COMMITTEE: Academic Awards

MEETING DATE: March 6, 2008

PERSON PRESIDING: Patricia Dragon

REGULAR MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: R. Powers, S. Dimova, J. Christie, C. Jantzen

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: D. Muller

OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE:

ACTIONS OF MEETING

Agenda Item: Approval of February, 2008 meeting minutes (http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/fsonline/customcf/committee/aa/aam208.htm)

Discussion: None.

Action Taken: Minutes approved.

Assigned additional duties to: N/A

Agenda Item: Subcommittee Reports:

Discussion:

University Alumni Awards:  Winners have been selected (as reported by Dimova).

Max Ray Joyner:  Decisions would be made the following week.

Research Awards:  The 5-Year Award recipient had been selected.

Board of Governors:  Winners had been selected (as reported by Muller).

Action Taken: None

Assigned additional duties to: N/A

Agenda Item: UNC Tomorrow Report

Discussion:

 There was a discussion of how the new terms SCHOLARSHIP OF TEACHING, LEARNING, AND ENGAGEMENT (see UNC Report) are evaluated in the existing awards.

The full committee agreed that a new award for Scholarship of Engagement (in the sense of applied research and teaching) may be needed but that existing criteria for Research Awards should remain as they are.

Action Taken:

Assigned additional duties to: P. Dragon will draft a response from the committee and put it before the committee for comment before sending it to the Chair of the Faculty.

NEXT MEETING: April 3, 2008 (likely cancelled)

ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED: UNC Tomorrow Report, if necessary