GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
FACULTY MEETING MINUTES
October 16, 2013
12:34 PM
Mason Hall D3
PRESENT: Clayton Austin, Rachel Bergman, Lisa Billingham, Thomas Britt, Andy Bursten,
Jim Carroll, Autum Casey, Rick Davis, Mary Del Popolo, Ken Elston, Jeremy Freer, Chawky
Frenn, Qing Gao, Edward Gero, Emily Green, Jesse Guessford, Kathryn Hearden, Seth
Hudson,Clair Huschle, Kristin Johnsen-Neshati, Marie Karametou, John Kilkenny, Howard
Kurtz, Dennis Layendecker, Brian Marcus, Scott Martin, Linda Miller, Linda Monson, Kevin
Murray, William Reeder, Elaine Rendler, Don Russell, Vicki Salmon, Renee Sandell, Glenn
Smith, Nicole Springer, Ben Steger, Gail Scott White (TL), Boris Willis, Brian Wuttke;
Giovanna Chesler and Dave Robinson (non-voting).
ABSENT: John Aler, Thomas Ashcraft, Anna Balakerskaia, Mark Camphouse, Suzanne
Carbonneau, Jiyoung Cha, Giovanna Chesler, Lynne Constantine, Mark Cooley, Paula
Crawford, Shanshan Cui, Christopher d’Amboise, Paul D’Andrea, Edgar Endress, Stanley
Engebretson, Peggy Feerick, Mia Feuer, Helen Frederick, Greg Grimsby, Dan Joyce, Walter
Kravitz, Mary Lechter, James Lepore, Harold Linton (SL), Anthony Maiello, Heather
McDonald (ML), Patricia Miller, Michael Nickens, Matthew Nolan, Tom Owens, Elizabeth
Price, Karen Reedy, Gregory Robinson (PTL), Jandos Rothstein, Carole Rosenstein, Susan
Shields, Thomas Stanley, Don Starr, Karen Studd, Marjorie Summerall, Julie Thompson,
Louis Torres-Ortiz, Christopher Totten,Sean Watkins, Peter Winant, Sue Wrbican,
Christopher Wren
1.
Call to Order
Howard Kurtz called the meeting to order at 12:34 PM.
Welcome Provost Peter Stearns
 Thank you for what you do in CVPA, I am consistently impressed.
 You are all engaged in the strategic planning that is going on around
campus; receive and assimilate unit plans - hoping to present to BOV
Dec 11.
 We are pleased and the college should be pleased with the enrollment
thanks to lots of effort; undergraduate is stronger than graduateenrollment situation is good.
 We continue to talk about budget issues- we have a satisfactory but
not adequate budget situation; it looks like the state has stopped
cutting our budget.
 We are trying to talk with BOV about in-state tuition
 New project with INTO; begin working on goals next week.
The first INTO class will be in FA 2014; significant enrollment growth,
could improve profits in tens of millions of dollars
 New VP of Development
 Carole Rosenstein asked about UG enrollment up - grad enrollment, is
it a trend, due to the economic status? - government support down,
we are on the verge of losing money with enrollment
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Jim Carroll read: STEM; alphabet soup BLOG- he gets concerned with
emphasis that certain majors will move; slight tendency to overdo
careerism - Universities are being criticized. We do well in that
regard.
Korea - are we being involved in arts there?
Korean International Consortium includes the Social Sciences and
Management
St. Petersburg Conservatory is signed up as well
With the recent increase in retention - have you gained insights in to
what is working?
3 factors:
Steadily moved up the quality of students
Increase in residential students - university life - it plays a role in
success
Freshman class is showing interest in Greek life - desire for
community spirit
Faculty deserve credit - students are finding the education here
interesting and balanced
2.
Approval of Minutes
Minutes from the September 18, 2013 approved by acclamation.
3.
Deans’ Reports
Report given by Bill Reader
 Provost Stearns' retirement: he would like to re-enact his Modern
Major General performance
 University's main goal to grow to 100,000 graduates in the next 10
years.
 We are planning to grow from 30,000 to 40,000 students in the next 10
years.
 Quality of the work from the units is robust. We will turn in what will
fit in these pages; it will be condensed and summarized.
 At our next faculty meeting the president has asked that we have
approved the strategic plans as a faculty. He doesn't see any red flags.
Dean Reeder is required to have the plan submitted by Oct 25.
 Provost search committee - thoughtful and sincere; 20 people each
asked to add feedback to the first meeting
 100,000 grads in 10 years -it is big growth -that is against a
demographic which is declining -less freshmen
 Strategic plan - we have assembled from each unit; thanks to V.
Salmon for editing!
 Strategic plan , our self-assessment aligns with the overall university
larger goals and appropriate success of facilities of master plan directionally correct - 75-80 % on target
 Concert hall renovations - it goes to the head of the line as it will
become unusable, Mark Chugall will chair the initiative for the
renovation.
 Service to the region: what does it mean? The three legged stool;
intensive study of Northern VA Cultural Alliance (what we may call it)
-what is the university's role in this?
 Documents are posted for the strategic plan for the college
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We have received for the Hylton a 2.5 million grant for the completion
of the education wing;
6 million from the state, 5 million dollar endowment
Steinway campaign - we are making progress, the Cabrera family
bought a piano - Peter Stearns agreed to half of one
Acknowledge Darden Purcell - Adjunct Service Award
Report given by Dean Miller
 With regard to enrollment - check registers and anyone not enrolled
ask them to leave; mid-term grades due this week
 Family weekend this weekend
 Fall Premiere Open House - Saturday - University Life
Report given by Dean Salmon
 Nov 21 School of Art Gallery 7PM, our next Graduate Colloquy
4.
Committee Reports (Standing Committees)
Curriculum Committee, Ed Gero
 CVPA 600 Graduate Professional Seminar
- intro to grad studies in the arts
Motion Passed
 FAVS - three new courses:
357 New Media in Film Distribution
453 Pedagogy and Principles
598 Seminar in Film and Video Studies
Motion Passed
 THR 555 Theater Ed Internship
adding the word internship, variable credits (6-12)
Motion Passed
Promotion and Tenure, Carole Rosenstein
 Nothing to report
Grievance and Academic Freedom, Anthony Maiello
 Nothing to report
Artists in Action, Chawky Frenn, chair
 The committee has elected a chair
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
 Nothing to report
Collective Culture, Helen/Seth
 Nothing to report
Space Committee, Linda Miller
 Nothing to report
5.
Old Business
 none
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New Business
 none
7.
Announcements
 Next meeting is in GT III, Wednesday November 13, 12:30 – 1:30 PM
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Adjournment
Motion to adjourn the meeting at 1: 18 PM.
Minutes submitted by Lisa Billingham 10.20.13
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