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November 3, 1989

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                     COMMISSION ON FACULTY AFFAIRS

 

                            November 3, 1989

 

  The meeting was convened in the Newman Library Board Room at 2:06 P.M.

 

 

  PRESENT: L.A. Eng, F. Baumgartner, E. Fred Carlisle, D.A. DeWolf, H.

           Doswald, J. Duke, J. Hasselman, J. McAlister, C. Polan

 

  ABSENT:  H. Kriz, R. Sorensen, A. Woodson-Robinson

 

 

  I.  AGENDA

      The agenda was adopted.

 

  II. MINUTES

      The minutes of the meeting of October 20, 1989, were approved.

 

  III.     P&T EVALUATION

      Professor D. Conn led a discussion of a system adopted by the

      Harvard Medical School for promotion and tenure in which only a

      limited number of a candidate's publications are assessed for

      quality rather than quantity.  D. DeWolf presented the results of

      a poll that he conducted in two departments of the College of

      Engineering.  It was agreed to provide members of the Commission

      with copies of the responses and return to the topic at a later

      meeting.

 

  IV. TEACHING EVALUATIONS

      The Commission endorsed the report of the University Ad Hoc

      Committee on the Evaluation of        Teaching and requested that

      the Provost's office move to implement its recommendations.

 

  V.  RESOLUTION 88-89C - PRIOR SERVICE AND PROBATIONARY PERIOD

      Discussion of the revisions of this resolution was deferred to the

      next meeting.

 

  VI. CHANGE OF STATION

      A problem of a faculty member's involuntary change of station was

      brought to the Commission.  It was agreed to determine how often

      this has occurred before pursuing the matter further.

 

  VII.     EMPLOYEE BENEFITS COMMITTEE

      The role of the Employee Benefits Committee and its relationship

      to the Commission was discussed.  It was agreed to invite the chair

      of the Committee to attend a meeting of the Commission.

 

  VIII.    STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF FACULTY

      C. J. Duke raised the issue of what are the proper expectations of

      the students in respect to the members of the faculty and the

      extent to which students are aware of the various responsibilites

      of the faculty outside of the classroom.  The Commission members

      were asked to suggest ways of informing students on these matters.

 

  IX. The meeting was adjourned at 3:40 P.M.

 

 

 

 

   Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

 

   Fred Baumgartner

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