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Academic Council
Meeting Notes
May 11, 2000
Agenda Items:
The following decisions were made on tenure-track
searches for in 2000-01 academic year:
ARTS & HUMANITIES
Art – TT Assistant Professor of Art; specialist in
East Asian Studies Art History (Replaces Sherry Fowler).
APPROVED
English – TT Assistant Professor; specialist in
African American and Modern American Literature. (New
position) DENIED
Foreign Languages & Lit – TT Assistant Professor
of Chinese; specialist in languages & literature
(Replaces Chiu Mi Lai) APPROVED
Foreign Languages & Lit – TT Assistant Professor
of Japanese; specialist in language & literature
(Replaces Chizuko Uema) APPROVED
Foreign Languages & Lit – TT Assistant Professor
of French; specialist in language, literature and
linguistics (Replaces Anton Andereggen, retiring after
2000-01) APPROVED
Foreign Languages & Literature – TT Assistant
Professor; specialist in Hispanic Studies. (New position,
requested since 1996) APPROVED
Philosophy – TT Assistant Professor; specialist in
Early Modern and 20th Century philosophy and Ethics.
(Replaces Clayton Morgareidge after Fall 2001) APPROVED
Religious Studies – TT Assistant Professor;
specialist in Islamic religion. (New position, 7th request
for 4th dept. position) DENIED
Religious Studies – TT Assistant Professor;
specialist in Judaic Studies. (New position) APPROVED,
PENDING FUNDING
Theatre – TT Assistant Professor; focus on acting,
(new TT), APPROVED
SOCIAL SCIENCES
Psychology – TT Assistant Professor; specialist in
Perception/Behavioral Neuroscience. (Repeat of failed 99-00
search) APPROVED
Psychology – TT Assistant Professor; specialist in
Social Psychology. (Replaces Helena Carlson) APPROVED
Psychology – TT Assistant Professor;
Clinical/Community Psychology. (New TT position. Repeat of
failed’98 & 99 searches) APPROVED
Sociology- TT Assistant Professor; specialization in the
study of race and ethnicity. (Replaces retiring Richard
Adams, .50 FTE) DENIED
MATHEMATICAL & NATURAL SCIENCES
Biology- TT Assistant Professor of Biology; developmental
biologist who studies the genetic, molecular and/or cellular
mechanisms underlying cell determination, (Redefined
position replaces David Martinsen) APPROVED
Biology – TT Assistant Professor of Biology;
specializing in invertebrate systems. (Redefined position
part of Ed Florence and Dave M. positions.) APPROVED
Mathematical Sciences – Assistant Professor;
specialist in computer science. Approved in 1999 pending
Keck funding. (New position) APPROVED, PENDING FUNDING
Roger Nelsen reply. There was a brief discussion about
the proposal from Roger Nelsen to make changes in the
sabbatical policy. It was agreed that the current policy is
a generous one and increasing the opportunity for faculty to
be away from campus would exacerbate the problems with an
already tight staffing schedule. The Council will draft a
response to Professor Nelsen.
Allowable Terminology for CAS Catalog. A message from
Judy McNally prompted a conversation about the terminology
used in the catalog to depict the frequency of course
offerings. During the revamping of curricula in preparation
of the semester conversation, certain standards were set for
consistency and clarity. This year two departments,
Chemistry and Physics, submitted non-standard terms for this
purpose. The Council made decision to change the text to
conform to the standards.
There was a discussion of procedures for the selection of
outside reviewers, used for CAS faculty in the promotion and
tenure reviews. The Review document says, “As part of
the evaluation for promotion or tenure the divisional dean,
after consultation with the department chair or surrogate
and the faculty member under review, shall solicit external
reviews of the faculty member’s scholarly or creative
activity from recognized scholars within the faculty
member’s discipline. These reviews and the names of the
reviewers will be confidential unless the College is
compelled by a legal action to make them available.” On
occasion, the selection results have been questioned by the
Committee on Promotion and Tenure. At the request of the CPT
and to clarify the process for future deans, Dean Atkinson
and the Academic Council will draft a memorandum of
understanding with more clearly defined guidelines.
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