Faculty Development Committee- St. Olaf College

Minutes for meeting of 6 February 2007

Present:

Jeanine Grenberg, chair
Doug Beussman
Tony Lott
Tim Mahr
Patricia Martin, ex-officio
Arnie Ostebee, ex-officio
David Schodt, ex-officio

The meeting was convened at 8:15 am in Buntrock 221

Order of Scheduled Business:

The first order of business was a discussion of Mellby Lecture planning for spring. Due to weather conditions, Irina was not able to attend the meeting but sent word via email as to these preparations. Accordingly, preparation for the Mellby lecture is proceeding. The talk is scheduled for 7:30pm in Viking Theatre. Viking is reserved and David Schodt’s official lecture title will soon be announced.

The second order of business was to welcome Patricia to both St. Olaf and to the FDC meetings. The committee wishes her well in her new post as director of GFR.

The third order of business was a discussion of FDC meetings for spring. The following schedule was determined to be the ‘working schedule’ for the semester.

13 February- FDC MEETING- discussion of Jeanine Grenberg’s forthcoming document on faculty development issues at St. Olaf

15 February- FaCE Grant Applications due at the Dean’s Office for distribution to FDC

20 February- FDC MEETING- this will be a closed meeting to discuss FaCE Grants

23 February- Summer Grant Applications due at the Dean’s Office for distribution to FDC

6 March- FDC MEETING- this will be a closed meeting to discuss Summer Grants

8 March- Mellby Lecture, 7:30pm in Viking

13 March- FDC MEETING- this will be a closed meeting to discuss Summer Grants

20 March- FDC MEETING- new time (8:00), this part of the meeting will be closed to complete Summer Grant issues, then at (8:30) the meeting will be open to allow faculty members to discuss ‘faculty development’ issues prior to the April Faculty Meeting

12 April- Community Time ‘Release Time Grant Workshop’ for fall applicants

The committee needs to determine how to proceed with ‘faculty development’ discussions. The issues are as follows:

  • Do we raise these issues at the April or May faculty meeting?
  • Is the May meeting to late in the academic year to raise a big issue?
  • Can these issues wait until the fall?

Jeanine agreed to discuss these issues with Matt Richey, chair of RPC

Jeanine reminds the committee that she will recuse herself from the 6 and 13 March FDC meetings.