COMMITTEE: Academic Awards Committee
MEETING DATE: 9/05/02
PERSON PRESIDING: Karl Wuensch, Chair
REGULAR MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Ellen Arnold, Rose Allen, Chuck Boklage, Tope Bello, Sylvie Henning, Hanna Jubran ,Lauriston King, Greg Lapicki, Jeffrey Phipps, Ed Stellwag, Mark Taggart, Linda Wolfe
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Mark Taggart
OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE: Lori Lee, Bob Morrison, Justin Mallarkey (SGA)
ACTIONS OF MEETING
Agenda Item: Welcome and thanks to the committee for last year’s service by Bob Morrison, Chair Faculty Senate; Introduction of new Provost Dr. William Swart. Dr. Swart introduced himself to the committee and described matters he is interested in the committee taking up during the coming academic year:
1. change faculty orientation, to include weekly seminar to help new faculty succeed at teaching; wants the committee to consider developing materials to improve teaching effectiveness;
2. initiate a new teaching award to recognize improvement in teaching;
3. consider possible support fromn Carnegie Foundation for Teaching and Learning
Discussion: Later in the meeting Rose Allen brought up the fact that many of the things Dr. Swart wants the committee to do are no longer part of the committee’s charge, since it is no longer the Committee on Teaching Effectiveness
Action Taken: None. Decisions about how to handle this conflict were postponed until later.
Assigned Additional Duties to Bob Morrison will investigate whether some of these charges might be better handled by other committees.
Agenda Item: Election of new officers
Discussion:
Action Taken: Jeffrey Phipps was elected Chair, Chuck Boklage, Assistant Chair, and Ellen Arnold, Secretary
Assigned Additional Duties to:
Agenda Item: Change of meeting time
Discussion: Several committee members had conflicts with classes. Several alternative times were discussed. Wednesday seemed a favorable time, but Lori Lee pointed out that the charged meeting time is Thursday, and this cannot be changed without going through the Faculty Senate.
Action Taken: It was decided to leave the meeting time as it stands, Thursdays at 3 pm, pending Hann Jubran’s obtaining permission from his students.
Assigned Additional Duties to:
Agenda Item: Rose Allen raised the issue, carried over from last year, of what to do about the fact that Academic Library Services, Joyner Library, has discontinued videotaping services.
Discussion: Rose suggested that we might check into whether this is something that one of the five Instructional Technology persons on campus might do, or whether there is a Media Services on campus other than Academic Library Services. Justin Mullarkey, SGA President, suggested that the approximately 18-25 one hour videos (cut to 20minutes, unedited) is something that should be well within the abiliites of Campus Living Television.
Action Taken:
Assigned Additional Duties to: Justin Mullarkey will approach Campus Living TV about the matter and report back to the committee at the next meeting.
Agenda Item: Selection of subcommittees
Discussion:
Action Taken:
Univ. Award for Outstanding Teacher: Phipps, Henning
BOG Award for Excellence: Allen, Stellwag
BOG Distinguished Prof.: Jubran, Taggart
Research and Creative Activities: Mullarkey, King, Lapicki, Boklage
Max Ray Joyner: Bello, Wolfe
Assigned Additional Duties to:
NEXT MEETING: October 3, 2002
ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED: Other objectives for academic year
