Notes from the Deans and Chairs meeting of 11/30/09.
Nothing earth shattering here, but faculty may want a heads up on the last item—Third-year review
• Dean Wright talked about a critical trip he is making to NYC this week to visit with alumni from all departments. Also, he will be attending a celebration of Frank Karel’s life during the trip.
• Several adjuncts have been hired for spring semester. Dean Wright said that he had about $100,000 in adjunct monies, but that most of the requirements have been met. Linda Hon asked chairs to let her know if they have needs for offices for adjuncts.
• RCM begins Summer B so very important that our SCHs be a point of focus. Dean Wright said adjunct monies could be used for Summer A, but not Summer B. There is nothing else new on RCM at this point.
• Dean Wright will be meeting with the College budget committee on December 8th. He said he thinks the College budget will be in the black for next year, but “just barely” While the budget is expected to be tighter than this year, Dean Wright said he would try to get the same funding level for travel. Linda Hon is working with staff to develop budgeting reporting formats that will be easier to understand.
• There is no final word on funding for summer from Provost yet.
• The next step with the Telecommunication media studies program was discussed. David Ostroff will be presenting the proposal to the College Senate at its earliest opening—this semester, if at all possible–so the program could make the new catalog. A faculty meeting to discuss the media studies proposal was proposed for early January.
• Third-year review workshop is planned for Dec. 10th, noon-1:30 p.m.. Chairs were urged to attend.
• The Third Year Review was discussed vis a vis the UFF contract. Conversations with administrators indicate that the departments will be required to perform the third-year reviews in order to be in compliance with the Memorandum of Understanding. It’s not clear whether there will continue to be a college-wide third-year review by the T&P Committee. More information will be forthcoming shortly, but departments need to prepare for this so that it can occur during spring semester.
Mary Ann Ferguson
For College Senate