Meeting of the Faculty Council
Friday, October 9, 2009
3:00 p.m.
Hitchcock Multipurpose Room
Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History
Chancellor Holden Thorp and
Professor McKay Coble, Chair of the Faculty, presiding
AGENDA
3:00 Chancellor’s Remarks and Question Period
- Chancellor Holden Thorp
3:05 Provost’s Remarks and Question Period
- Interim Provost Bruce Carney
3:10 Information Security Policies
- Mr. Larry Conrad, Vice Chancellor for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer
- Read Mr. Conrad's PowerPoint presentation here
- Read proposed information security policies here
3:40 Annual Reports: Faculty Athletics Committee and Faculty Athletics Representative
- Prof. Steve Reznick, Chair, Faculty Athletics Committee
- Prof. Jack Evans, Faculty Athletics Representative
4:00 Discussion and Action: Policy Approaches for Addressing Grade Inflation, Grade Compression, and Grade Inequality
- Facilitator: Prof. Andrew Perrin, Chair, Educational Policy Committee
- Supporting materials to read:
- "Discussion of Grading Trends at UNC-CH: A Timeline" (compiled by Anne Whisnant)
- "Grading Policy Options" (prepared by Andrew Perrin)
- Resolution 2009-4. Endorsing Educational Policy Committee Efforts to Investigate Grading Policy Reforms
4:50 Closed Session: Honorary Degrees and Special Awards Committee Report
- Prof. Joseph Ferrell, Secretary of the Faculty
4:55 Adjourn
