This is a special UFC planning meeting, to be held from 10am-noon in the HCC Digital Auditorium. The meeting is open to all, and all university and standing committee officers are particularly encouraged to attend this discussion of faculty governance for the coming year. We have a full agenda, and I have included suggested time allocations for each portion of the meeting to ensure that we address next-steps for each item. Draft Meeting Agenda I. Call to Order II. Approval of Past Meeting Minutes from April 15, 2019 (5 minutes) III. Election of UFC Officers for 2019-2020 (10 minutes) UFC Chair UFC Vice-Chair UFC Secretary UFC Parliamentarian IV. Faculty Governance Plans for 2019-2020 (25 minutes) Motion to create a UFC Executive Committee Use of General Faculty Meetings Setting the Faculty Governance Agenda - including agenda items for university committees V. Discussion of Gen Ed - LOs and Course Approval Timeline (30 minutes) Timeline for … [Read more...]
UFC Meeting Agenda – April 24, 2017
UFC Meeting Agenda – April 24, 2017 I. Call to Order II. Previous Meeting Minutes III. Reports President Paino Acting Provost Mikhalevsky Guest Report - Dr. Juliette Landphair, Vice President for Student Affairs Student Affairs handout distributed at the UFC meeting College Deans SGA Representative - Lindsey Kowaki, Academic Affairs Chair UFC Chair Report to the Board of Visitors - April 21, 2017 Faculty Senate of Virginia - April 8, 2017 Meeting Report Faculty/Staff Dining - proposal for next year UFC Vice-Chair Staff Advisory Committee Representative – Julie Smith, SAC President April 24, 2017 SAC Report University Committees – minutes, reports, and action items [all minutes, reports, and action items accepted and approved by the UFC] Sabbaticals, Fellowships, and Faculty Awards Committee - March 29, 2017 Meeting Minutes Distance and Blended Learning Committee - March 2017 Online Action Items April 10, 2017 Meeting … [Read more...]
University Committees – Anticipated Agenda Items for 2017-2018
First Year Seminar Committee Continue to solicit proposals for new FSEM courses to increase the number of approved courses. Discuss the future role of the committee after the QEP ends at the end of the next academic year. University Sabbaticals, Fellowships, and Faculty Awards Committee August 2017 Initial meeting to introduce new members and review general duties, grant application deadlines, and to decide on an initial schedule of meetings September 2017 Meet to discuss Jepson Fellowship applications (Likely two meetings depending on the number of applications) October 2017 Meet to discuss Sabbatical applications January 2018 Meet to discuss Waple Professorship applications March 2018 Meet to discuss University Award nominations Academic Affairs Committee Consideration of teaching time schedules and academic concerns related to use of an enterprise scheduling system Faculty Affairs Committee New business … [Read more...]
UFC Meeting Agenda – April 5, 2017
UFC Meeting Agenda – April 5, 2017 I. Call to Order II. Previous Meeting Minutes III. Reports President Paino Acting Provost Mikhalevsky College Deans CAS Dean Richard Finkelstein - April 2017 Report Guest Report on the Inauguration - Tim O’Donnell, Inauguration Committee Co-Chair SGA Representative’s Report UFC Chair’s Report BOV Executive Committee Meeting Anticipated Agenda Items for 2017-2018 UFC Vice-Chair’s Report Staff Advisory Committee Representative - Julie Smith, SAC President SAC March 2017 Newsletter University Committees – minutes, reports, and action items [all minutes, reports, and action items accepted and approved by the UFC] Faculty Affairs Committee - Feb 8, 2017 Meeting Minutes Distance and Blended Learning Committee - Feb 27, 2017 Meeting Minutes General Education Committee - March 20, 2017 Meeting Minutes James Farmer Multicultural Center Advisory Committee - February 8, 2017 Meeting … [Read more...]
UFC Meeting Agenda – March 1, 2017
You are here: Home / UFC Meeting Agenda – March 1, 2017 UFC Meeting Agenda – March 1, 2017 I. Call to Order II. Previous Meeting Minutes III. Reports President Paino Acting Provost Mikhalevsky College Deans CAS Dean Richard Finkelstein SGA Representative’s Report Student Government Association Report - March 1, 2017 UFC Chair’s Report Faculty Representative’s Report to the BOV – February 2017 UFC Vice-Chair’s Report Staff Advisory Committee Representative Staff Advisory Committee Report Staff Advisory Council Newsletter - February 2017 University Committees – minutes, reports, and action items [all minutes, reports, and action items accepted and approved by the UFC] First Year Seminar Committee - January 26, 2017 Meeting Minutes Honors Program Committee Action Items - February 6, 2017 Action Items - February 17, 2017 Meeting Minutes - February 17, 2017 Teaching Center Advisory Committee Meeting … [Read more...]
UFC Meeting Agenda – February 1, 2017
Agenda: University Faculty Council Meeting February 1, 2017 – Digital Auditorium (HCC) 3:30-5:30pm I. Call to Order II. Previous Meeting Minutes III. Reports President Paino (see UFC video archives for recorded report) Acting Provost Mikhalevsky College Deans CAS Dean Richard Finkelstein Guest Report - Update on IT Security Controls for VPN and Local Administrator Accounts - Hall Cheshire, Chief Information Officer Guest Report - NSSE Survey Data Presentation - Tim O'Donnell, Associate Provost for Academic Engagement and Student Success SGA Representative’s Report UFC Chair’s Report Report on Virginia Higher Education Advocacy Day on January 12, 2017 UFC Vice-Chair’s Report University Committees – minutes, reports, and action items [all minutes, reports, and action items accepted and approved by the UFC] James Farmer Multicultural Center Meeting Minutes - December 1, 2016 James Farmer Multicultural Center Report - December 1, … [Read more...]
UFC Meeting Agenda – November 30, 2016
November 30, 2016 – Digital Auditorium (HCC) 3:30-5:30pm I. Call to Order II. Previous Meeting Minutes III. Reports President Paino Provost Levin College Deans Report from CAS Dean Richard Finkelstein Guest Report on Advisory Committee for the 403B Retirement Plan - Rick Pearce, Chief Financial Officer, and Sabrina Johnson, Associate Vice President of Human Resources and Affirmative Action [Ken Machande and Smita Jain Oxford volunteered to serve as faculty representatives on the Advisory Committee for the 403B Retirement Plan] Guest Report from the Staff Advisory Council Staff Advisory Committee- October 2016 Newsletter Guest Report on Faculty Development Plans for August 2017 - Tim O'Donnell, Associate Provost for Academic Engagement and Student Success SGA Representative’s Report UFC Chair’s Report Report to the Board of Visitors - November 18, 2016 Faculty Senate of Virginia - November 19, 2016 UFC Vice-Chair’s … [Read more...]
UFC Meeting Agenda – October 26, 2016
October 26, 2016 – Digital Auditorium (HCC) 3:30-5:30pm I. Call to Order II. Previous Meeting Minutes III. Reports President Paino Provost Levin College Deans Report from Richard Finkelstein, CAS Dean Guest Report on Faculty Evaluation of Administrators - Debra Schleef, Assistant Provost for Institutional Effectiveness and Analysis SGA Representative’s Report UFC Chair’s Report Faculty Senate of Virginia Meeting at UMW on Saturday, November 19, 2016 AAUP Report - Public Universities and AAUP UFC Vice-Chair’s Report University Committees – minutes, reports, and action items [all minutes, reports, and action items accepted and approved by the UFC] Distance and Blended Learning Committee Meeting Minutes - Oct. 12, 2016 Honors Program Committee Action Items - Oct. 6, 2016 Sabbaticals, Fellowships, and Faculty Awards Committee - Sept. 22, 2016 University Curriculum Committee Meeting Minutes - Oct. 10, 2016 (note: the UCC posts all … [Read more...]
UFC Meeting Agenda – September 28, 2016
Agenda: University Faculty Council Meeting September 28, 2016 – Digital Auditorium (HCC) 3:30-5:30pm I. Call to Order II. Previous Meeting Minutes - April 18, 2016 Meeting III. Reports President Paino Provost Levin Strategic Enrollment Plan 2016-2010 (draft) College Deans Report from the Richard Finkelstein, CAS Dean SGA Representative's Report UFC Chair’s Report Faculty Representative Report to the BOV - September 15, 2016 Report from the BOV Meeting - September 15-16, 2016 UFC Vice-Chair’s Report University Committees – minutes, reports, and action items Honors Program Committee Minutes of the Honors Program Committee - August 23, 2016 Minutes of the Honors Program Committee, September 16, 2016 Action Items of the Honors Program Committee, September 16, 2016 Distance and Blended Learning Committee April 11, 2016 Meeting Minutes August 23, 2016 Meeting Minutes Action Item: New Instructor Expedited Approval … [Read more...]
UFC Organizational Meeting Agenda – August 23, 2016
August 23, 2016 – Digital Auditorium (ITCC) 3:00-4:30pm I. Call to Order II. Reports President Paino Provost Levin UFC Chair’s Report There are a number of big issues for us to face this year/semester, including: compensation, workload, morale, academic calendar, class format (hybrid, online, F2F) Recorded meetings Faculty Senate of Virginia - Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016 at UMW UFC Vice-Chair’s Report III. UFC Positions Selection of UFC Representative to the UCC Selection of UFC Parliamentarian IV. Items for Consideration Forums for discussion of surveys Faculty Handbook changes - for CAS P&T Academic Calendar - 2 weeks for pre-semester Faculty Handbook - language concerning grievances Faculty concern - live formative feedback of courses V. Announcements VI. Adjournment The next UFC meeting will be held on September28, 2016, from 3:30-5:30pm in the ITCC Digital Auditorium. … [Read more...]