GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
FACULTY MEETING MINUTES
DATE: September 18, 2013
Convened 12:37 PM; GT III
PRESENT: Clayton Austin, Rachel Bergman, Lisa Billingham, Thomas Britt, Andy
Bursten, Mark Camphouse, Jim Carroll, Autum Casey, Jiyoung Cha, Christopher
d’Amboise, Rick Davis, Helen Frederick, Qing Gao, Kathryn Hearden, Clair Huschle,
Kristin Johnsen-Neshati, Dan Joyce, Howard Kurtz, Dennis Layendecker, Anthony
Maiello, Brian Marcus, Kevin McCarthy, Linda Miller, Tom Owens, Elizabeth Price,
William Reeder, Karen Reedy, Elaine Rendler, Carole Rosenstein, Don Russell, Vicki
Salmon, Nicole Springer, Ben Steger, Gail Scott White (TL), Brian Wuttke, Giovanna
Chesler (non-voting).
ABSENT: John Aler, Thomas Ashcraft, Anna Balakerskaia, Suzanne Carbonneau,
Giovanna Chesler, Lynne Constantine, Mark Cooley, Paula Crawford, Shanshan Cui,
Paul D’Andrea, Mary Del Popolo, Ken Elston, Edgar Endress, Stanley Engebretson,
Peggy Feerick, Mia Feuer, Jeremy Freer, Chawky Frenn, Edward Gero, Emily Green,
Greg Grimsby, Jesse Guessford, Seth Hudson, Marie Karametou, John Kilkenny, Walter
Kravitz, Mary Lechter, James Lepore, Harold Linton (SL), Scott Martin, Heather
McDonald (ML), Patricia Miller, Linda Monson, Kevin Murray, Michael Nickens,
Matthew Nolan, Gregory Robinson (PTL), Jandos Rothstein, Renee Sandell, Susan
Shields, Glenn Smith, Thomas Stanley, Don Starr, Karen Studd, Marjorie Summerall,
Julie Thompson, Louis Torres-Ortiz, Christopher Totten,Sean Watkins, Boris Willis,
Peter Winant, Sue Wrbican, Christopher Wren
1.
Call to Order
Howard Kurtz called the meeting to order at 12:37 PM.
2.
Approval of Minutes
Minutes from the August 21, 2013 approved by acclamation with changes: typo
correction on Linda Miller's last bullet.
3.
Dean’s Reports
Report given by Bill Reader
 University is engaged in strategic planning - visioning
 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.
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
Rick Davis stepped into the conversation: The town hall meetings by
the President and Provost - it shows two tensions that surfaced: Dr.
Cabrera is fond of using the word efficiency; it has some challenges
that are political and pedagogical; outcomes versus inputs for
philosophy and metrics.
Report given by Dean Miller
 The President is planning to visit again Nov 19th 1-2:30 (Tues.)
 25 FTE over with less money than last year. Thank you to the faculty
who are teaching more students
 If you are interested in teaching this summer please speak with your
director
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4.
Report given by Dean Salmon
Nov 21 School of Art Gallery 7PM our next Graduate Colloquy
Report given by Brian Marcus 8th annual Arts by George; in the
midst of preparations - this will be the most extensive ABG we have
presented, complimentary tickets are available; email Brian for
questions.
Committee Reports
Standing Committees
Curriculum Committee, Ed Gero
 Full complement of committee. Sept 25 all courses and program
changes; info on the blog so please look at it over a two week
period to bring to meeting on the 15th
Promotion and Tenure, Carole Rosenstein
 Nothing to report
Grievance and Academic Freedom, Anthony Maiello
 Nothing to report
Artists in Action, Thomas Britt spoke, Jeremy Freer, chair
 Nothing to report
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
 Nothing to report
Collective Culture, Helen/Seth
 Nothing to report
Space Committee, Linda Miller
 Dean Miller is trying to set a meeting of the committee. She asked
that directors please send her a list of who is serving on the academic
space committee
Ad Hoc Committees
International
Bylaws Article 5 Section 1. f. Ad Hoc Committees shall be those
established by the Faculty on their own initiative or at the request of the
Dean for consideration of special or transient issues. Established of an
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ad hoc committee requires an affirmative vote of a majority of Faculty
members present and voting at the Faculty meeting. If no term is
specified, the committee is deemed to serve until it issues a final report.
 Faculty voted to disband this committee.
5.
Old Business
 Clayton Austin represents theater on Promotion and Tenure, vote was
held to elect Stan Engebretson as a one year At-Large member,
faculty voted to approve.
6.
New Business
 None
7.
Announcements
 October 16 Mason Hall D3 Provost Stearns will be in attendance
 Deadline for Faculty study leave is Oct 1
 Next meeting is in Mason Hall, Wednesday October 16, 12:30 –
1:30 PM
 Reminder of Alumni Weekend and Open House Sat. Oct 5
 Denny Layendecker announced that September 19 will be Kevin
McCarthy's last day
 Ben Steger introduced Giovanna Chesler, FAVS new director
8.
Adjournment
Tom Owens made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 1:20 PM.
Minutes submitted by Lisa Billingham 9.30.13
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