Council of Chairs
Date: Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Location: IBC/RMA Executive Board Room
Announcements and Information Items:
1. Cameron’s Tobacco-Free Campus Policy goes into effect on August 1, 2011. The policy
bans the use, sale or distribution of tobacco products on campus.
2. Fall 2011 Student Information Sheet and Syllabus Attachment (Handout) – Please
include this document with all university syllabi distributed to students. Electronic
versions are available at http://www.cameron.edu/academic_affairs. Please remember
that all course syllabi should include a listing of required and recommended course
materials with ISBN. If a faculty member requires the purchase of an access code or
other virtual instructional materials, then that should be listed clearly on the syllabus as
well.
3. Aggie Sharp Start – Learning Community project overview
4. Standard Course Scheduling Update – July 2011 Revision (Handout)
5. Summer 2011 review and Summer 2012 preliminary budget (Handout)
6. Master Course Information Forms (Handout)
7. OSRHE Policy Reporting Survey for July 2011 - English Language Proficiency
Complaints
8. Adjunct Faculty Management
a. Credentials – HLC Policy (Handout)
b. Evaluations and performance review
c. Academic Rigor – Grade distributions, midterm grades, syllabus review
d. Mentoring
9. Faculty presence on campus
Upcoming Meetings and Events
a. Council of Chairs – 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 (Centennial Room)
b. Council of Deans – 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 26, 2011
c. Regents Meeting Dates (for curriculum proposal purposes)
i. The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents
Board Meeting Dates
Topics Due
Agenda Items Due
Location
September 19-20, 2011
Tulsa/Claremore
October 26-27, 2011
Lawton
Nov. 30-Dec. 1, 2011
Norman
ii. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
1. Thursday, September 8, 2011, 9 a.m.
2. Thursday, October 20, 2011, 9 a.m.
3. Thursday, December 1, 2011, 9 a.m.
d. OSRHE Academic Policy Workshop – July 14, 2011
e. New Faculty Orientation – August 10 – 11, 2011
f. Fall General Faculty and Staff Meeting – 10:30 a.m., Monday, August 15, 2011
immediately followed by university “cookout”
g. Back to School Meetings – Faculty offices reopen on Monday, August 15, 2011
i. Council of Chairs – 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 16, 2011
ii. School of Business – 2:30 p.m. on Monday, August 15, 2011
iii. School of Education and Behavioral Sciences – 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday,
August 16, 2011
1. Teacher Education Council – 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday, August 17,
2011
iv. School of Liberal Arts – 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 16, 2011
1. Art – 1:30 p.m. on August 16
2. Communication – 1:30 p.m. on August 16
3. Criminal Justice and Sociology – to be determined
4. English and Foreign Languages – 2:00 p.m. on August 17
5. History and Government – 9:00 a.m. on August 18
6. Music – 2:00 p.m. on August 16 followed by Music Advisory
Board meeting at 4:00 p.m.
7. Theatre – 10:00 a.m. on August 17
v. School of Science and Technology – 2:00 p.m. on Monday, August 15,
2011
vi. WEAVEonline training – 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 18
h. Adjunct Faculty Workshop – 6:30 p.m., Monday, August 15, 2011
i. Program Review documents due to Provost – November 18, 2011
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