COEHP College Council Minutes
01/14/09 GRAD 325
Present: Merry Moiseichik (Chair), Fran Hagstrom (Chair-Elect), Bill Buron for Ellen Odell (NURS), Angie Smith-Nix (HPER), Gary Ritter (Ed Reform), Laura Kent (CIED)
Absent: William McComas (At-Large), Ellen Odell (NURS), John Pijanowski (At-Large), Kit Kacirek (RHRC)
- Call to order
- Approval of the agenda
- Approval of the minutes
- Announcements
- Dean's Office Report given by Dr. Hinton. The Dean had a conflict.
- Dean welcomes us back
- No information on budget at this time. We may have a flat budget this year with more difficult times next year.
- The new Advisory Committee on Children and Youth, which focuses on literacy and arts education for students from poverty backgrounds, has met. Members include representatives of Crystal Bridges, Walton Arts Center, Windgate Foundation, Walton Family Foundation, Fayetteville and Springdale public schools, and university faculty. This is housed in CIED.
- The College is continuing to receive new scholarship and planned gifts
- Dean, John, Nan Smith-Blair and Fran Hagstrom continue to meet on the UAMS Satellite. Space and cost estimates are being put together.
- The investiture ceremony for Bob Moranto (Ed. Reform) is tomorrow
- The legislature now in session. Non-traditional licensing policy will be an issue. Dean has been sitting on a committee regarding this.
- There are a series of Martin Luther King events this next week.
- There will be a reception for Johnetta Cross Brazzel on Jan 30. Dan Pugh will function as the interim replacement
- Chancellors Administrative Policy Council has been established
- The dean and Linda Beene Ballard (Global Campus) are on the Cost Containment and Affordability Committee
- There are Dean's searches for three colleges (COEHP, A & S, Bumpers)
- Diversity consultants are on campus today
- Garland Street parking garage is now started
- Questions to the dean:
- Merry brought up that Council was upset because of the lack of raise information. Dr. Hinton reiterated the comments of the Dean at the last meeting. Merry asked for just the range…raise percentage…and not by rank. The point is to look at compression so it can be determined if there is a need/benefit for moving forward with the point document. Dr. Hinton stated that she would convey this to the Dean to see if that broad information can be made available.
- Bill Buron asked if there would be shared faculty between UAMS and UAF. Dr. Hinton stated that we don't know at this time.
- Dr. Hinton asked our advice on the Honors Awards evening. She particularly wanted suggestions on how it could be made shorter and if we could focus on students. It was suggested that in order to keep the focus on the students that faculty awards just be announced and that the awards be given at the spring faculty meeting. Angie asked that all the students from one department all come up together. The student steps forward when their name is called. Also, it was suggested that less be said about each student. Faculty will be recognized by having each department stand in mass as the students move on to the stage.
- Old Business
- College Awards
- Junior Faculty Award
- Review of final write-up (Fran Hagstrom)
- Reviewed the early career. Two changes made. Approved
- Review of submission guideline and check sheet (Gary Ritter)
- Submission guidelines were discussed. That the length be limited to ten pages. Two pages are the cover and a submission checklist, three pages are recommendations, and five additional pages will be documentation. There was some discussion about the contents for the Career award. It was decided that the five pages of documentation should be a version of the nominee's vita. All the nominees should submit their packet as a PDF file, which will go to Assistant Dean Steve Langsner. The date of submission was discussed since both departmental and self-nominations will be allowed. HKRD does theirs by department and after the annual evaluation is completed. Therefore, March 15 was set as the submission date. The names of the award winners will be forwarded to Assistant Dean Langsner on April 1, 2009.
- Gary brought three samples of checklist forms. The council members discussed/revised these. Various members were then asked to create similar forms for each of the awards: Gary - Overall, service, research, new faculty
Advising - Angie
Teaching - Merry
- ADD Council meeting March 25 to allow time for this process.
- Report from work group on Teaching Award
- The replacement teaching award will parallel the research award. One innovative teaching activity will be the bases of the award. Issues were raised on behalf of the faculty about keeping the present one so student evaluations are honored. If there is an outcry from a particular department, it was suggested that they honor the high scorers as a separate departmental award. Approved by the council.
- Summary of progress on fall semester agenda - Not completed due to time.
- New business - None discussed due to time.
Adjourned 3:22
Minutes respectfully submitted by Fran Hagstrom, Chair-Elect
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