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11/30/07 1:45-3:20
Members Present: Dean Greenwood, Barbara Hinton, George Denny, Merry Moiseichik,Fran Hagstrom, Mike Wavering, Gary Ritter, Ellen Odell
Absent: Angie Smith-Nix, Felicia Lincoln, Bill McComas
The personnel document was discussed. The faculty evaluation committee is looking at a weighted point system and a three year rolling average. Then only published articles would count. The Council voiced concern of the effect of that for new hires. Teaching should not be on a 3 year rolling average. There was concern about how to evaluate teaching. Some did not feel advising should be part of teaching as a separate assignment was given for that.
Merry discussed the concern in the change of grade situation where Boyer Center is now requiring the reason for giving the grade change in the first place. The faculty feel it is their decision as to whether an incomplete should be given and when an incomplete should be changed. Barbara Hinton reported that there have been some student complaints and appeals that some students get longer to finish projects and end up with better grades than students who finish a class on time. There should be a reason and extensions should be documented. It was decided that Boyer center will assume that the reasoning was acceptable for the extension and that there is a written agreement between the faculty and student as to the reason for the extension and what needs to be completedand by when. The student will get a copy of that agreement. The grade change then only needs to report "work completed" on the grade change reason.
There has been concern that Boyer Center is not approving faculty appeals for curriculum.The faculty feel that is in their purview. The policy states there can be substitution for equal or more rigorous courses. There is a course of study that should be followed. It is a curriculum integrity issue and we need to make sure the student follows the curriculum. Boyer Center is required to make sure the curriculum that faculty set is being met by all students.
There was a complaint from nursing that Boyer center was not requiring students to double up on sciences when it is in the four year plan. Dr. Hinton said she would check on that.
The Dean would like advice on the 2% reallocation and thoughts of where cuts should be made.
He reported that of the 9 million of the new money that the campus received, COEHP got $25,000. He had requested much more. He reported that 95% of our budget is personnel and that he felt that our college had met all the objectives set by the Chancellor but we still did not get close to what was requested.
Meeting adjourned at 3:30.
Respectfully submitted
Merry Moiseichik
Chair-Elect
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