DRAFT Faculty Meeting Minutes DRAFT
College of Forest Resources
Anderson Hall Room 22
Monday January 14, 2008, 10:30 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 10:35 a.m. by Gordon Bradley, College of Forest Resources Faculty
Chair.
ATTENDANCE
PRESENT
Allan, G. Graham
Bakker, Jonathan
Bolton, Susan
Bradley, Gordon
Ettl, Gregory
Hinckley, Thomas
Hodgson, Kevin
Kim, Soo-Hyung
Manuwal, David
Paun, Dorothy
Rabotyagov, Sergey
Ryan, Clare
Schiess, Peter
Sprugel, Douglas
Toth, Sandor
West, Stephen
ABSENT
Agee, James
Bare, Bruce
Briggs, David
Brown, Sally
Bura, Renata
Doty, Sharon
Eastin, Ivan
Edmonds, Robert
Ewing, Kern
Ford, E. David
Franklin, Jerry
Fridley, James
Gara, Robert
Glawe, Dean
Greulich, Frank
Gustafson, Richard
Halpern, Charles
Hanley, Donald
Harrison, Robert
Johnson, Jay
Lawler, Joshua
Lee, Robert
Lippke, Bruce
Mabberley, David
Marzluff, John
McKean, William
Moskal, Monika
Perez-Garcia, John
Peterson, David
Reichard, Sarah
Schreuder, Gerard
Strand, Stuart
Torgersen, Christian
Turnblom, Eric
Vogt, Dan
Vogt, Kristiina
Wott, John
Zabowski, Darlene
ALSO IN ATTENDANCE
Bolcer, John
Fink, Lois
Smith, Nevada
Trudeau, Michelle
The names that are grayed out are not eligible to vote.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Gordon acknowledged Nevada Smith for purchasing a gavel that was used to open the meeting
today. The gavel was purchased at an antique store in Seattle. It had been used by a judge in Ohio.
The gavel is inscribed with “College of Forest Resources Faculty Chair.” It is hoped this gavel will
provide a modicum of incentive for the next person who will consider being Chair.
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We have a special guest today, John Bolcer, University of Washington Archivist. Given that, the
agenda will be switched to start with his presentation. With the number of faculty who are preparing
to retire it was thought it might be good to know what papers should be kept and what not, and what
the UW might be interested in for faculty papers. Dr. Bradley thanked Mr. Bolcer for coming down
for the presentation.
Dr. Bradley acknowledged a new text book, Urban Ecology, which is a collection of urban ecology
papers that were originally published in German and English. The book is dedicated to Marsha
Landolt.
Annual Work Planning meetings are now taking place. The idea behind the meetings is to get a
sense of what needs to be done for the College, to make sure we have covered the bases, and to find
out if there is anything the Chair’s office can do to support faculty to be more productive. The work
planning process also can help faculty be competitive for merit. The form being used this year is the
same as last year except for one change—faculty are asked to submit teaching schedules through
Autumn 2009. Course Time Schedules are put together very early and well before they are posted.
The form now reflects a longer future planning timeline. The future teaching schedule you are asked
to outline is Spring, Summer, and Autumn of 2008 and Winter, Spring, Summer, and Autumn of
2009. This will help us work with Student Services to get the Time Schedules planned out and meet
the UW’s deadlines.
Dr. Bradley handed out the Research Forum schedule. The docket for the Research Forum meetings
was filled quickly. The concept for the Forums came out of the Strategic Planning Meeting last fall.
The Forums will take place on Mondays at 10:30 a.m. in Anderson 22. The dates and presenters are:
Feb 4th—Sharon Doty and Sandor Toth
Mar 3rd—Rob Harrison and Stuart Strand
Mar 31st—David Ford and Renata Bura
April 14th—John Marzluff and Monika Moskal
April 28th—Josh Lawler and Greg Ettl
May 12th—Dean Glawe and Sergey Rabotyagov
There will be 30-40 minutes for the presentations leaving plenty of time for questions and
discussions. Refreshments will be served.
This Friday January 18th at 1:30 p.m. in Anderson 307 Student Services will present a Faculty
Workshop on Courses, Curricula, and Time Schedules. This workshop was presented last year as
part of new faculty orientation. Although the presentation is geared toward new faculty, all faculty
are encouraged to attend to learn about the College’s and UW’s course and curriculum processes.
Dr. Bradley called on Clare Ryan to present Curriculum Committee announcements. Clare wants
the faculty to be aware that there will be a multi-unit meeting to discuss the disposition of BIOL
161-162. The Department of Biology has stated that they will no longer teach these courses, which
are by non-Biology majors in most of the environment-focused units such as CFR, Ocean, POE, and
Fish. Faculty are asked to consider what the courses should include if we decide to build our own
courses. Biology will continue to offer BIOL 180-200, which is taught for Biology majors and has
chemistry as a prerequisite. BIOL 180-200 courses are taken by students who are interested in going
into medicine. We are working with our contacts to find out if we have any recourse with Biology
since this course is a general service course, e.g. is there some oversight from the UW? Jay Johnson
serves on the Faculty Council that deals with curricula issues. If we decide to teach these courses
ourselves, we could tailor it to the units’ needs, but we would need resources in order to establish the
course. The lab for these courses use Biology’s laboratory, which is a significant consideration if we
need to take over these course. The labs are intense and run by 3 TAs. These course focus on very
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broad plant biology. We have asked the Department of Biology to continue teaching BIOL 161-162
for one more academic year, but have received no response.
• Clare distributed a draft course outline for a new course entitled Introduction to Environmental
Economics. This course will be taught by Sergey Rabotyagov. The course number will be ENVIR
235 and will be offered jointly with ECON 235 and ESRM 235. Faculty are asked to review the
outline and direct any questions to Sergey. This course will be considered for faculty action at the
next faculty meeting on January 28, 2008. It expected that this course will be offered in Spring
2008.
• Clare reminds the groups for each ESRM option that the revised summary statements are due. These
statements will be used in course planning and for advertising and marketing. The revised
statements will be brought to the faculty for review and vote.
• The University of Washington Botanical Gardens Director search has been authorized by the Dean
and Provost. The chair of the search committee is Tom Hinckley. This search is on the “fast-track.”
It is hoped that it is completed by the middle of June. In addition to Dr. Hinckley, the committee is
diverse and has off-campus members.
• Update on the College of the Environment. The Organization and Structure Committee report is
now available online and can be linked to from this URL:
http://www.washington.edu/provost/coenv/index.html
The interim Dean of the College of the Environment could be appointed as early as July 1, 2008.
PRESENTATIONS
Dr. Bradley introduced John Bolcer, University Archivist. Mr. Bolcer hopes you are aware of the
University Archives in the basement of Suzzallo Library. He hopes you will begin to think of your
papers and how they might fit in with the Archives. Currently, there is very little from the College of
Forest Resources to represent the history of the College or of Forestry in the State of Washington. In
addition to his responsibility to meet the Public Records law, faculty papers are often historical
documents, but they are personal. Faculty are not obligated to transfer them to Archives, but he asks
you to think of future scholars and to consider transferring. Your papers could be the materials
documenting the history of your profession, the history of forestry. Also, your papers may include some
of the history of the University of Washington including correspondence, committee files, or project
files. Your papers may also contain information about the history of the forestry and paper industries in
Washington. Take a longitudinal look at how things have changed over the years, who the scholars in
the field are, the drivers. Archives will take materials in estates if folks have died or left the program.
They will not automatically take everything, but they will talk to everyone. They want to shed light for
future generations about what was going on at the University. If you have collections of papers, you can
make an appointment to discuss them.
If you have video media, Archives can migrate them to new formats. Currently, only photographs are
migrated to electronic format, not print documents. In the future he anticipates Archives will be doing
on-demand scanning. In addition, computer files can become obsolete. Archives keeps several types of
archaic computer systems to be used with old computer formats so that data and documents can be
accessed. Faculty asked if there was anyone on staff who was knowledgeable about the chemistry of
paper. The answer is there is not, but Archives has access to people at other institutions who know
about this and the professional archivists’ organization provides information about the deterioration of
paper.
Only a few Forest Resources faculty are included in the UW Archives Collection:
Brockman, C. Frank
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Gessel, Stanley P.
Grondal, Bror Leonard
Marckworth, Gordon D.
Meany, Edmond (he can be claimed by several departments, but he certainly belongs on the CFR list as
well)
Pearce, J. Kenneth
Mr. Bolcer’s handout is included below in its entirety:
Faculty Papers and the University Archives
What are the University Archives?
The University Archives serve as the central and final repository for the historical records of all aspects
of the University of Washington community. It appraises, preserves, and makes accessible a wide range
of primary source material relating to the administrative, academic, legal, fiscal, social, and cultural
interaction of individuals, departments, and programs of the University since 1861.
Where are the University Archives located?
The University Archives is a unit of the Special Collections Division of the University of Washington
Libraries. The Special Collections offices and public reading room are located in the basement of the
Allen Library.
Why do the University Archives collect faculty papers?
Faculty Papers include the personal records of teaching and research faculty and University
administrators that document the academic and administrative life of the University as reflected in the
careers of individuals. These collections offer insight into the history and operation of the University
that otherwise may be lost by relying only on official administrative records. They reveal professional
interests and opinions that frequently clarify matters or provide different perspectives mentioned in the
official records of the central administration. Faculty papers are also important for providing insight
into the histories of academic disciplines. Collections may also contain data of ongoing value to
researchers.
Do the University Archives collect the papers of all faculty members?
The University Archives will consider the papers of all faculty members on a case by case basis, but
does not automatically accept them. The University Archivist will evaluate an offer of a collection
based on a faculty member’s history at the University of Washington, his/her scholarly and service
contributions, and the nature of the records being offered. If a faculty member spent the bulk of his or
her career at another institution, for example, it may be that another repository would be a more
appropriate recipient.
What types of materials are accepted by the University Archives?
This can vary depending on the nature of individual collections, but collections of faculty papers
commonly consist of things like professional correspondence; biographical materials; vitae, resumes,
bibliographies and similar materials; lecture notes and curriculum materials; texts of speeches and other
presentations; photographs; film/video and sound recordings; records of departmental, University, and
professional activities; research records (proposals, reports, protocols, etc; data collections when
appropriate); a single set of reprints.
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What types of materials are not commonly accepted by the University Archives?
Published/secondary source materials (books, copied articles, etc); financial records; student records
(grades, advising files, and other materials subject to FERPA coverage); collections of your students’
dissertations and other student work; collections of raw data which are unlikely to be of use to future
researchers.
When should I send my records to the University Archives?
Records are normally sent to the Archives when a faculty member retires or leaves the University.
Records are also often given to the Archives by a faculty member’s family or estate after death. It is
also possible to send records periodically to the Archives while you are still actively working, but it is
not recommended if you are likely to need regular access to them, since the University Archives have
limited hours and records do not circulate from the Archives.
How do I get materials to the University Archives?
You will need to pack your records into boxes (with lids). Boxes are available from the University
Archives on request. It is best not to pack loose papers—please put everything into labeled folders or
envelopes. Archives staff will pick up boxes from your office and/or home (Puget Sound area). If you
have records stored outside the Puget Sound area, the Archives can work with you to arrange shipping.
Who owns the rights to materials sent to the University Archives?
Your records are your personal property. By sending your papers to the University Archives, you are
making a gift of the physical property to the University, and you will be asked to sign a deed of gift. As
part of the donation, you may give the University the copyright to your papers, retain your copyright for
yourself and/or your estate, or retain the copyright for a set period of time and then transfer it to the
University.
Who will have access to papers sent to the University Archives?
The University Archives are open to all members of the general public, in a closed and supervised
reading room. Faculty donors are encouraged to allow open access to their papers, but the University
Archivist can negotiate various access restrictions when they are appropriate. Materials in the Archives
do not circulate outside of the reading room, but researchers are able to purchase photocopies and other
reproductions. Copies, within reason, can be provided to donors free of charge from their own
collections.
Is someone available to talk with me about my records?
Yes, the University Archivist can consult with you directly about your records. You may call or email at
any time, and you may also schedule an appointment for the University Archivist to review your records
at your home or office.
How do I contact the University Archives?
John Bolcer, University Archivist
Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA 98195-2900
(206) 685-2352
jdbolcer@u.washington.edu
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FACULTY ACTIONS
• Proposed Affiliate Faculty Promotion
The College of Forest Resources Promotion, Merit, and Tenure Committee propose Affiliate
Assistant Professor Scott Pearson to be promoted to Affiliate Associate Professor. Graham Allan
moved and Tom Hinckley seconded the motion that this promotion should be considered. The vote
was solicited electronically to CFR Faculty to ensure a voting majority was obtained. The faculty
approved this promotion. The results of the vote are recorded in the Faculty Office.
• Proposed Graduate Faculty Appointment
Scott Pearson, Affiliate Assistant Professor in the College of Forest Resources, is proposed to be a
member of the Graduate Faculty of the College of Forest Resources. The faculty questioned whether
Dr. Pearson would be doing enough to be a member of the Graduate Faculty. He can serve as an ad
hoc committee member without being a member of the Graduate Faculty. If he has funding for
students, he can work with them without being a member of the Graduate Faculty. There is no
urgency on this appointment so we can wait until the next meeting. The consideration for this
appointment was deferred until concerns could be addressed. It will be reconsidered at the January
28, 2008 faculty meeting.
• Proposed Graduate Student Petition to Modify Degree Requirements
Jim Agee proposes that Terri Jones be allowed to use University of Washington and Oregon State
University transfer credits as part of a Masters of Forest Resources degree. The Graduate Faculty
are asked to authorize the Graduate School to waive the requirement that does not allow credits that
are more than 20 years old. Ms. Jones did course work in the Silviculture Institute. Tom Hinckley
who was a member of the Silviculture Institute’s faculty supports this petition. Ms. Jones has
worked as a certified silviculturist for 20 years, since her graduation from the UW. In order for the
Graduate School to act on Ms. Jones’ petition, they have asked for a vote of the College of Forest
Resources Graduate Faculty and a letter of explanation. Graham Allan moved and Doug Sprugel
seconded the motion that this petition should be considered. The vote was solicited electronically
and a quorum majority was obtained 31 approve, 2 oppose, and 7 abstain of 76 eligible to vote
(quorum=39).
• Proposed Graduate Faculty Appointment
Gerard Schreuder, Emeritus Professor in the College of Forest Resources, is proposed for a five-year
term on the Graduate Faculty of the College of Forest Resources. Steve West moved and Graham
Allan seconded the motion that this appointment should be considered. The vote was solicited
electronically to CFR Graduate Faculty to ensure a voting majority was obtained. The faculty
approved this Graduate Faculty appointment. The results of the vote are recorded in the Faculty
Office.
DISCUSSION
No discussions took place.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Next Faculty Meeting: Monday, January 28, 2008, 10:30 to 12:30 a.m. in Anderson Room 22.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 11:32 a.m.
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