Thursday, September 12, 2013

Agenda

  1.  Announcements                                                                               
    1.  Dates
    2.  Division Minutes Reminder: due within 10 business days as a pdf sent to provost@mills.edu
  2. Elected Standing Committee election
    1. Faculty Development Committee Social Science replacement 2013-16
      • “The Committee shall consist of one member from each division elected by the Faculty as a whole for a term of three years.”     Faculty Handbook 1.6.3.3.1
      • Current members: Maia Averett—Natural Science, Chris Brown—Fine Art, Tomàs Galguera—Education, Brinda Mehta—Letters.
    2. Faculty Executive Committee 2013-16
      • At-Large: nominate One from Fine Art or Natural Science Division
        • “Four members shall be nominated and elected at large by the Faculty for a term of three years.... No academic division shall have more than two members on the Executive Committee.”  Faculty Handbook 1.6.3.1.1
      • Current members: Joe Kahne, Ajuan Mance, Siobhan Reilly—at-large, Ruth Cossey—Education, Fred Frith—Fine Art, Stephen Ratcliffe—Letters, Dean Morier—Natural Science-elect, Elizabeth Potter, Dan Ryan—Social Science,
  3. Proposed Handbook Revision 2.12.1 (tabled 5/6/13 by Faculty)
  4. Proposed Handbook Revision 2.15.1.6 (tabled 5/17/13 by Board)
  5. Proposed ICL Minor
  6. Proposed Theater Arts Minor
  7. New Courses and Course Revisions