SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Department Chairs’ Meeting

Minutes

Tuesday, December 14, 2004

 

Present:   Stephen Adair, Paul Altieri, Ali Antar, Louis Auld, Stephen Cox, Tim Craine, Gil Gigliotti, Mary Horan, Lani Johnson, Kristine Larsen, Joseph McKeon, Serafin Mendez-Mendez, Michael Park, Susan Pease, Pam Perry,

Paul Petterson, Ruth Rollin, Richard Roth, Timothy Shine, Brian Sommers, Susan Vial

 

Excused:   Cassandra Broadus-Garcia, Joan Calvert, Frank Donis, John Mitrano, Ki-Tai Pae, Robert Wolff

 

Planetarium Show:

 

Thank you to Ali Antar, Harry Hiesinger, Kristine Larsen, and Craig Robinson for the planetarium show presentation, which we enjoyed greatly.  Thank you for making our last semester meeting special and memorable. 

 

Introduction of Mary Horan:

 

Mary Horan has joined the School of Arts & Sciences as an academic counselor.  Mary will assist Rick, Paul and Stephen with course substitutions, probation, withdrawals, etc.

 

Academic Advising:

 

Rick Roth:  Academic advising will be held from 11-12:00 p.m. on January 4 for first year students and on January 13 for transfer students.   Rick will get back to you with the location.

 

This time we would like to try something new and have group advising by majors for first-year students.  Someone from the Arts, Sciences, and Social Sciences would be needed for the groupings.  Please think about who might represent your department and get back to Rick.

 

Graduate Assistant Forms: 

 

Graduate assistant forms are done in two stages.  First, send the request form for budget approval to Paul as soon as possible.  Once Paul has approved, GA form will be sent to Paulette Lemma.  You can send your GA appointment form once you identify the student and have the required supporting data.

 

Travel Budget:

 

Paul:  Faculty may still use AAUP money.  Continue to send travel requests to Arts & Sciences and we will cover the balance if we can.  Grant money has not been affected by recent travel budget constraints.  If faculty have travel plans, they should forward their forms to us.

 

We wish you happy holidays.

 

Next Meeting:  Tuesday, February 15, 2005