made a point that, despite the budget downturns, the College has remained committed to ensuring faculty have funding for computers, travel, and research in order to avoid compromising their teaching and research needs. He acknowledged there are fewer colleagues and more work, but he said that the future outlook for more hires was optimistic if the College continues to grow SCH and develop entrepreneurial activities.
Agenda
Departmental Faculty Meeting to Review 2011 Draft ACEJMC Self-Study Report
Weimer 2066
The dates and times for these meetings are below. All of the meetings are scheduled in 2066.
Journalism—Tuesday, September 27, 11:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m.
Telecommunication—Tuesday, September 27, 1:00—2:00 p.m.
Advertising—Wednesday, September 28, 9:00—10:00 a.m.
Public Relations—Monday, October 3, 9:00—10:00 a.m.
The faculty of the College of Journalism and Communications will meet at 3:30 pm on Wednesday, Sept. 28 in Weimer 3032. The agenda will include the following items:
College of Journalism and Communications Diversity Statement, draft document, 2011
Agenda:
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