Meeting of the Faculty Council and General Faculty
Friday, April 24, 2009, 3:00 p.m.
Hitchcock Multipurpose Room
Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History
Chancellor Holden Thorp
and
Professor Joe Templeton, Chair of the Faculty
Presiding
AGENDA
3:00 Presentation of the 2009 Thomas Jefferson Award
- Chancellor Holden Thorp
3:10 Chancellor’s Remarks and Question Period
- Chancellor Holden Thorp
3:25 Update on Bain & Company Study
- Representatives from Bain & Company
3:55 Provost's Task Force on Future Promotion and Tenure Policies and Practices Draft Report
- Prof. Jane Brown, Chair
4:05 Annual Report: Faculty Council Committee on Fixed-Term Faculty
- Prof. Suzanne Gulledge, Chair
4:15 Educational Policy Committee Updates
- Final EPC Report on Grading: Prof. Donna Gilleskie
- Resolution 2009-2. On Revising the Regulations Concerning Withdrawal and Course Drops
4:25 Annual Report: Faculty Research Committee
- Prof. Ken Bollen, Chair
- See Prof. Bollen's supporting slides here [pdf]
4:40 Remarks from the University Ombuds Office
- Mr. Wayne Blair and Prof. Laurie Mesibov
4:45 Annual Update on the Quality Enhancement Project: Making Critical Connections
- Prof. Bobbi Owen
4:50 Remembrance of Deceased Faculty
- Prof. Joseph Ferrell, Secretary of the Faculty
4:55 2009 Faculty Elections Results
- Prof. Joseph Ferrell, Secretary of the Faculty
5:00 Adjourn
