Council of Chairs
Date: Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Location: IBC/RMA Executive Boardroom in the McMahon Centennial Complex
Announcements and Information Items:
1. Library Services and 2012-13 Resource Lists (Handout) – Sherry Young, Director,
Library Services
2. Course Equivalency Project and Mathematics Summit at UCO in Edmond Update –
Mandy Husak
3. Call for nominations for awards (Handouts 1, 2, 3)
 Hackler Award for Teaching Excellence
 Bhattacharya Award for Research Excellence
 Award for Excellence and Innovation in Instructional Technology Integration
 Award for Excellence and Innovation in University Service
 Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Artistic Endeavor in the Educational
Enterprise
4. Fast Facts and Fact Book- http://www.cameron.edu/ira/factbook (Handout)
5. Retention and Graduation Rate Update:
 Spring to Fall Major Tracking (Handout)
 Top 30 Courses Project Update
 Administrative Withdrawals
6. Spring 2013 Class Schedules
7. Departmental Chair role in Interdisciplinary Studies program concentration selection and
review
8. Policy, Procedures, and Reporting Update:
 Textbook Policies
 Fall 2012 Instructional Load Reports (Handout)
 Reminder: Academic Dishonesty Processes and Reporting
i. If a faculty member manages an academic infraction on his or her own,
which is their option and our preference, then that information should be
shared with Jennifer Pruchnicki in Student Development. Otherwise, we
will not know of multiple infractions.
ii. Academic Appeals review
 Reminder: Update Master Course Information Forms
 Catalog and Curriculum
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Reminder: Annual Academic Performance Reviews (Faculty Handbook 4.3.1
through 4.3.6)
i. By September 1, the faculty member and the department chair meet and
discuss Annual Plan for the current year and the Annual Performance
Review from the previous year.
ii. By September 15, the faculty member shall revise and update the Annual
Plan for the current year to include any activities completed since the last
evaluation and any continuing projects. The faculty forwards the revised
plan to the department chair. The department chair shall send the previous
year’s Annual Academic Performance Review, a draft of the current
year’s Annual Plan, and other documentation (if applicable) to the Dean.
iii. By October 15, having received written input from the Dean, the faculty
member and the department chair shall meet to revise and complete the
current year’s Annual Plan.
Upcoming Meetings and Events
a. Council of Chairs – 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 9, 2012
b. Council of Deans – 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 2, 2012
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, 2012
Aug. 13, 2012
Aug. 13, 2012
Tulsa/Claremore
October 24-25, 2012
Sept. 18, 2012
Sept. 18, 2012
Lawton
December 6-7, 2012
Norman
ii. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
1. Thursday, October 25, 2012 - 9 a.m.
2. Thursday, December 6, 2012 - 9 a.m.
d. Convocation- Friday, September 28, 2012, 10 a.m. in the Fine Arts Courtyard
e. Changes to Program Course Rotations due to Mandy Husak- October 1, 2012
f. Oklahoma Women in Higher Education Conference- Friday, November 16, 2012
at University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond.
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