Faculty Development Committee Minutes
11 October 2005

Present:
Jeanine Grenberg, chair
Doug Beussman
Paddy Dale, ex-officio
Dan Hofrenning, ex-officio
Tony Lott
Kris MacPherson
Tim Mahr

The meeting was convened at 8:35 am in Buntrock 146

Order of Scheduled Business:

The first order of business was a discussion concerning the Mellby Lecture preparations.

  • Doug confirmed with Pam Dresow that she has reserved the Viking Theatre for 27 October at 7pm
  • Doug confirmed with Pam Dresow that she has submitted a work order to have the lecture taped
  • Doug confirmed with Pam Dresow that she has ordered food and refreshments
  • Doug has ordered the posters and will email FDC members when the arrive
  • Doug will email faculty and staff about the Mellby Lecture before fall break and again prior to the lecture
  • Doug will contact Boe House concerning a press release for the lecture
  • Doug will place posters at the Ole Store
  • Jeanine will place posters at Hogan Brothers and Blue Monday
  • Kris will place posters at the public library and the retirement center

The second order of business was a discussion concerning the September 19/20 workshops for grant writers.

  • Jeanine raised the issue that term-contract faculty members are not allowed to apply for time-release grants. It was decided that Arnie Ostebee should be contacted for the Administration’s view on this matter. It was further decided that this issue should be placed on the agenda of a future FDC meeting.
  • Jeanine raised and it was decided that a clarification in the criteria concerning IR students’ work with grant recipients should be made at a future meeting.
  • Kris raised the issue that the above clarification should be general in its wording to account for general departmental responsibilities in assuming some of the grant-recipient obligations to their departments.
  • Jeanine raised and it was decided that the ‘dissemination’ criteria should be switched to emphasize external dissemination prior to internal (community) dissemination.

Other Business

The committee read and discussed a letter from President Thomforde encouraging full professors to participate in release-time grant opportunities in order that the College might benefit from their wealth of experience and knowledge.

The committee has agreed to consider a review of FDC granting opportunities for senior colleagues. This will be the agenda item for a meeting scheduled for 25 October at 8:30am.

The committee is reminded that FDC meetings of 1 and 8 November are reserved to review release-time and FaCE grants.

The meeting adjourned at 9:25am