Faculty Meeting Minutes
College of Forest Resources
Anderson Hall Room 22
Monday, October 30, 2006, 9:30 a.m.
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 9:31 a.m. by Gordon Bradley, College of Forest Resources Faculty
Chair.
ATTENDANCE
PRESENT
Agee, James
Allan, G. Graham
Bakker, Jonathan
Bradley, Gordon
Bura, Renata
Doty, Sharon
Ford, E. David
Franklin, Jerry
Greulich, Frank
Gustafson, Richard
Harrison, Robert
Hodgson, Kevin
Johnson, Jay
Manuwal, David
Marzluff, John
McKean, William
Moskal, Monika
Peterson, David
Reichard, Sarah
Schiess, Peter
Schreuder, Gerard
Sprugel, Douglas
Torgersen, Christian
ABSENT
Bare, Bruce
Bolton, Susan
Briggs, David
Brown, Sally
Eastin, Ivan
Edmonds, Robert
Ettl, Gregory
Ewing, Kern
Fridley, James
Gara, Robert
Glawe, Dean
Halpern, Charles
Hanley, Donald
Hinckley, Thomas
Kim, Soo-Hyung
Lee, Robert
Lippke, Bruce
Mabberley, David
Paun, Dorothy
Perez-Garcia, John
Raedeke, Kenneth
Ryan, Clare
Strand, Stuart
Turnblom, Eric
Vogt, Dan
Vogt, Kristiina
West, Stephen
Wott, John
Zabowski, Darlene
ALSO IN ATTENDANCE
Aken, Jeff
Amundson, Charlie
Davis, Amanda
Gallucci, Vince
Hegrenes, Lynne
Johnson-Bogart, Kim
Kwiram, Alvin
McKenzie, Donald
Mentele, Tom
Smith, Nevada
Trudeau, Michelle
Ware, Amy
ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. Promotion, Merit, and Tenure (PMT) Committee membership vote results
David Briggs and Rob Harrison received the most votes and are elected to serve on the PMT
Committee for three (3) year terms. The chairman of the committee will be elected in and by the
committee.
2. Faculty Portfolios proposal form (form is attached)
The Faculty Portfolio proposal form was introduced at a past CFR strategic planning retreat to assist
the College in recruiting new faculty. The form was used in the recent recruitments new faculty and
it is anticipated that it will be used for the next round of recruitments. The faculty are asked to
review the form to prepare for engaging in the recruitment process.
3. Faculty Support Services
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Gordon addressed faculty concerns about the availability of support from the Faculty Support Office
since consolidation of personnel into the Winkenwerder 104 office. Services available before the
move are still available such as support for classes, field trips, help with committees, and setting up
committee meetings. Bloedel 292 is being reconfigured and refurbished to be a graduate seminar
room. It will also be set-up as a video conference center for faculty use, a service which does not
currently exist. If there are any questions, please let Gordon know.
4. TA/RG Allocations
Gordon presented a brief overview of TA/RG allocation history. In the late 1990’s 12 TA quarters
were allocated. That allocation went up to 20 quarters in the early 2000’s. The number of TA and
RG quarters was increased when faculty positions were empty; approximately 26 additional quarters
TA/RG availability were added during this time. Now that faculty positions are filled the number of
TAs and RGs will need to be reduced. Gordon is looking for ways to ratchet back the number of
TAs/RGs and also to find ways to maintain some of the positions.
5. Update on Database and Web Design position recruitment
Qualified applicants have been interviewed. One in particular has the specific qualifications that we
seek and it is hoped that an offer will be made very soon. This position will interface with the PMT
Committee to manage the data required for the PMT process.
6. New Faculty to be voted as Graduate Faculty
At the next meeting on November 13th a proposal will be brought forward to ask the College of
Forest Resources Graduate Faculty to appoint all new CFR faculty as members of the Graduate
Faculty. The proposal will come to you in the agenda packet for the November 13 meeting. The
vote will be managed electronically to assure that voting majority is reached.
PRESENTATIONS
1. Development Office: Tom Mentele and Alvin Kwiram. Dr. Kwiram presented information on the
Faculty/Staff/Retiree Campaign for Students. This program allows faculty, staff, and retirees to
establish a named endowment for a minimal initial contribution that the University of Washington
will match up to $10,000. How it works:
• You contribute a minimum of $5,000 (within 5 years)
• A permanent endowment is created
• You choose the name of the endowment
• The UW matches your contributions 1:1 up to a maximum of $10,000
• If you choose, you can continue to contribute, or outside contributions can be made. UW will
only match your contributions to the maximum. As soon as the minimum contribution is made,
payouts can begin.
Contact the College of Forest Resources Development Office for more information or to contribute
to this worthwhile program.
2. Center for Quantitative Studies (CQS): Vince Gallucci. Dr. Gallucci’s presentation had 3
objectives:
• Introduce CQS to new faculty
• Remind established faculty of CQS role and mission
• Solicit ideas for future directions
A quick historical context was presented. CQS began in 1968 by Douglas Chapman (Dean, School
of Fisheries) and Jim Bethel (Dean, College of Forest Resources). The Ford Foundation initially
funded 5 professorships for 4 years, which the UW agreed to continue to support in order to increase
the use of quantitative analyses in the biological sciences. As a result both the School of Aquatic
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and Fishery Sciences (SAFS) and the College of Forest Resources (CFR) have moved into the
forefront of quantitative analyses of aquatic and terrestrial modeling. Minimum graduation
requirements in statistics and mathematics were set for students in these colleges.
The mission of the Center for Quantitative Studies is: Teaching statistical methods and
calculus/differential equations and applications to students of renewable resource colleges and
biological sciences.
The faculty are drawn from faculty of both CFR and SAFS. CFR Faculty now teaching in CQS are
Charlie Amundson, Bruce Bare, Dave Briggs, Vince Gallucci, Frank Greulich, Jay Johnson, John
Perez-Garcia, Gerard Schreuder, and Eric Turnblom. The current plan is to expand to other units on
campus and expand participation from the two parent colleges. The students mostly come from
SAFS, CFR, and Biology. A Q Sci Minor is offered. It was pointed out that faculty who teach in
CQS have the opportunity for ongoing TA support, which can be used as a mechanism to recruit
graduate students.
Frank Greulich pointed out that in addition to the TA support, teaching in CQS affords faculty the
opportunity to generate Student Credit Hours. CQS courses are 5 credits and average 60-80 students
per course.
3. Student Services Office: Michelle Trudeau and Jeff Aken. Michelle Trudeau provided a print-out of
the UW website summarizing the faculty’s responsibilities regarding FERPA (Family Education
Rights and Privacy Act). FERPA guarantees students the right to inspect and review their education
records, the right to seek to amend education records, and the right to have some control over the
disclosure of information from those education records.
Michelle specifically addressed the right to control disclosure of information. Her office has record
of whether or not a student has restricted access to their information. Release of information
pertains to any and all information including information in the directory. If you receive a call
requesting information regarding a student Michelle recommended that you contact her office to find
out what can be released before you give information to anyone (including parents).
Faculty are reminded that posting grades has very specific regulations and that notification of grades
via email is in violation of FERPA.
More information is available on this website:
http://www.washington.edu/students/reg/ferpafac.html
Michelle also reviewed Graduate Program Policy updates. The handout for this part of the
presentation is included as an attachment at the end of these minutes.
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In addition to the required Orientation course; CFR 509 is now also required. This new
requirement is reflected on the “green sheet.”
Switching from the MS curriculum which requires a thesis to the MFR which does not require a
these must be done at least a quarter before applying for graduation. Students must plan ahead.
Please discourage this kind of switch as an “out” to preparing a thesis.
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MFR requires a “professional project.” Faculty need to decide what a “professional project”
consists of and how the projects are recorded in the College. Theses are bound and put in the
library; projects are not. Sarah Reichard stated that Professional Projects for MEH are stored in
Miller Library and it might be an option to store other Professional Projects from the College
there as well. This should be brought to the Curriculum Committee.
Requirements for all masters programs now have a handy checklist in the “Red Book.” MS
Proposal Defense is listed as a requirement, but there currently is no way to track whether or not
this requirement has taken place because students defend before the faculty of their graduate
interest area. A mechanism by which this tracking can occur needs to be developed. This issue
will be taken to the Curriculum Committee.
The MFR is on the verge of being accredited. This accreditation requires that students have
appropriate undergraduate background before being admitted to the program. There are three
pathways by which students are judged:
9 Pathway one: student does not meet the criteria to enter the program and is denied entry
9 Pathway two: student has most of what is needed, but should obtain more background in
specific areas before being granted entry
9 Pathway three: student meets the criteria and is admitted
FACULTY ACTIONS
1. Proposed Courtesy Faculty Appointments
a. Amar Yahiaoui, PhD, Fulltime Faculty, Chemistry, Shoreline Community College, Seattle,
proposed for Affiliate Associate Professor associated with PSE by Graham Allan. The
discussion for this appointment will take place in this meeting. The vote will be solicited
electronically to ensure a voting majority is obtained.
• Graham Allan spoke to this proposed appointment. Dr. Yahiaoui is a fulltime tenure track
faculty member at Shoreline Community. He is a graduate of the UW in the College of
Forest Resources. He has taught in Algeria and in the U.S. He is working with Dr. Allan on
the online course offered this quarter that currently has about 200 students enrolled. Dr.
Yahiaoui’s appointment at Shoreline Community College is equivalent to the Associate
Professor level.
• Rob Harrison moved and Graham Allan seconded that this appointment be considered. A
call for vote will be distributed electronically to assure voting majority. The Faculty voted to
approve the appointment of Amar Yahiaoui as Affiliate Associate Professor. The results of
the vote are recorded in the Faculty Office.
UPCOMING EVENTS
1. Next Faculty Meeting: Monday, November 13, 2006; 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. in Anderson Room 22
2. November 3, 2006: CFR research showcase and CFR Alumni Association banquet. Please RSVP as
soon as possible.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 10:35 a.m.
Attachments:
Faculty Portfolio proposal form
Graduate Program Policy Updates and Information
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Attachment: Faculty Portfolio proposal form
University of Washington
College of Forest Resources
Faculty Portfolio
PROPOSAL FOR FUTURE FACULTY POSITION IN:
(1) Overview
(a) Name of position
(b) Type of faculty
(a) Faculty interest group
(b) Date submitted
(c) Brief description
(2) Academic instruction
(a) Academic instruction within major discipline
(b) Academic instruction to other CFR, UW, and extra-UW majors
(3) Research
(a) Research within major discipline; significance to discipline and relationship to other faculty
research
(b) Research relevance to other CFR, other UW, and extra-UW (including collaborative potential)
(c) Prospects for research funding
(4) Public and professional outreach
(a) Relevance to, and support from, professionals
(b) Continuing/public education
(c) Other public and professional service
(5) Significance to future of CFR
(a) Relevance to CFR mission and themes
(b) Contribution to CFR competitive advantages, within and without the UW
(6) Other
(a) Room and facilities
Additional points:
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Attachment: Graduate Program Policy Updates and information
Graduate Program Policy Updates and Information 10/16/06 Faculty Meeting
1. Graduate Enrollment
Total
2000
ALL AREAS
MS/MPA
Non
Matriculated
TOTAL CFR
TOTAL UW
% OF UW
Total
2001
Total
2002
Total
2003
Total
2004
Total
2005
Total
2006
3
3
8
7
6
5
8
5
160
5
1
159
5
1
144
6
0
194
212
199
186
160
159
144
10152
1.91%
10552
2.01%
10854
1.83%
11173
1.66%
11467
1.40%
11763
1.40%
11688
1.23%
*Does not count students On-Leave (16)
By Research Interest Area (only tracked internally—rough #s):
Soc Sciences
16
Forest Ecology
40
Forest Soils
9
EHUF
28
Wildlife
15
Sustain Res Mgmt
42
For Systems & Bioenergy 1
PSE
8
Restoration
1
2. Green Sheets Updated for New Grad Curricular Structure w/CFR 509
3. Full Time Enrollment
a. Policy in Red Book—Full Time Grad Program—Go On Leave or…
b. Use the Grad School Late Fee (rules on line)!
4. Switching from MS to MFR (not FM)
a. Policy now in Red Book—plan ahead, try not to encourage as ‘out’
b. Faculty need to decide what a ‘professional project’ consists of (guidelines)—and how
recorded at CFR
5. MS / MFR (FM) / MEH Requirements
a. Handy checklist now in Red Book
b. MS Proposal Defense—tracking?
6. PhD. Qualifying Exam
a. Examination Report and Guidelines on website—Please use!
7. MFR in Forest Management
a. NOTE: Special Admissions Process
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