Faculty Assembly Executive Council Agenda
September 26, 2012
1. Approve Minutes (from Sept 19, 2012)
2. Changes in the FA agenda for October 3, 2012 (10 min)
a. Proposed Center for Sustainability for discussion. Should FA vote?
b. No ARC motion regarding Gen Ed course syllabi
c. Strategic Planning committee report
3. Report from Graduate Council (5 min)
4. Update on GECCO vacancies (5 min)
5. Discussion of Faculty Conference on Faculty Tenure and Promotion, 9:30-1:30
on Oct 10. (15 min)
Items for discussion:
 Would it be helpful to ask Jason (the Budget Committee) to report on the
financial status of academic programs collectively and the ratio of costs for
academics vs. administration?
 Recommendations on Facilitator(s) re Tenure (esp. role of programmatic
needs)
 Recommendations on Facilitator(s) re Promotion (caps; criteria)
 Proposed Schedule for the day: 9:30 – 11:00 Tenure; 11:00 – 12:00
Promotion; 12:00 – 12:45 Lunch; 12:45 – 1:15 finish discussion of Promotion
6. Assistant Deans – updated information as available (5 min)
7. Strategic Plan updates for the faculty (5 min)
8. New Business