School of Contemporary Arts
Unit Council Meeting
March 13, 2013
Attendance: Tobin Addington, Marta Bautis, Mack Brandon, Rachel Budin, Andrew Burns,
Regina Clark, Seth Cluett, Meredith Davis, Renata Gangemi, Marc Gidal, Shalom Gorewitz,
Stephen Jablonsky, Pat Keeton, Ann LePore, Thomas Lueck, Lisa Lutter, Edna Negron, Ben
Neill, Judith Peck, Steven Perry, Neel Scott, Beba Shamash, Jackie Skrzynski, Sarah Stackhouse,
Maria Vail, Terra Vandergaw, Warner Wada.
Dean Perry opened the meeting at 1:20 pm and introduced Maria Krupin and Caroline Brisson,
members of the Strategic Planning Task Force. A handout was distributed and a PowerPoint
presentation outlining the Strategic Plan was shown. A discussion followed the presentation.
Dean’s Announcements
- Mandatory Advisement – Dean Perry reminded faculty to post sign up sheets on
their office doors and to contact their advisees encouraging appointments for
advisement to release the mandatory holds before the Summer 2013 and Fall 2013
registration which opens on April 3rd.
- Travel/Platinum/Faculty Student Research funding – Funds available.
- Academic Affairs Policy and Procedures – Integrity of Academic Programs – Dean
Perry asked faculty to review the handout included in today’s packet.
- Dean Perry thanked Professor Wada who had prepared the handout in your packet
listing the SCA scholarships that are available.
Personnel Items
- 4th, 5th Year Reappointment & Tenure – Dean Perry announced that applications need
to be in the CA office on or before April 26, 2013. New personnel committees for
2013-2014 will be elected at the upcoming April 24th Unit Council meeting.
Committee Reports
- ARC – Renata Gangemi – Nothing to report.
- WAC – Tobin Addington – An email was sent this morning to all faculty.
- CA Curriculum Committee – Terra Vandergaw spoke about the writing intensive
portion and CEC portion of the syllabus submitted to the committee for review. A
discussion followed.
- International Education Committee – Neel Scott – Nothing to report .
- CEC Design Team Committee – Sarah Stackhouse – Nothing to report.
- Study Abroad Committee – Marc Gidal – Standard business of approving study
abroad requests etc.
- AFT – Rachel Budin – A professional staff grievance officer is needed. An Adjunct
contract agreement has been reached.
- TLTR – Ann LePore – There is an opportunity for faculty to apply for grants every
semester. The spring deadline is Friday, April 26th.
Meeting adjourned at 3:10 PM Respectively submitted: Carole A. Weingarten, Unit Secretary