Faculty Meeting
Wednesday, September 2, 2009, 3:30 – 5pm
Room 208, Manning
AGENDA
I I.
INTRODUCTIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
II
MINUTES
A. Minutes from April 28, 20091
B. Minutes from Faculty Planning Day, August 21, 20092
III
DEAN’S REPORT
A. Fundraising priorities for the School
B. MOU with Zayed University
C. Faculty search 2009-2010
IV
INFORMATION ITEMS
A. Paulien Group – Space planning for classrooms
B. Distinguished Dissertation Award Nomination – selection process
V
RESEARCH & DOCTORAL COMMITTEE – Brad Hemminger
A. Review of 2009 version of the Doctoral Program Procedures Handbook3
B. Review questions:
1) Completing entry deficiencies – How do we handle this?
2) Lit Review expectations – No. of pages, coverage, depth
3) Comprehensive exams – Comparison to other models. Suggestions?
VI
MASTERS COMMITTEE – Brian Sturm
A. Course change – INLS 560 – change in title and description4
(see sils.unc.edu/ http://www.ils.unc.edu/courses/2009_fall/inls490_156/ )
1
Available at ils.unc.edu/committees/faculty-meetings/2008-2009/2009-04-28.doc
Available at ils.unc.edu/committees/faculty-meetings/2009-2010/FacPlanningDay2009-08-21/
Faculty Planning Day Minutes 2009-08-21.doc
3
Available at ils.unc.edu/committees/documents/DoctoralProgramHandbook 2009-08-21.doc (or pdf)
4
Available at ils.unc.edu/committees/faculty-meetings/2009-2010/2009-09-02/INLS560 Change.doc
2
FACULTY BYLAWS – Chapter 2, School Organization5
A. Change to duties of the dean (2.1.1-2.1.9) to conform to Faculty Code (2008)
B. Change to frequency of meetings of Admin Board (2.3)
C. Changes in composition of Administrative Group of the School (2.5)
D. Addition of ISSUE Admin Officer in Faculty Meetings (2.6)
E. Deletion of Full Professors as executive committee (2.8.2) to conform to Faculty
Code (2008)
F. Addition of two more standing committees (2.9)
1. Diversity Committee (2.9.1)
2. Staff Excellence Award Selection Committee (2.9.9)
G. Minor editorial changes – addition of Dir. Of Communications to UG Committee
VII
5
Available at ils.unc.edu/committees/faculty-meetings/2009-2010/2009-09-02/Bylaws Chapter 2 2009-0902
revision.doc