Faculty Development Committee

 

Minutes – 1/27/2006

 

10:15am

 

Committee Members Present:

Holly Boomer                           Kim He Crow

Doug Noyes                             Dan Koopman

Shannon Calitri             Gerry Giraud

Jean Reeves                             Anthony Fresquez

 

Minutes–

 

Minutes of 1/20/06 were reviewed. Holly noted corrections on the date.

Motion:

Jean Reeves – Motion to approve

Kim He Crow – Second

Motion passed unanimous

 

Agenda was reviewed. No corrections.

Motion:

Holly Boomer – Motion to approve

Jean Reeves – Second

Motion passed unanimous

 

Doug mentioned that Susie is sick today but she volunteered to be the treasurer for the FDC committee.

 

Agenda item #4

Shannon Calitri gave a brief explanation of the final report. She explained that Arlene got the numbers to jive for the financials and the final report. Gerry remarked that as Arlene is the VP for Business so she has the final word on the numbers because she is responsible for the numbers and the audit and her signature goes on the report.

 

Discussion on sending the final report of 2003-05 completed Bush Foundation Grant.

Motion:

Jean Reeves – Motion to approve

Kim He Crow – Second

Motion passed unanimous

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agenda item #5

Shannon suggested that the new FDC application form have a box for applicants to indicate whether they are FT or adjunct so the discussion and approval process can be streamlined.

 

Shannon reports that the December BER shows $19,000. This money is NOT Bush funds but money that OLC reimbursed the FDC. Discussion revealed that the money did NOT have to be spent before the new grant was received at the end of March.

 

Agenda item #6

Shannon suggested that the functions of the FDC reflect the goals of the new grant. Those goals are 1) core competencies across the curriculum; 2) new approach to student advising and orientation; 3) annual faculty retreats; 4) individual professional development. Gerry and Dan sent a draft of the expected outcomes of the goals to Bert Ahern. Everyone agreed that the outcomes looked manageable and approved them. Gerry agreed to finalize the numbers with Tom and then give the stuff to Shannon to send off. Tony suggested that Gerry talk to Tom about committing money to the FDC, matching funds, so future FDC will have a budget.

The committee addressed agenda item #7, letter f, which addresses the duties of committee members. Shannon prepared an example of the structure of the committee with descriptions of duties for members at the last meeting on 1/20/06. The following people volunteered:

i)                    Liaison with Bush Foundation – Doug volunteered

ii)                   Liaison with The Collaboration – Doug & Jean volunteered

iii)                 Request Manager – Kim volunteered

iv)                 Treasurer – Susie volunteered

v)                  Secretary – Holly volunteered

vi)                 Grant Manager – Doug, Dan and Gerry

vii)               Assessment Coordinator – Dan and Jean

 

Agenda item #7

Doug thinks that the FDC needs to have a retreat to finish hashing out policies and procedures for the committee. So item #7 will be examined in more detail at a proposed FDC retreat slated for February 24 from noon to 5 pm at the Lakota Lodge across the road from Piya Wiconi.

                                                                                           

Agenda item #8

Shannon reconfirmed that the budget shows a balance of $19,000. Holly will talk to Brett Bump about a link on the OLC website so that FDC minutes can be posted.

 

Agenda item #9

There was discussion about travel to the collaboration. Kim, Jean and Judith Graham will be attending. There was also discussion about paperwork and how to streamline it.

 

 

 

 

Agenda item #10

Doug addressed the Rank, title, reward charge from the VP for Instruction. A discussion ensued on how to (procedure) to achieve some sort of rank system.

Gerry asked (rhetorically) “if we are going to isolate ourselves from the larger academic community or are we going to be connected to the larger academic community?”

Dan described his experience with rank and tenure and how those concepts influenced colleagues and peers.

Jean described her experience with reward in the K12 system and there were some negative reverberations. She wanted to know if reward was the real issue.

Gerry clarified that “OLC needed a way to acknowledge faculty contributions and teaching excellence.” Reward was not necessarily the answer but rank and title might be.

Tony mentioned historically how people got their advanced degrees while at OLC and then left. This experience created tension.

Gerry responded that if “OLC has a structure to encourage faculty to pursue advanced degrees plus invest by staying at OLC then OLC could formally recognize faculty that contribute to the institution.” He also acknowledged that OLC should honor people who have already contributed. “There will be a body of people who meet the criteria right now.” Gerry suggested that they should be grandfathered in.

Shannon suggested that the FDC charge not only committee members with responsibilities of the grant goals but encourage other faculty to get involved. Shannon, Doug and Gerry will head up the committee on rank and title. Shannon will report at the next meeting.

 

Next meeting will be on All Staff, February 10, at 10 am.

 

Meeting adjourned 3:40 p.m.