To:
Scott Erickson, Full APC Chair
Tatiana Patrone, APC Curriculum Subcommitee chair
Hormoz Movassaghi, CCR Co-chair
John White, CCR Co-chair
Dave Brown, HSCC Chair
Mary Ann Erickson, H&S General Education Committee co-chair
Cyndy Scheibe, H&S General Education Committee co-chair
From: H&S Faculty Senate
Date: April 29, 2015
At a recent H&S faculty meeting, we had occasion to observe that at times of curricular
transition, anxiety and frustration remain very close to the surface. In this context, we'd like to
suggest that it might be particularly helpful for committees overseeing curriculum to claim a
more visible, public role than at other times. For instance, we wondered if it might be helpful
for the faculty to be reminded (perhaps in an occasional open forum, or in a periodic email
update?) that committee members are available to provide feedback and hear concerns, and
that several committees have links on their webpages that allow faculty to submit proposals
and/or questions.
The H&S meeting also led us to ask, to what extent are these different committees speaking to
one another? While there are structures at the all-college level and at the H&S to connect APC
with CCR and HSCC with the H&S Gen Ed Committee, are there structures in place connecting
the all college committees with the school level committees? If not, would it be worthwhile to
consider putting new structures in place to increase the opportunities for communication
across committees?
We’re offering these reflections just in case you find them useful to think about. But either
way, our conversations reminded us of the importance of all that you are doing to maintain the
strength of the College. Thank you for all your hard work!
Brendan Murday
On behalf of H&S Faculty Senate
hssenate@ithaca.edu