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Agenda

Faculty Assembly, School of Liberal Arts

2:00–4:00 p.m.  Friday, September 20, 2019, Room LE 102 

1. Call to order at 2:00 p.m. – David Craig 
2. Approval of the minutes from April 26, 2019 (see attached) 
3. SLA Dean Search – Kathy E. Johnson, Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer  
4. Project EPIC & IUPUI ADVANCE Grants – Peggy Stockdale, Chair, Dept. of Psychology 
5. President's remarks – David Craig  
6. Introduction of new faculty and staff – Interim Dean Rob Rebein  
7. State of the School Address with Q&A – Interim Dean Rob Rebein 
8. New business
   1. Action item [VOTE REQUIRED]: Executive Committee Representative on the Nominating Committee - Motion from the Executive Committee (see attached) 
   2. Action item [VOTE REQUIRED]: Approval of Voting Privileges for Associate Faculty Representative to Faculty Affairs – Motion from the Executive Committee (see attached)  
   3. Action items from Undergraduate Curriculum and Standards Committee – Ray Haberski:
      1. [VOTE REQUIRED] Online BA in Sustainability Studies Proposal (see attached) 
      2. [VOTE REQUIRED]: Minor in East Asian Studies Proposal (see attached) 
      3. [VOTE REQUIRED]: Associate Degree in Liberal Arts Proposal (see attached) 
   4. Discussion of Pathway Minors in SLA – Marta Anton and Ronda Henry: Draft Outline of Pathway Minor in Diversity and Inclusion (see attached) 
9.  Announcements
   1. CTL Liaisons for SLA – Audrey Ricke & Andy Buchenot  
10. Adjournment

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Faculty Assembly, School of Liberal Arts

2:00–4:00 p.m.    Friday, November 8, 2019     Room LE 105

1. Call to order – David Craig (~1 minute)
2. Approval of the minutes from September 20, 2019 (see attached) (~1 minute)
3. President's remarks – David Craig (~3 minutes)
4. Dean's remarks – Interim Dean Rob Rebein (~5 minutes)
5. Office of International Affairs and SLA – Leslie Bozeman, Director of Curriculum Internationalization, Hilary Kahn, Associate Vice Chancelor for International Affairs, Stephanie Leslie, Director of Study Abroad, Aliza Frame, Director of International Students and Scholar Services, and John Mann, Director of International Admissions (~20 minutes)
6. New business
   1. 1. Undergraduate Curriculum and Standards Committee Action Items [VOTES REQUIRED]
         1. Structure of Pathways Minors Proposal (see attached) (~25 minutes)
         2. Minor in Arabic Culture and Public Health Proposal (see attached) (~5 minutes)
      2. Bylaws Review Committee
         1. Action Items [VOTES REQUIRED]
            1. Proposal to Expand Faculty Membership in Faculty Assembly (see attached) (~5 minutes)
            2. Proposal to Clarify Use of Proxy Votes (see attached) (~5 minutes)
         2. Discussion Items (~15 minutes)
            1. Proposal to clarify SLA membership on campus Graduate Affairs Committee
            2. Proposal on committee member evaluation letters
            3. Proposal to expand committee membership options based on program rather than department
      3. Technology Committee
         1. Report on transitions in computer support for SLA – Mike Scott (~10 minutes)
7. Report on website and marketing updates for SLA departments – Sherry Minton, Director, Marketing & Communications, SLA (~15 minutes)
8. Old business
9. Announcements (~ 5 minutes)
   1. Staff Appreciation Luncheon, Wed. Dec. 4, 11:00-1:30 pm. Organized by Departments of Communication Studies and Journalism & Public Relations
   2. Nominating Committee seeking nominees to run for election to University Faculty Council. Contact Steve Fox, Nominating Committee Chair
   3. Updates from IUPUI Faculty Council and IU Graduate Faculty Council (see attached)
10. Adjournment

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Agenda

Faculty Assembly, School of Liberal Arts

2:00–4:00 p.m.    Friday, January 24, 2020     Room LE 105

1. Call to order – David Craig (~1 minute) 
2. Approval of the minutes from November 8, 2019 (see attached) (~1 minute)
3. President's remarks – David Craig (~ 3 minutes)
4. Dean's remarks – Interim Dean Rob Rebein (~ 5 minutes)
5. Pam Hinkle, Director of Spirit & Place (~ 5 minutes)
6. Chris Foley, Associate Vice President for University Academic Affairs and Director, Office of Online Education (see the attached report from the Ad Hoc Online Teaching Committee for background information) (~20 minutes) 
7. Jeff Wilson, Report on initiatives being pursued with the Research Advisory Committee (~ 5 minutes)
8. Jason Kelly, IAHI faculty research opportunities through OVPR and OVCR offices (~ 5 minutes)
9. New business
   1. Undergraduate Curriculum and Standards Committee Action Items (~ 10 minutes)
      1. Pathway Minor in Diversity and Inclusion (see attached), presented by Ronda Henry Anthony (voting item)
   2. Graduate Curriculum Committee Action Items, presented by Katy Head (~ 10 minutes)
      1. Proposal to Reduce Credit Hours in MA in Teaching Spanish (voting item)
      2. Proposal for 5-Year B.A./M.A.T. in Spanish (voting item)
   3. Promotion & Tenure Committee Discussion Item, presented by Andre De Tienne and Thom Upton (~ 10 minutes requested)
      1. First read of SLA Promotion Criteria for the Lecturer Ranks (Senior Lecturer and Teaching Professor) (discussion item)
   4. Bylaws Review Committee Action and Discussion Items, presented by Herbert Brant (~ 20 minutes)
      1. Proposal on Membership Description of Graduate Curriculum Committee (see attached) (voting item)
      2. Proposal on Evaluation Letters for Committee Service (see attached) (voting item)
      3. Proposal on Membership of Committees by Program (see attached) (voting item)
      4. Upcoming Bylaw Revision Recommendations (presentational item)

10. Old business
11. Announcements
    1. Upcoming elections for IFC and Faculty Assembly committees (David Craig)
    2. Upcoming nominations for Faculty Medal of Academic Distinction and Outstanding Faculty awards (David Craig)
    3. Ad Hoc Committee to review the GradTeam (Nancy Robertson)
12. Adjournment

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1. Call to order – David Craig (~1 minute)
2. Approval of the minutes from January 24, 2020 (see attachment) (~1 minute)
3. President's remarks – David Craig (~ 3 minutes)
4. Dean's remarks – Interim Dean Rob Rebein (~ 5 minutes)
5. New business

1. Nominating Committee, presented by Steve Fox (~ 10 minutes)
   1. Presentation of slate for elected SLA committees (informational item)
   2. Elections for IFC representatives (see attachment; NOTE: Faculty who cannot attend the March Faculty Assembly meeting because of professional conflicts can submit their proxy vote by sending their ballot to David Craig or Beth Goering by Thursday, March 5) (voting item)
2. Undergraduate Curriculum and Standards Committee Action Items, presented by Ray Haberski (~ 15 minutes)
   1. Proposal for B.A. in Theatre, Film, and Television (see attachment) (voting item)
   2. Pathway Minor in Multicultural Perspectives on Health (see attachment) (voting item)
3. Diversity & Inclusion Committee, presented by Estela Ene (~10 minutes)
   1. First read of SLA Diversity & Inclusion Vision Statement (see attachment) (discussion item)
4. Promotion & Tenure Committee Action Item, presented by André De Tienne (~ 15 minutes)
   1. SLA Criteria for Promotion in the Lecturer-Line Ranks (see attachments) (voting item)
      1. Campus Policy
5. Ad Hoc Online Education Committee, presented by Wendy Morrison (~ 15 minutes)
   1. Report on the work of the Ad Hoc Online Education Committee (see attachments) (Data) (informational item)
   2. First read of Proposal to Create a Standing Committee of Online Education (see attachment) (discussion item)
6. Teaching and Advising Committee, presented by Sue Hyatt (~10 minutes)
   1. Statement on Lecturer Teaching Loads (see attachment; endorsement requested) (action item)
7. Faculty Affairs Committee, presented by Steve Fox (~ 10 minutes)
   1. Policy for Course Cancellation Compensation for Associate Faculty (see attachment; endorsement requested) (action item)
   2. Policy for Including Associate Faculty in All Annual Pay Increases (see attachment; endorsement requested) (action item)
   3. Policy for Associate Faculty Tuition Waiver (see attachment; endorsement requested) (action item)
   4. Policy for Associate Faculty Stipend for SLA Faculty Assembly Committee Service (see attachment; endorsement requested) (action item)
8. Bylaws Review Committee (~ 10 minutes)
   1. Proposal on Committee Membership (see attachment) (voting item)
9. Technology Committee, presented by Kathryn Lauten (~ 5 minutes)
   1. Report on data sharing and technology compliance verification for all faculty and staff starting in Fall 2020 (see Data Sharing Guidelines) (informational item)

1. Summer Research Grants (Jeff Wilson)
2. Preference Survey for Appointed Faculty Assembly committees (David Craig)
3. Upcoming nominations for Faculty Medal of Academic Distinction and Outstanding Faculty awards (David Craig)

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Agenda

Faculty Assembly, School of Liberal Arts

2:00–4:00 pm  Friday, September 14, 2018, LE 101

1. Call to order at 2:00 p.m. —Kim White-Mills (~1 minute)

2. Approval of the minutes from April 27, 2018 (~1 minute)

3. SLA Dean Search- Kathy E. Johnson, Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer (~10 minutes)

4. President's remarks — Kim White-Mills (~15 minutes)Acknowledgments

• Agenda Council and Parliamentarian
• FRP and other ad hoc committees
• FRPC Canvas site
• Financial Literacy Workshops
• Bylaws Revision committee call

5. Introduction of new faculty and staff (~10 minutes)

6. State of the School Address — Interim Dean Rob Rebein

7. New business

8. Old business

9. Announcements
   

10. Adjournment

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Agenda

Faculty Assembly, School of Liberal Arts

2:00–4:00 pm  Friday, November 9, 2018, LE 105 

1. Call to order at 2:00 p.m. —Kim White-Mills (~1 minute)

2. Approval of the minutes from September 14, 2018 (~1 minute)

3. President's remarks — Kim White-Mills (~15 minutes)

• Resolution in honor of Tom Davis, former dean

4. Dean’s remarks – Interim Dean Robert Rebein

5. Committee Updates

• Financial Recovery Committee - Phil Goff, chair
• Faculty Affairs – David Craig, chair
• Academic Affairs – Robert Aponte, chair
• Graduate Curriculum – Carrie Foote, chair
• Research Advisory - Kenzie Latham-Mintus, chair
• Resources & Planning – Scott Pegg , chair
• Promotion & Tenure – Ray Haberski, chair
• Technology Ccommittee – Kathryn Lauten, chair
• Undergrad Curriculum – Gail Bennett, chair
• Teaching & Advising – Sue Hyatt, chair
• Bylaws Review – Kate Miller, chair
• Enhancement Review – Peter Thuesen, chair
• Nominating Committee – Steve Fox, chair
• Library Committee – Thorsten Carstensen, chair
• External Relations – Aaron Dusso

6. Comments on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiative– Jennifer Thorington-Springer, associate dean for Student Affairs

7. New Business
8. Action item [VOTE REQUIRED]:

• Proposal of interdisciplinary minor in ethics – Gail Bennett, chair, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee and Tim Lyons, chair, Philosophy Department

8. Old business

9. Announcements - SLA Diversity Workshop Flyers
   

10. Adjournment

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Agenda

Faculty Assembly, School of Liberal Arts

2:00–4:00 pm  Friday, January 25, 2019, LE 100 

1. Call to order at 2:00 p.m. —Kim White-Mills (~1 minute)

2. Approval of the minutes from November 9, 2018 (~1 minute)

3. President's remarks — Kim White-Mills (~10 minutes)

   • Campus Statement of the Role of the Liberal Arts at IUPUI

   • Staff appreciation luncheon planning rotation

4. Dean's Remarks - Interim Dean Robert Rebein

5. New Business

   1. Discussion of upcoming committee proposals – Gail Bennett, chair of Undergraduate Curriculum

      • Dual BA/MA in Applied Communication

        • ICHE Checklist for Dual BA/MA in Applied Communication

   2. Discussion of Proposed Waiver for Liberal Arts Advantage Dual Degree - Gail Bennett, chair of Undergraduate Curriculum

      • Sample Dual Degree Maps with Liberal Arts Advantage

   3. Action item [VOTE REQUIRED]: Bylaw amendment proposal to create Diversity & Inclusion Committee - Jennifer Thorington-Springer, associate dean for Student Affairs

   4. Action item [VOTES REQUIRED]: Bylaws changes – Kate Miller, chair

• Reduction in membership of standing appointed committees
• Updates to name and charge of Resources and Planning Committee
• Library committee reorganization
  • Discussion of upcoming committee reorganization proposals – Kate Miller, chair of Bylaws Revision          

6. Old business

7. Announcements

• Charli Champion-Shaw - Affinity Faculty-Staff Councils at IUPUI

• Liz Goodfellow – SLA Branding

8. Adjournment

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Agenda

Faculty Assembly, School of Liberal Arts

2:00–4:00 pm  Friday, March 1, 2019, LE 100 

1. Call to order at 2:00 p.m. —Kim White-Mills (~1 minute) 

2. Approval of the minutes from January 25, 2019 (~1 minute) 

3. President's remarks — Kim White-Mills (~2 minutes)
   1. Nominating committee slate
   2. Reminders for April 

4. Dean’s remarks – Interim Dean Robert Rebein (~1 minute) 

5. Announcements
   1. SLA Marketing Tool Box - Sherry Minton, Director of Marketing & Communication (~10 minutes) 

6. New Business
   1. Action item [VOTE REQUIRED]: Revision of English Department’s Writing and Literacy Concentration - Gail Bennett, chair of Undergraduate Curriculum (~5 minutes)
   2. Action item [VOTE REQUIRED]: Proposed Waiver for Liberal Arts Advantage Dual Degree – Gail Bennett, chair of Undergraduate Curriculum (~15 minutes)
   3. Action item [VOTE REQUIRED]: Proposed submission process for one- and two-credit courses - Gail Bennett, chair of Undergraduate Curriculum (~5 minutes)
   4. Action item [VOTE REQUIRED]: Clarification of ad hoc committees – Kate Miller, chair of Bylaws Review Committee (~5 minutes)
   5. Action item [VOTE REQUIRED]: Creation of Diversity and Inclusion Committee – Kate Miller, chair of Bylaws Review Committee (~15 minutes)
   6. Action item [VOTE REQUIRED]: Redefinition of Teaching & Advising Committee membership – Kate Miller, chair of Bylaws Review Committee (~5 minutes)
   7. Action item [VOTE REQUIRED]: Reduction in membership of standing appointed committees – Kate Miller, chair of Bylaws Review Committee (~10 minutes)
   8. Action item [VOTE REQUIRED]: Redefinition of Nominating Committee membership – Kate Miller, chair of Bylaws Review Committee (~5 minutes)
   9. Action item [VOTE REQUIRED]: Updates to name and charge of Resources and Planning Committee – Kate Miller, chair of Bylaws Review Committee (~15 minutes)
   10. Course staffing report – David Craig, chair of Faculty Affairs (~10 minutes)           

7. Old business 

8. Adjournment

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1. Call to order at 2:00 p.m. —Kim White-Mills (~1 minute)
2. Approval of the minutes from March 1, 2019 (~1 minute)
3. President’s Remarks —Kim White-Mills (~15 minutes)
   1. Reminder for End-of-Year Reports
   2. Election Results and Preference Survey
   3. SLA Outstanding Faculty Awards
4. Dean’s Remarks —Rob Rebein, Interim Dean (~15 minutes)
   1. Promotions and Tenure
   2. Awards
   3. Tributes to Retiring Faculty
5. Old Business
   1. Course staffing report from Faculty Affairs – David Craig, chair (~10 minutes)
6. New Business
   1. Approval of Graduation List [VOTE REQUIRED]: -  Jennifer Thorington Springer (~2 minutes)
   2. Action item [VOTE REQUIRED]: MAT in History Proposal from the Graduate Curriculum Committee – Carrie Foote, chair (~10 minutes)
   3. Action item [VOTE REQUIRED]: MA in French Proposal from the Graduate Curriculum Committee – Carrie Foote, chair (~10 minutes)
   4. Action item [VOTE REQUIRED]: Dissolution of Library Committee - Proposal from the Bylaws Committee – Scott Weeden (~10 minutes)
   5. Action item [VOTE REQUIRED]: Renaming of Agenda Council Proposal from the Bylaws Committee – Julie Belz (~5 minutes)
   6. Action item [VOTE REQUIRED]: Associate Faculty Membership on Faculty Affairs Proposal from the Bylaws Committee – Kate Miller, chair (~5 minutes)
   7. Action item [VOTE REQUIRED]: VP Role Clarification Proposal from the Bylaws Committee – Kate Miller, chair (~5 minutes)
   8. Action item [VOTE REQUIRED]: Replacement of Committee Members Proposal from the Bylaws Committee – Herbert Brant (~5 minutes)
   9. Action item [VOTE REQUIRED]: Community Outreach Committee Proposal from the Bylaws Committee – Phil Goff (~5 minutes)
7. Announcements
   1. Senior Exit Survey from Teaching & Advising – Sue Hyatt, chair (~5 minutes)
8. Passing of the Gavel (~5 minutes)
9. Adjournment