Faculty Development Council Meeting
Thursday, January 20, 2011
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Adelbert Hall, Room 102
Members Present:
Diana Bilimoria
Alison Hall
Mark Hans
Jacqueline Lipton
Ica Manas-Zloczower
Daniel Scherson
Lynn Singer
Carol Stark
Patricia Underwood
Members Absent:
Cleve Gilmore
Invited to Attend:
Christine Ash, Vice President, University Planning
The meeting was called to order by Lynn Singer, Deputy Provost and Vice President for
Academic Affairs. Dr. Singer will also chair the Faculty Development Council.
Introductions:
Dr. Singer introduced the following individuals who agreed to serve on the Council:
Diana Bilimoria, Weatherhead School of Management
Cleve Gilmore, Mandel School of Applied Social Science (absent)
Alison Hall, School of Medicine
Mark Hans, School of Dental Medicine
Jacqueline Lipton, School of Law
Ica Manas-Zloczower, Case School of Engineering
Daniel Scherson, College of Arts and Sciences
Patricia Underwood, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
This is the first meeting for the Faculty Development Council. Lynn Singer distributed
two flyers on upcoming campus workshops “Women Faculty Connect” and “Faculty
Women’s Work Life Balance: An Oxymoron?” from Susan Freimark, Faculty Leadership
Development Institute at the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women.
Chris Ash presented an overview of the “Progress Report and FY10 Action Agenda for
Implementation of Forward THINKING, Our 2008-13 Strategic Plan” and “FY11 Action
Agenda”. A binder was issued and passed out at the beginning of the meeting
containing the strategic plan details. The binder will be updated as future data become
available, such as the Faculty Climate Survey, etc.
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Discussions:
The Faculty Development Council has been organized to support the goals of the
strategic plan which calls for the following:
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Recruiting and retaining outstanding faculty
Recognizing and rewarding excellence
Offering high quality mentoring
Development of career opportunities
Discussion ensued about the scope and nature of the Council’s charge particularly
whether the Council should undertake efforts based in a more pragmatic grievanceprotection perspective or in a more strategic planning-driven, climate improvement and
idealistic perspective. Both elements were considered important.
Members agreed that the focus of the Council should be on faculty only, inclusive of all
career stages and both tenure and non-tenure tracks. Members discussed that it was
important to focus on various elements pertinent to the recruitment, advancement and
retention of faculty. It was discussed that compensation of faculty may be beyond the
scope of the Council since it is being extensively addressed by other University
committees.
The members of the Council offered the following items for discussion at future
meetings:
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Create an Associate Dean position for faculty issues in each school/College
Develop a central website
FY10 – rewards and awards – nomination for honors
Faculty career development issues and aspects
Create a task force in each school/College
Need to discuss evaluations and resources
Career mentoring and support
Develop and implement best practices
Accomplishments – how should the Council measure these?
Invite various groups/departments to the committee as guests – such as:
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Marilyn Mobley, Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity
Mano Singham, University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education
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Wendy Shapiro, Instructional Technology and Academic Computing
Susan Freimark, Faculty Leadership Program, Flora Stone Mather Center
for Women
Other invitees to be announced
Web designer to include links to various resources available
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Need to develop:
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High level of initiatives
Determine funding
Timelines
Council’s goals for the next six months
Contact faculty and deans for input
Evaluation metrics
Develop benchmarking for the Council – research universities with faculty
development programs that are already set up (e.g., Drexel University, University
of California, Berkeley)
The Council started to draft an emerging charge for the committee as follows:
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Develop a strong and vibrant University faculty
Focus on providing career and leadership development of, support for, and
recognition of excellence in the work of faculty
Coordinate with other relevant campus-wide initiatives to create a consistent,
visible and intentional approach to faculty development across the University
Seek resources for and suggest priorities for strengthened faculty recruitment,
advancement and retention, and improved performance
The Council agreed to meet monthly to conduct its business.
The meeting adjourned at 5:00 p.m. Minutes by Carol Stark, carol.stark@case.edu,
368-4389.