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University of Minnesota Morris Digital Well University of Minnesota Morris Digital Well Social Science Division Division Minutes 4-25-2012 Social Science Division meeting minutes 04/25/2012 Social Science Division Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/socialscience Social Science Division Faculty Meeting of Salaried individuals (Tenured, Tenure-Track, Multi-Year contracts & Steve Gross) April 25th, 2012 5:30 pm Imholte Room 217   Present: Chair Leslie Meek, Kent Blansett, Ed Brands, Sheri Breen, Steve Burks, Donna Chollett, Rebecca Dean, Soloman Gashaw, Farah Gilanshah, Roland Guyotte, Seung-Ho Joo, Arne Kildegaard, Nick Leonard, Elaine Nelson, Paula O’Loughlin, Jeff Ratliff-Crain, Roger Rose, Cheryl Stewart, Dennis Stewart, Marynel Ryan Van Zee, Sheng Xiao, Xia Zhang  Faculty excused:  Heather Peters (another meeting), Stefanek (daycare), Johnson (working with Sr Sem students)  Faculty on leave:  Jennifer Deane (sabbatical), Jennifer Rothchild (one semester TC fellowship), J. Brooks Jessup (leave of absence), and Bart Finzel (recused due to position as Dean)  Division Chair Leslie Meek called the meeting to order at 5:31.  Chair Meek explained that it has been mandated by the University of Minnesota since 1997 that all University of Minnesota colleges/units are required to have some sort of merit salary policy.  A document was produced by the Policy Committee last year, but that document was not approved by the Division. As the Policy Committee has come up with a new document, the duty of the tenured faculty is to discuss said document.  Meek then asked Policy Committee Chair Roland Guyotte to outline the Committee’s process.  Guyotte: Basically, we have been asked to write up criteria for merit salary increases.  The Committee (made up of Paula O’Loughlin, Arne Kildegaard, Marynel Ryan Van Zee, and Guyotte) attempted to reflect, in the document, the diversity of disciplines: their standards, publishable units, etc.  This diversity is reflected in the document’s research category.    Additionally, Guyotte brought up two suggestions that had been proposed to the Committee: 1. A note should be put in the document to indicate that if there is a period of time between raises, then a person’s merit ranking should be dated back to the last year of raises rather than the current year. a. Otherwise someone who published a book between raise periods (but not within the year) would get no credit. 2. The second suggestion dealt with the document’s teaching category: how should supervision of student research be calculated?  Should there be a numerical rating?  Donna Chollett began the conversation by proposing that a different proportion might be appropriate for the teaching, research, and service categories, as research was weighted at 40% (which was less than the University’s standard).  Donna suggested changing the proportion to either 40 (teaching), 50 (research), 10 (service) or 45, 45, 10.  Marynel Ryan Van Zee:  My only reservation is the fact that once you pass tenure there’s a heavier service requirement.  10% is not sufficient for that requirement.  People who pass tenure often feel responsibility to take on more in that department so that people who don’t have tenure don’t have to do as much.  Chollett:  Why not give external grants greater weight as well?  Chair Meek:  None of these things are weighted as far as I can tell.  Guyotte:  No, there is no weighting.  We added external grants to the other two, because the draft from last year had not included that.  Chair Meek:  To me that’s one of the issues with this document; there is no weighting whatsoever.  Do you have to be doing all of these things to get a raise?  Just some of them?   Some combination of them?  Guyotte:  The intent of the Committee was not to require, but to suggest these things.  The document’s vagueness is deliberate in order to take diversity into account.  What we have done might not necessarily be on this list, otherwise.  Meek:  Donna, would you be comfortable if we made external grants its own bullet point?  Chollett: Yes.  Steve Burks:  I want to remind everyone of our conversation last year.  Last year, we had a specific numerically-weighted template.  There was consensus among the faculty that we didn’t want that.  We wanted categories listed, but we wanted the Chair to exercise judgment, and to realize that everyone doesn’t do the same things.  The merit comes from doing well in some way in each of these areas.  Dennis Stewart: Did we vote on that?  Burks: Yes, we voted down the numerical weighting.   D. Stewart: Even if we voted it down, it doesn’t mean we objected entirely to weighting, maybe just to specific weights.  Burks:  It’s reasonable to have weights for the general areas, but we objected to having weights on external vs. internal grants.  Chair Meek:  That’s my understanding as well, having talked to people within the Division.  Chollett:  In the service category, is a tenure-track search committee considered more important than a non-tenure track?  Guyotte:  Sometimes a non-tenure track search committee is more casual, and entails less work.  Chair Meek: Instead of dividing into tenure track and non-tenure track committees, it can just say that the faculty member chaired a search committee.  Chollett:  Another question I have concerns the academic review committee.  Why does the section include work done outside one’s own discipline?  Guyotte:  Inside one’s own discipline is the expected work area.  Working outside of one’s discipline means going above and beyond.  Ratliff-Crain: Related to student research: It’s the extra, outside of classroom work (internships, directed studies, etc.) that refers to teaching time that we don’t necessarily count with regular teaching.  Chair Meek: Would you put that under teaching and advising?  Guyotte: How about this: “Supervising outside of class activities including directed studies, internships, etc.”  Arne Kildegaard:  I thought in principle, we’ve been trying not to encourage people to do that?  Ratliff-Crain: I would hope people would be rewarded for doing that kind of work.  Seung-Ho Joo:  In the first paragraph, last sentence: “performance that does not meet superior…” My suggestion is to prioritize these lists.  Not weighted, but in ranked, numerical terms.  Book publication is more important than a conference presentation, for example.  Guyotte:  I think the spirit of what the committee was doing was allowing for options rather than foreclosing options.  At another college, for example, the sociology discipline ranks articles over books in their criteria.  I still think we like things that a peer reviewed, but beyond that, we don’t agree on all that much.  Our proposal puts a lot of trust in the Chair, but also offers a set of guidelines to our members.  Burks:  One thing this approach does, is to require the Chair to become familiar with the standards in every discipline.  I think that’s a reasonable thing to ask of the Chair.  Chair Meek: What happens if you have a Chair who’s not as fair and just as I am?  Guyotte: We impeach her.  Chair Meek:  I don’t have a rubric to follow, so you’re all free to come in and complain, because how did I decide on that raise?  People will think it’s not fair.  To protect myself, I want a rubric.  C. Stewart: Does this raise really apply to me even though I’m on long-term contract?  Chair Meek: Yes; I clarified with the Dean.  That’s why anyone who returns has to do an annual review.  Paula O’Loughlin:  It’s not what the Chair wants that matters, it’s who has more evidence under each category.  This document allows us to reward breadth.  Chair Meek:  If you leave it up to me, I will be fair and I will be just, but how do you know my standards aren’t skewed?  How do you know that the weighting of things in my own mind isn’t different than your idea of weight?  O’Loughlin:  The other option is to do this for two years and then to revisit it.  I think people don’t know how much they will complain until they try it.  Chair Meek: If we did it for two years, in the middle of that period would be a midterm review of my performance.  If people were unhappy it would come out there.  Kildegaard:  We invest a lot of time in choosing a Chair, of choosing a figure to make such decisions.  It’s not a great idea for us to restrict their ability to make decisions.  We should let the Chair exercise mature academic judgment.  Chair Meek:  If I’m bad at this, however, you have no recourse except to go to the Dean to complain.  Also, I’m astonished at the amount of research we have in this division.  How will I choose between you guys?  Ratliff-Crain:  I think there will be subjectivity no matter what.  We seem to be at some level of agreement as to what our priorities are, and what people should achieve in each category.  Chair Meek:  I thought Humanities, who’s document is like ours was last year, had passed it.  It hasn’t passed, though; It’s just sitting there, and Janet has been using it because she doesn’t have anything else.  Joo:  I second Paula’s suggestion; we can revisit this and revise it in two or three years.  Ratliff-Crain: I move to approve the document with the addition of those outside-of-class items.  D. Stewart:  Knowing that we’ll revisit it in two years?  Guyotte: I would add Heather Peters’ suggestion about taking into account recent accomplishments.  Ratliff Crain moved to approve the document, Roger Rose seconded.  Solomon Gashaw: Regarding chairing committees, I’m not against it, but whoever appoints the chair was to be biased.  Individual faculty’s appointments to those positions aren’t based on merit.  Ryan Van Zee:  Membership Committee appoints all chairs of regular campus committees.  Gashaw: Yes, but I’m talking about search committees.  Ryan Van Zee: There are ways in which people are chosen based on the constitution of the committee (who’s served on it before).  But it’s not just one person, or just administration who decide.  Chair Meek: No one is fighting to take over search committees, believe me.  A unanimous vote approved the document, with aforementioned changes.  Chair Meek adjourned the meeting at 6:07.   Minutes respectfully submitted by: Holly Gruntner, Morris Student Administrative Fellow         

Social Science Division meeting minutes 04/25/2012

University of Minnesota Morris Digital Well University of Minnesota Morris Digital Well Social Science Division Division Minutes 11-10-2011 Social Science Division meeting minutes 11/10/2011 Social Science Division Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/socialscience  Social Science Division Meeting Minutes  Meeting of Tenured Faculty  Thursday, November 10, 2011  Imholte Hall, Room 217   Faculty in Attendance: Leslie Meek (Chair), Cyrus Bina, Donna Chollett, Solomon Gashaw, Farah Gilanshah, Roland Guyotte, Harold Hinds, Tom Johnson, Seung-Ho Joo, Arne Kildegaard, Paula O’Loughlin, Jeff Ratliff-Crain, Dennis Stewart, Marynel Ryan Van Zee   Faculty Excused Absences:   Jennifer Deane (sabbatical), Bart Finzel (recused due to position as Interim Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs and Dean), Rothchild (conference) and Burks (conference).  Chair Meek called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.  1. Discussion of Probationary Faculty in their 4th year a. Dean b. Rose  The meeting was adjourned at 6:30 p.m.                        

Social Science Division meeting minutes 11/10/2011

University of Minnesota Morris Digital Well University of Minnesota Morris Digital Well Social Science Division Division Minutes 11-17-2011 Social Science Division meeting minutes 11/17/2011 Social Science Division Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/socialscience  Social Science Division Meeting Minutes  Meeting of Tenured Faculty  Thursday, November 17, 2011  Imholte Hall, Room 217   Faculty in Attendance: Leslie Meek (Chair), Cyrus Bina, Stephen Burks, Donna Chollett, Farah Gilanshah, Roland Guyotte, Harold Hinds, Tom Johnson, Seung-Ho Joo, Arne Kildegaard, Paula O’Loughlin, Jeff Ratliff-Crain, Jennifer Rothchild, Dennis Stewart  Faculty Excused Absences:   Jennifer Deane (sabbatical), Bart Finzel (recused due to position as Interim Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs and Dean), Solomon Gashaw (conference) and Marynel Ryan Van Zee (conference)  Chair Meek called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.  I. Retention Vote  a. Dean b. Rose  The meeting was adjourned at 5:30 p.m.                        

Social Science Division meeting minutes 11/17/2011

University of Minnesota Morris Digital Well University of Minnesota Morris Digital Well Social Science Division Division Minutes 11-12-2012 Social Science Division meeting minutes 11/12/2012 Social Science Division Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/socialscience  Social Science Division Meeting Minutes  Meeting of Tenured Faculty  Monday, November 12, 2012 Imholte Hall, Room 217   Faculty in Attendance: Leslie Meek (Chair), Cyrus Bina, Stephen Burks, Donna Chollett, Jennifer Deane, Solomon Gashaw, Farah Gilanshah, Roland Guyotte, Tom Johnson, Seung-Ho Joo, Arne Kildegaard, Jeff Ratliff-Crain, and Jennifer Rothchild   Guest Voters in Attendance (Brands only):  Keith Brugger, Margaret Kuchenreuther and Peter Wyckoff   Faculty Excused Absences:  Jennifer Deane, Dennis Stewart, Marynel Ryan Van Zee (sabbatical) and Bart Finzel (recused due to position as Interim Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs and Dean),    Chair Meek called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m.  Jeff Ratliff-Crain and Jennifer Rothchild were appointed as Tellers.  I. Vote of Probationary Faculty in their 4th year a. Brands (4th year – 2nd year plus 2 year prior service credit)  - Guest Voters in Attendance:  Margaret Kuchenreuther and Peter Wyckoff   Guest Voters left meeting   b. Xiao (4th year)  II. Vote of Probationary Faculty (P & T)  a. Dean   The meeting was adjourned at 5:50 p.m.        

Social Science Division meeting minutes 11/12/2012

University of Minnesota Morris Digital Well University of Minnesota Morris Digital Well Social Science Division Division Minutes 9-10-2012 Social Science Division meeting minutes 09/10/2012 Social Science Division Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/socialscience *****APPROVED 10-1-12***** Social Science Division Meeting September 10, 2012 5:30 p.m. Imholte Hall 109  Faculty in Attendance: Chair Leslie Meek, Oscar Baldelomar, Joe Beaver, Nick Benesh, Cyrus Bina, Kent Blansett, Sheri Breen, Steve Burks, Mike Cheyne, Donna Chollett, Jennifer Deane, Clayton Forester, Solomon Gashaw, Tom Gausman, Farah Gilanshah, Roland Guyotte, Hiro Imai, J. Brooks Jessup, Tom Johnson, Nick Leonard, Tim Lindberg, Ben Narvaez, Elaine Nelson, Bibhudutta Panda, Jeff Ratliff-Crain, Jennifer Rothchild, Cheryl Stewart, Dennis Stewart, Sheng Xiao  Student Representatives in Attendance: Zach Johnson (Anth/Soc), Elizabeth Pappenfus (Psych), Miles Wangensteen (History)  Faculty Excused Absences:   Heather Peters, Roger Rose, Seung-Ho Joo     Faculty on Leave: Marynel Ryan Van Zee  Guest:  Sarah Buchanan (proposer of GWSS course)   Chair Meek called the meeting to order at 5:30.  I. Announcements  Two searches, Accounting and Anthropology, have been approved.  The Anthropology committee is being formed.  Meek will talk to Econ/Mgmt this week about their committee.  Program changes are due to Terri by September 19 at 4:30.  Instructions have been sent out concerning how to do Form A.  Chris Butler has won a prestigious Fullbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Award, which funds doctoral students to conduct research in other countries for 6-12 months.  Jennifer Rothchild announced that the GWSS Works in Progress Series will begin September 18.   The series will showcase important GWSS research being done by UMM faculty.  The work presented each month will be in various stages, and the series is designed to be interactive, and to garner feedback from attendees.    Roland Guyotte announced that for Constitution Day this year, every college has been asked to put on a program.  UMM’s program will be on Monday, September 17 in the McGinnis Room from 7-8 pm.  Along with Constitution-concerned presentations by several faculty members, refreshments will be served.  Meek then made a few housekeeping announcements:   Bottled water is now available in Imholte Hall.  The printer on the second floor of Imholte is not made to do a lot of printing.  It is new, but it is constantly breaking down due to overuse.  If you have a lot of printing, please print in the Division Office or send to duplicating.  It is okay to run off a few sheets or a journal article, but don’t, for example, print out a test.  Steve Burks added that if Division members with Imholte offices don’t have the Division Office printer installed on their computer, Ramsey should be able to set it up for them.  Mark (Imholte Hall Custodain) has complained about the sinks in Imholte being used to wash dishes, and then not being cleaned up afterward.  He checked with his boss and she agreed that it is not his job to clean up after people.  Please be courteous and clean the sink out after you wash your dishes.  Tom Gausman moved to approve the minutes, and Cyrus Bina seconded.  A unanimous vote approved the minutes.  II. GWSS Course Proposals  1. 3001 – new course  Guyotte moved to approve, Bina seconded.  A unanimous vote approved the course.  III. Anthropology Course Proposals  1. Anth 1811 - Request Regular Approval 2. Anth 2453 - Inactivate course 3. Anth 2501 - Inactivate course 4. Anth 2604 - Request Regular Approval 5. Anth 3451 - Inactivate course 6. Anth 3452 - Inactivate course 7. Anth 3455 - Change when offered 8. Anth  3603 - Change when offered 9. Anth 4901 -  Remove Gen Ed Designator  Brooks Jessup moved to approve, Nick Leonard seconded.  A unanimous vote approved the courses.  IV. Sociology Course Proposals  1. Soc 3122 - Change when offered 2. Soc 3141 - Change when offered 3. Soc 3451 - Inactivate course 4. Soc 3452 - Inactivate course  Steve Burks moved to approve, Jennifer Rothchild seconded.  A unanimous vote approved the courses.  V. Econ/Mgmt Course Proposals  1. Econ 1951 - Inactivate course 2. Econ 3023 - Inactivate course 3. Econ 4102 - Remove Gen Ed Designator 4. Econ 4111 - Remove Gen Ed Designator 5. Econ 4112 - Remove Gen Ed Designator 6. Econ 4121 - Remove Gen Ed Designator 7. Econ 4131 - Remove Gen Ed Designator 8. Econ 4501 - Remove Gen Ed Designator 9. Mgmt 2800 - Inactivate course 10. Mgmt 3123 – add additional course information  11. Mgmt 4101 - Remove Gen Ed Designator 12. Mgmt 4201 - Remove Gen Ed Designator 13. Mgmt 4202 - Remove Gen Ed Designator 14. Mgmt 4501 - Remove Gen Ed Designator 15. Mgmt 4502 - Remove Gen Ed Designator 16. Mgmt 4505 - Remove Gen Ed Designator 17. Mgmt 4601 - Remove Gen Ed Designator 18. Mgmt 4602 - Remove Gen Ed Designator 19. Mgmt 4603 - Remove Gen Ed Designator  Bina moved to approve, Rothchild seconded.  A unanimous vote approved the courses.  VI. Geography Course Approvals  1. Geog 3501 - Change when offered  Guyotte moved to approve, Burks seconded.  A unanimous vote approved the course.  VII. History  1. Hist 1111 - Change course title 2. Hist 1402 - Change course title 3. Hist 1814 - Inactivate course 4. Hist 2003 - Request Regular Approval 5. Hist 2554 -  Inactivate course 6. Hist 2557 - Inactivate course 7. Hist 2608 – New course 8. Hist 3001 - Inactivate course 9. Hist 3009 - Inactivate course 10. Hist 3012 - Inactivate course 11. Hist 3156 - Inactivate course 12. Hist 3176  - Request Regular Approval 13. Hist 3181 - Change course number from Hist 2001 to 3181 (also add # - instructor consent) 14. Hist 3210 - Inactivate course 15. Hist 3301 - Inactivate course 16. Hist 3304  – New course 17. Hist 3361 - Change course number from Hist 2361 to 3361 18. Hist 3608 - Inactivate course 19. Hist 3611 - Inactivate course 20. Hist 3612  - Request Regular Approval 21. Hist 3613 – New course 22. Hist 3614 – New course 23. Hist 4501 - Remove Gen Ed Designator (also add # - instructor consent)  Rothchild moved to approve, Leonard seconded.  A unanimous vote approved the courses.  VIII. Political Science Course Proposals  1. Pol 1101 - Change when offered 2. Pol 2001 - Change Course description 3. Pol 3201 - Change Course description 4. Pol 3211 - Change when offered 5. Pol 3355 - Change Course description 6. Pol 3401 - Change Course description (also change prereq and when offered) 7. Pol 3411 - Change Course description (also change when offered) 8. Pol 3453 - Change Course number (also change course description) 9. Pol 3461 - Change Course title (also change description and when offered) 10. Pol 3501 - Change prereq (also change when offered) 11. Pol 3502 - Inactivate course 12. Pol 4221 - Inactivate course 13. Pol 4264 - Inactivate course 14. Pol 4266 - Remove Gen Ed Designator 15. Pol 4301 - Change when offered  16. Pol 4302 - Change when offered 17. Pol 4451 - Change Course description (also change when offered, and remove GER) 18. Pol 4452 - Remove Gen Ed Designator (also change when offered) 19. Pol 4905 - Remove Gen Ed Designator  Bina moved to approve, Joe Beaver seconded.  A unanimous vote approved the courses.  IX. Psychology Course Proposals  1. Psy 1811 - Inactivate course 2. Psy 2411 - Remove parenthetical information 3. Psy 2581 - Change Course number (also add prereq) 4. Psy 3313 - Change Course description 5. Psy 3315 - New course  6. Psy 3404 - New course  7. Psy 3414 - Inactivate course 8. Psy 4101 - Remove Gen Ed Designator 9. Psy 4301 - Remove Gen Ed Designator 10. Psy 4770- Remove Gen Ed Designator 11. Psy 4896- Remove Gen Ed Designator 12. Psy 4910 - Remove Gen Ed Designator:   13. Psy 4920 - Remove Gen Ed Designator:     14. Psy 4930 -  Remove Gen Ed Designator:    15. Psy 4940 -  Remove Gen Ed Designator 16. Psy 4950 - Remove Gen Ed Designator:    17. Psy 4960 - Add prereqs (also remove Gen Ed Designator) 18. Psy 4970 -  Inactivate course (also remove Gen Ed Designator)  Guyotte asked if Drugs and Human Behaviors is required of majors for which Introduction to Psychology is not.  Jeff Ratliff-Crain replied that no, the only people who would be left out would be those who were taking it as a 2 credit Social Science gen. ed. course.  Burks moved to approve, Jessup seconded.  A unanimous vote approved the courses.  The meeting was adjourned at 5:55 p.m.  Minutes respectfully submitted by: Holly Gruntner, Morris Student Administrative Fellow 												

Social Science Division meeting minutes 09/10/2012

University of Minnesota Morris Digital Well University of Minnesota Morris Digital Well Social Science Division Division Minutes 8-16-2012 Social Science Division meeting minutes 08/16/2012 Social Science Division Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/socialscience *****APPROVED*****	(9‐10‐12)	Social	Science	Division	Meeting	August	16,	2012	10:00	a.m.	Imholte	Hall,	Room	109		Faculty	in	Attendance:	Leslie	Meek	(Chair),	Oscar	Baldelomar,	Joe	Beaver,	Nickolas	Benesh,	Cyrus,	Bina,	Kent	Blansett,	Ed	Brands,	Sheri	Breen,	Steve	Burks,	Michael	Cheyne,	Donna	Chollett,	Rebecca	Dean,	Jennifer	Deane,	Clayton	Forester,	Farah	Gilanshah,	Steve	Gross,	Hiro	Imai,	J.	Brooks,	Jessup,	Tom	Johnson,	Arne	Kildegaard,	Paul,	Kivi,	Nick	Leonard,	Tim	Lindberg,	Ben	Narvaez,	Elaine	Nelson,	Bibhudutta	Panda,	Heather	Peters,	Roger	Rose,	Jennifer	Rothchild,	Cheryl	Stewart,	Dennis	Stewart,	Sheng	Xiao,	Xia	Zhang.		Student	Representatives	in	Attendance:		Miles	Wangensteen	(History),	Zach	Johnson	(Anthropology/Sociology),	Elizabeth	Pappenfus	(Psychology).		Faculty	Excused	Absences:		Solomon	Gashaw,	Jeff	Ratliff‐Crain,	Roland	Guyotte,	Seung‐Ho	Joo		Faculty	on	Leave:		Marynel	Ryan	Van	Zee		I.	Welcome	and	Introductions		Division	Chair	Leslie	Meek	called	the	meeting	to	order.		She	welcomed	Eleanor	Beaver	to	her	first	Division	meeting	and	asked	Cyrus	to	share	why	today	was	such	a	good	day	for	him	(2	books	completed).				She	welcomed	and	introduced	new	faculty.		New	faculty	members	are:	Oscar	Baldelomar	(Psychology),	Nick	Benesh	(Psychology),	Mike	Cheyne	(Pre‐doc	teaching	one	History	course),	Clay	Forester	(Management),	Paul	Kivi	(Economics),	Tim	Lindberg	(Political	Science),	Ben	Narvaez	(History/LAAS),	Bibhudutta	Panda	(Economics).		It	was	suggested	that	we	all	introduce	ourselves,	so	returning	faculty	and	the	new	student	representatives	all	introduced	themselves.		New	student	representatives	are:		Zach	Johnson	(Anthropology/Sociology),	Ann	Austin	(Economics/Management),	Miles	Wangensteen	(History),	Jesse	Carlson	(Political	Science),	Elizabeth	Pappenfus	(Psychology).		II.	Division	Announcements/Updates		1.	Chair	Meek	thanked	the	Division	for	being	helpful	and	understanding	last	year	during	her	first	year	as	Division	Chair.		Special	thanks	also	to	the	office	staff.		She	announced	she	would	only	be	Division	Chair	for	one	term,	so	in	3.5	years,	a	new	one	would	be	selected.				2.	Division	Kickoff/Picnic	today,	4:30	P.M.	at	Terri’s	cabin.		Let	the	Division	Office	know	if	you	need	a	ride,	or	if	you	could	give	someone	else	a	ride.	Terri	has	sent	out	directions	via	e‐mail,	note	that	on‐line	map	searches	will	not	help	you	find	it.				3.	Key	audit	–	Laura	will	be	asking	you	to	show	her	all	of	your	UMM	keys	so	that	Jen	Lund	can	make	an	all‐campus	key	inventory.		4.	Student	Employment/Work	Study	Update:		Sharon	emailed	Discipline	Coordinators	with	amounts	available	for	TAs	and	other	work	study	jobs	on	Monday;	we	did	get	less	money	this	year	and	our	decision	was	as	follows:	if	you	used	all	or	most	of	your	money	last	year,	we	kept	your	amount	the	same.		If	you	tend	(historically)	not	to	use	all	your	money,	we	cut	everyone	in	that	category	evenly	across	the	board	($500.00	from	History,	Political	Science	and	Psychology).	We	did	not	reduce	the	amount	of	money	given	to	the	Division	Office,	since	we	used	all	of	it	last	year	and	could	have	used	more.		5.	Faculty	Searches	Update:		Have	asked	for	and	gotten	Division	Chair	and	Dean	approval	for	tenure	track	searches	in	Accounting	and	Anthropology,	but	the	Chancellor	and	Vice	Chancellors	still	need	to	approve.		Have	also	asked	for	a	one	year	temporary	position	in	Political	Science	for	next	year,	with	hopefully	a	tenure	track	search	to	replace	Paula	going	on	during	that	year.			6.	Budget	Information	will	be	given	to	Discipline	Coordinators	soon.		7.	Policy	on	Expenses	updated	to	include	guidelines	for	mailings.	Policy	on	expenses	was	attached	to	the	email	with	the	agenda.		8.	Desk	copies	for	TA’s:	please	collect	them	if	you	plan	to	use	the	same	book	again.		We	have	trouble	getting	multiple	free	copies	from	publishers.				9.	Please	keep	in	mind	just	how	busy	our	staff	will	be	this	year,	especially	Terri.		Loaded	on	top	of	our	usual	business	of	hiring,	advisory	and	retention	files,	course	scheduling,	etc.,	we	are	going	to	have	a	promotion	and	tenure	case	and	it	is	a	catalog	year.		Neither	of	these	are	tasks	which	I	have	participated	in	before,	and	both	are	going	to	increase	the	load	greatly	on	all	three	of	our	staff.		Chair	Meek	went	over	the	portion	of	the	Policy	on	Expenses	that	deals	with	work	queues	in	the	office.		She	noted	that	faculty	need	to	keep	in	mind	that	Division	staff	are	not	full‐time	during	summer.		Remember	this	when	you	submit	something	on	a	Friday	at	4:00	P.M.	and	expect	to	have	it	done	on	Monday	morning.		10.	Last	year	we	found	out	that	many	Disciplines	were	not	aware	of	money	that	they	had,	either	through	Division	allocations	(this	year	each	discipline	got	$500.00	from	Division,	up	from	$300.00	in	past	years)	or	from	other	sources.		Talk	to	Terri	about	how	much	money	you	have,	and	where	it	comes	from.		If	you	have	endowments	or	gifts	that	are	administered	through	Fund	Development	you	should	schedule	an	appointment	for	your	discipline	with	Laura	Thielke	who	can	go	over	the	rules	of	use	for	your	fund,	how	to	make	your	fund	grow	and	how	to	make	the	best	use	your	fund.						11.	Reminder	that	you	also	have	two	other	sources	of	Division	Funds	for	your	use:			A.	Student	Travel	Grants	($150	per	student),	(current	balance	=	$1450)			B.	Faculty	Development	Fund	($150	per	faculty	member)	current	balance	=	$3112,	people	have	used	them	to	buy	books,	software,	computer	peripherals,	laser	pointers,	powerpoint	clickers,	travel	reimbursement,	etc.)		Bottom	line,	you	have	access	to	money	from	Faculty	Development	($150.00	each),	Student	Travel	($150.00	for	each	student),	Division	Allocation	($500.00),	library	allocations	(LeAnn	will	inform	disciplines,	usually	several	thousand	dollars	for	books,	movies,	etc.)	and	any	other	endowments,	gifts	etc.	you	may	have.		Interdisciplinary	studies	(Am	In,	GWSS	and	Environmental	Studies)	also	have	budgets	with	the	Dean.			12.	Four‐Year	Associate	Review	–	This	review	is	to	inform	those	who	are	thinking	about	going	up	for	full	professor	with	developmental	feedback	from	Division	full	professors.		Three	people	have	indicated	they	are	interested	in	this	review,	with	a	possible	fourth;	this	process	would	occur	very	early	next	semester	(to	make	the	March	15th	deadline	for	the	decision),	since	this	semester	is	simply	too	busy	to	do	it.		We	are	also	waiting	for	a	Provost's	form	to	be	developed	for	use	and	will	ask	the	Policy	Committee	to	come	up	with	a	process	this	semester.		13.	Terri	is	looking	for	a	time	for	Discipline	Coordinators	to	meet,	so	please	update	your	Google	calendars	with	all	inflexible	appointments	such	as	classes,	standing	committees,	etc.		If	you	are	not	on	Google	calendars,	please	do	so	since	it	greatly	facilitates	setting	up	discipline	meetings,	search	committee	meetings,	discipline	coordinator	meetings,	etc.		All	discipline	coordinators	should	be	on	Google	Calendar	and	keeping	it	up	to	date.		If	you	need	help,	contact	Ramsay	Bohm	in	Media	Services.		14.	Post‐tenure	Review	Committee:	In	the	past	couple	of	years,	we	have	elected	a	post‐tenure	review	committee	at	the	first	fall	Division	meeting.		We	are	not	going	to	do	that	this	year,	since	in	reading	about	post‐tenure	review	in	our	Division	7.12,	I	came	across	these	instructions	from	Appendix	D,	page	17:		"Before	doing	so,	the	dean	shall	independently	review	the	file	to	determine	that	special	peer	review	is	warranted.	The	special	peer	review	shall	be	conducted	by	a	panel	of	five	tenured	faculty	members	of	equal	or	higher	rank,	selected	to	review	that	individual.	The	faculty	member	under	review	shall	have	the	option	to	appoint	one	member.	The	remaining	members	shall	be	elected	by	secret	ballot	by	the	tenured	faculty	of	the	unit.	The	members	of	the	special	review	panel	need	not	be	members	of	the	academic	unit."			15.	Program	Review:		Division	Chairs	and	Dean	deciding	the	schedule	on	August	17th.		A	schedule	was	set	up	previously,	but	we	will	be	considering	faculty	absences,	departures,	etc.	to	see	if	the	schedule	should	be	revised.		16.	Thanks	to	staff:	Terri	helped	many	of	you	find	housing	this	year.		You	may	not	realize	this,	but	this	is	not	part	of	her	job	and	she	did	it	out	of	the	kindness	of	her	heart.		Please	thank	her	and	make	sure	that	she	knows	how	much	you	appreciate	what	she	did.		This	was	a	particularly	tough	year	to	find	housing,	and	she	really	worked	her	contacts	and	creativity	to	find	what	she	did.		Also,	Laura	and	Sharon	went	through	all	of	the	offices	for	new	people	and	cleaned	and	dusted	and	hauled	out	junk	that	had	been	left	behind,	so	please	be	sure	to	thank	them	too.		17.		We	have	made	the	decision	to	provide	bottled	water	on	all	three	floors	of	Imholte,	since	it	appears	to	be	almost	impossible	to	find	a	solution	to	plumbing	in	reverse	osmosis	water.		Chair	Meek	asked	for	volunteers	to	be	in	charge	of	changing	the	bottles	when	they	are	empty.	Roger	Rose	volunteered	for	the	top	floor.		There	were	no	other	volunteers	so	Chair	Meek	will	talk	to	people	after	the	meeting	to	obtain	"volunteers".		The	office	staff	will	not	be	responsible	for	this	task.				Steve	Burks	pointed	out	that	Camden	residents	may	provide	their	own	air	conditioner	but	should	consult	with	Lowell	Rasmussen	first	due	to	wiring	issues.		18.	New	furniture	in	Camden:	Several	faculty	in	Camden	have	been	given	the	option	to	receive	new	furniture.		Chair	Meek	is	planning	on	replacing	furniture	for	those	in	Camden	over	the	next	several	years	if	faculty	wish	for	it.		III.	Campus	Announcements	and	Updates		1.	Deadlines	for	Faculty	web	page	is	updated	and	can	be	found	at:				http://www.morris.umn.edu/services/acad_affairs/Deadlines.html		Emails	are	not	sent	out	from	the	Dean's	office	or	our	office	telling	you	about	these	deadlines,	it	is	your	responsibility	to	know	them.		2.	Alumni	and	Student	Network	Event	is	Sept	21:		This	is	the	second	annual	Networking	Event	and	its	purpose	is	to	allow	current	UMM	students	to	network	with	former,	successful	UMM	students	to	facilitate	internships,	field	experiences,	mentoring	experiences,	jobs,	etc.		Last	year's	event	was	VERY	successful	and	a	huge	service	to	our	current	students.		Many	SS	alumni	will	be	attending	and	Erin	Christensen	will	be	contacting	a	number	of	you	in	order	to	engage	our	students.		Events	can	be	arranged	that	range	anywhere	from	a	discipline‐specific	gathering	to	a	campus‐wide	event.		Work	with	Erin	to	get	those	set	up.		There	will	be	a	Division‐specific	gathering	on	Sept	21st	from	11:30	‐	1:00	in	IH	(room	TBA).		Each	discipline	should	invite	as	many	of	our	students	as	possible	to	come	and	Student	Division	Representatives	should	make	sure	you	get	ahold	of	students	in	your	discipline.		Chair	Meek	read	a	few	of	the	names	of	attendees.		One	of	the	Social	Science	attendees	is	Dr.	Punky	Hepner,	a	psychologist	who	is	the	recipient	of	this	year's	Distinguished	Alumni	Award.			3.	Celebration	of	Scholarly	Accomplishments	will	occur	on	November	13th.		This	is	a	very	nice	way	to	showcase	your	scholarly	work	to	the	campus	community.		The	deadline	to	submit	the	form	is	Sept	10th.			4.	Master	Advisor:	Barbara	Burke,	Brad	Deane,	Jennifer	Deane,	Jennifer	Goodnough	and	Barry	McQuarrie	have	been	selected	to	be	the	inaugural	group.		Jennifer	Deane	talked	briefly	about	how	she	sees	her	role	and	will	be	willing	to	meet	with	individual	disciplines.				5.	Division	Fall	Semester	Deadlines	and	Timetable:			As	you	can	see	our	fall	is	going	to	be	very	much	busier	than	last	year,	since	we	have	catalog	changes	and	a	P	and	T	case,	along	with	our	usual	fall	advisory	and	retention	reviews	of	probationary	faculty.		Look	at	the	top	part	of	document	for	deadlines	for	the	catalog	and	annual	review	of	probationary	faculty	and	P	and	T.				Per	the	Dean's	instructions	last	spring,	Social	Science	deadlines	for	course	changes	and	program	changes	are	already	set	in	order	to	make	it	through	Curriculum	and	Assembly	during	fall	semester	in	a	timely	fashion.		These	are	early	deadlines,	so	disciplines	should	plan	accordingly.		We	really	don't	have	any	wiggle	room	in	these	deadlines.		If	you	don't	get	it	done	by	the	deadline,	it	won't	get	changed.		This	year	we	will	have	7	advisory	votes,	including	the	2	new	tenure	track	faculty	(Baldelomar,	Panda,	Blansett,	Jessup,	Breen,	Peters	and	Rose),	2	retention	votes	(Brands	and	Xiao),	and	one	Promotion	and	Tenure	case	for	promotion	from	Assistant	to	Associate	(R.	Dean).		Note	that	the	calendar	is	divided	into	Deadlines,	meetings	for	ALL	faculty	and	meetings	for	tenured	faculty.		Only	tenured	faculty	will	participate	in	the	advisory,	retention	and	Promotion	and	Tenure	discussions	and	voting.				The	retention	and	Promotion	and	Tenure	files	will	be	on	Netfiles	only,	so	make	sure	you	can	access	Netfiles.		If	you	need	help,	ask	Ramsay	Bohm	in	Media	Services.		The	files	for	the	advisory	votes	will	be	hard‐copy	only,	available	in	the	Division	Office	with	a	sign‐up	sheet	to	check	them	out.	They	cannot	leave	the	Division	office.				IV.		Approve	March	28,	2012	Meeting	Minutes		Bina	moved	to	approve	without	any	edits,	Rose	seconded.		The	minutes	were	approved	by	voice	vote.					V.		Elections	‐Social	Committee:	Heather	Peters	was	elected	to	the	Social	Committee.		Tom	Johnson	will	become	Chair,	since	Sheng	Xiao	is	on	leave	in	the	fall.				‐Grievance	Officer:	Solomon	Gashaw	was	elected.				‐Division	Art	Board	and	Bulletin	Board	Committee:	Kent	Blansett	and	Rebecca	Dean	were	elected.			‐Division	Vice	Chair:	Dennis	Stewart	will	continue.		‐Policy	committee:	Arne	Kildegaard	becomes	Chair	since	he	is	the	only	returning	member.		Jennifer	Rothchild,	Jeff	Ratliff‐Crain	and	Seung‐Ho	Joo	were	elected.		Rothchild	will	only	serve	1	year	of	a	2	year	term	since	she	may	be	on	sabbatical	in	13‐14.		There	was	a	brief	discussion	of	what	policies	might	need	to	be	formed	this	year	and	Chair	Meek	suggested	two:	A. A	process	for	review	of	Associate	Professors	every	four	years	(may	be	as	simple	as	using	the	Provost’s	form,	submitting	that	to	full	professors,	having	a	discussion	and	then	the	Associate	Professor	gets	feedback	from	the	Chair.		B. A	policy	for	selecting	the	Vice	Chair.			V.	Other	Announcements:		GWSS	holding	a	showcase	of	scholarship.		Volunteer	presenters	are	needed.		Blansett	announced	the	2012	Driggs	Lecture	will	occur	on	the	evening	of	Tuesday,	September	25,	2012.		The	speaker	will	be	Dr.	Sterling	Evans.		Dr.	Evans	is	the	Louise	Welsh	Chair	of	Oklahoma,	Southern	Plains,	and	Borderlands	History,	at	the	University	of	Oklahoma	Professor.		Dr.	Evan’s	lecture	will	focus	on	NAFTA	bridging	both	environmental	and	American	Indian	history.	The	title	of	his	presentation	is		“Nothing	New	about	NAFTA:	Connecting	the	Northern	Plains	(and	Minnesota)	to	a	Greater	North	American	History."	Expect	more	updates	about	this	event	in	the	near	future.			R.	Dean	announced	a	visiting	Anthropology	speaker	on	October	9th.			Rebecca’s	IC	course	this	fall	involves	reading	science	fiction	and	fantasy	novels	(in	an	anthropological	context).	One	of	the	authors	they	are	reading,	Lois	McMaster	Bujold,	is	a	NYTimes	best‐selling	author,	and	lives	in	the	Twin	Cities.	Ms.	Bujold	has	accepted	an	invitation	to	give	a	talk	on	October	9,	and	attend	Rebecca’s	class	on	October	10.		There	will	be	opportunities	for	students	and	faculty	to	meet	her	at	a	reception	and	dinner.			More	details	will	be	available	once	finalized.		The	meeting	was	adjourned	at	10:55	A.M.											

Social Science Division meeting minutes 08/16/2012

University of Minnesota Morris Digital Well University of Minnesota Morris Digital Well Social Science Division Division Minutes 9-13-2010 Social Science Division meeting minutes 09/13/2010 Social Science Division Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/socialscience   *****APPROVED 9-29-10*****  Social Science Division Meeting Minutes September 13, 2010 5:30 p.m.  Faculty in attendance:  Pareena Lawrence (Chair), Joe Beaver, Katherine Benson, Kent Blansett, Sheri Breen, Steve Burks, Donna Chollett, Rebecca Dean, Jennifer Deane, Bart Finzel, Tom Gausman, Farah Gilanshah, Steve Gross, Roland Guyotte, Harold Hinds, Hiro Imai, J. Brooks Jessup, Tom Johnson, Arne Kildegaard, Leslie Meek, Paula O’Loughlin, Heather Peters, Jeff Ratliff-Crain, Jennifer Rothchild, Cheryl Stewart, Dennis Stewart, Marynel Ryan Van Zee, and Sheng Xiao.   Student Representative in attendance:  Laura Weldy (Anth/Soc), Chris Thorne (Econ/Mgmt), Sydney Sweep (History), Mark Privatsky (Political Science), Ellis Valentiner (Psychology)  Faculty excused absences:  Bina and Joo  Faculty on leave:  Solomon Gashaw  I. Announcements Chair Lawrence welcomed faculty to the meeting, and asked if there were any announcements.    Steve Burks announced that the Economics and  Management discipline together with the Environmental Studies program at UMM has invited Chris Farrell of Minnesota Public Radio to come and speak on campus.  More information will be forthcoming soon.    Roland Guyotte reminded the division that the Driggs Lecture will take place on Tuesday, September 21st, and will be given by Professor W.J. Rorabaugh.  The topic is “Hippies in the 1960’s.”  II. Approval of 8/19/10 Minutes Chair Lawrence called for the approval of the August 19 minutes.  Maynel Ryan Van Zee moved to approve the minutes, and Harold Hinds seconded.  With a unanimous ‘aye’ vote, the 8/19/10 minutes were approved by the division.  III. Anthropology Curriculum Anthropology 3402 was inadvertently left off the PCAS BA and Minor list of electives e-mailed with the agenda.  It has been added now.  The minor required a small word change which has also been corrected (change ‘Soc 4901 and Soc 4902 are strongly recommended’ to ‘Soc 4991 is strongly recommended’).  In addition, Anth 3501 has received provisional approval, and is now seeking regular approval.    Roland Guyotte moved to approve, and Paula O’Loughlin seconded.  The anthropology curriculum changes were unanimously approved.   VI. Blanket Approval Request Chair Lawrence requested that a blanket approval be given for any future editorial changes made to courses prior to materials being submitted to Campus Assembly for approval, explaining that it did not seem necessary to call to Division meeting to vote for such grammar or editorial corrections.  Lawrence added that if anything significant is missed in course listings/descriptions, an email will be sent out to division members.    Harold Hinds moved to approve the blanket approval, and Steve Gross seconded.  The blanket approval was thus approved.  V. History Curriculum Proposals  Jeff Ratliff-Crain moved to approve the changes, and Roland Guyotte seconded.  Chair Lawrence gave a summary of the changes.  The two World History courses, Hist 1101 and 1102 are being inactivated, and replaced by Hist 1111.  Eleven courses are changing from 3000 level to a 2000 level.  A few descriptions and course names are changing, and five new upper level courses have been added, including a capstone course.  Three upper level history courses were inactivated. Chair Lawrence continued, saying that the History major now requires Hist 1111, the capstone course, and the methods course (Hist 2001). The number of credits needed to complete this major has increased from 37 to 40.    Jeff Ratliff-Crain asked whether there were any changes in history prerequisites.  Jennifer Deane replied that there weren’t, except for methods prerequisite for the new capstone course.  A unanimous vote approved the history curriculum changes.  VI. Management Curriculum Proposals  Mark Privratsky moved to approve the changes, and Roland Guyotte seconded.  Chair Lawrence gave an explanation of the proposed changes: 2 courses were being inactivated, 2 courses had obtained provisional approval, and were seeking regular approval, and minor changes were made to 3 courses.  In terms of program changes, the Management discipline went from 3 subplans down to 2 subplans: global business and general management.  CMR 1052 has been dropped as a required course from two of the original subplans and now appears as an elective course for the global business subplan.  Mark Privratsky asked why Public Speaking was dropped as a prerequisite.  It was answered that Public Speaking was still part of one of the management tracks as an elective, but it was dropped from the core to balance the total number of credits in the major and strengthen the core requirements.   There was a unanimous vote to approve the Management curriculum changes.  VII. Political Science Curriculum Proposals  Three courses were being inactivated, one course was being reactivated, three new courses were proposed, and three courses had updated descriptions.    Thomas Johnson moved to approve the Political Science curriculum changes, and  Paula O’Loughlin seconded.  The changes were unanimously approved.  VIII. Liberal Arts for the Human Services (LAHS) Curriculum Proposals  Steve Gross moved to approve the changes, Sheri Breen seconded.  Chair Lawrence told the division that new courses were being added for Psychology, Sociology, and Anthropology.    The changes to LAHS were unanimously approved.  IX. Geography  Chair Lawrence announced that the new GIS (Geog 3501) course had provisional approval, but needed regular approval.    Joe Beaver moved to approve, and Roland Guyotte seconded.  Steve Gross then asked about the software needed for the GIS (Geog 3501) course.  Joe Beaver replied that the old software is still working, and in addition the geology lab has the needed software.  Beaver was planning to use IH 11, as that room had the correct software the last time he checked (last spring).  Beaver added that Geog 3501 is a spring course.  There was a unanimous vote to approve the Geography curriculum changes.  X.  Additional Questions, Comments, and Concerns  Chair Lawrence reminded the division that the next division meeting will be Wednesday, September 29th at 5:30 p.m..  Chancellor Johnson will be joining us in order to answer any questions the division may have.  Arne Kildegaard raised a concern about the composition of the Environmental Studies Search committee. Discussion followed.    Jennifer Deane moved to adjourn the meeting, and Heather Peters seconded.   The meeting was adjourned at 6:10 p.m.  Minutes respectfully submitted by Holly Gruntner, Morris Student Academic Fellow   

Social Science Division meeting minutes 09/13/2010

University of Minnesota Morris Digital Well University of Minnesota Morris Digital Well Social Science Division Division Minutes 11-10-2010 Social Science Division meeting minutes 11/10/2010 Social Science Division Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/socialscience  Social Science Division Meeting Minutes November 10, 2010 Imholte Hall 109  *****Approved 1-26-11*****  Faculty in attendance:  Pareena Lawrence (Chair), Katherine Benson, Cyrus Bina, Kent Blansett, Sheri Breen, Steve Burks, Donna Chollett, Jennifer Deane, Bart Finzel, Farah Gilanshah, Roland Guyotte, Harold Hinds, Hiro Imai, J. Brooks Jessup, Tom Johnson, Seung-Ho Joo, Arne Kildegaard, Leslie Meek, Paula O’Loughlin, Heather Peters, Jeff Ratliff-Crain, Roger Rose, Jennifer Rothchild, Kevin Stefanek, Dennis Stewart, Marynel Ryan Van Zee, and Sheng Xiao.  Division Staff in attendance:  Terri Hawkinson, Sharon Severance, and Laura Burks.     Student Representative in attendance:   Chris Thorne (Econ/Mgmt), Sydney Sweep (History), Mark Privatsky (Political Science), Ellis Valentiner (Psychology)  Guest in attendance:  Hazen Fairbanks (MCSA member)   Faculty excused absences:  June Meyerhoff   Student Representative excused absence:  Laura Weldy (Anth/Soc)  Faculty on leave:  Solomon Gashaw  After the 5:30 p.m. meeting of Tenured Faculty members only (Retention Vote – Breen and Peters, Promotion and Tenure Vote – Ryan Van Zee), Chair Lawrence called the division meeting to order at 6:05 p.m.    I.  Announcements:  1. Lawrence encouraged all faculty to vote on the new UMM constitution.  Voting ends in two weeks.  If you received the e-mail from Carrie Grussing, you are eligible to vote.       2. Lawrence announced a new Division Policy regarding searches.  Student members of the committees will not be issued Division Office keys.  Students will need to review files during regular Division Office hours, or make arrangements with a faculty search committee member to join them in reviewing files after hours.  3. Lawrence expects the sabbatical and single-semester leave announcements to be made late next week.  These announcements will make it easier for Disciplines to  complete their 2011-12 Class Schedules.    4. Lawrence announced she will be joining Dean Contant on a recruiting trip to India in early December.  She will be gone Dec. 1-10.  This trip is mainly for recruiting students for the Sciences, due to a bigger target audience versus Social Sciences and Humanities.  A question was asked what the goal of such a trip is.  Lawrence explained that there is high demand for higher education in both China and India.  Institutions world-wide are taking advantage of this, but at this point UMM is only exploring the opportunity – perhaps something similar to the arrangement with  SUFE (Shanghai University of Finance and Economics).    II. Approval of Minutes  Lawrence asked for a motion to approve the September 29th minutes.  Three corrections/amendments were proposed:  1) Cyrus Bina appreciated his comments on page 8 being captioned well in the minutes, however he requested the following statement be added to the end of the quote, “In fact, this had been a vivid example of the leadership by this administration at UMM during the last 5 years or so.”  2) On page 6 of the minutes, in the paragraph starting with, “Marynel Ryan Van Zee mentioned,” the number of weeks stated in line three should be 2 and not 3.   3) Hiro Imai’s name was added to the list of attendees.     The minutes were approved as amended by a unanimous vote.   III. Technology Fee Presentation by Sydney Sweep  Sweep began by noting she is usually attending Division Meetings as the History Student Representative, however she was presenting today as the Chair of the Campus Resources and Operations Committee of MCSA (Morris Campus Student Association).  Sweep gave a brief history of the fee.  The fee began in 1997 when students wanted to see improvements in technology and infrastructure at UMM.  The fee is currently $62.50 per semester, assessed to all full-time students.  The Technology Fee is intended to provide new and/or improved technology at UMM, and according to the guidelines, must be of benefit to students on campus.  Proposals can be for hardware, software, networking, access, support services, or data;  but must provide direct, visible benefit to UMM students.  Any member of the UMM campus (students, faculty, staff) can apply for these funds.  The Tech Fee guidelines are available on the MCSA web page, the application will go live on January 18, 2011.  The MCSA web page is: http://www.morris.umn.edu/mcsa/  Proposals for Technology Fee funding will be heard at the March, 2011 MCSA meeting. Once the recommended allocations are determined by the MCSA forum, those recommendations are submitted to the Chancellor for approval. Once approved, those who submitted proposals will be notified of their allocation.  Sweep showed examples of past approved and not approved proposals.  She noted that historically, the Divisions of Science and Humanities have submitted more proposals, and therefore received more technology fee funds than Social Science and Education.  Allocations are determined based on the Technology Fee Guidelines, with denied proposals often not benefiting enough students, or the funds requested too great.  Some approved requests are awarded a portion of the funds requested instead of being denied.    Feel free to email Sydney Sweep at sweep0195@umn.edu if you have any questions or concerns regarding the Technology Fee.    VI. Migration to Google Presentation by Jim Hall  Jim Hall, Director of Computer Services, gave a presentation on the campus Google initiative involving mail and electronic calendars.  His overview included a timeline and why the U of M is going to Google.  A URL was provided that will help us begin the process, or we wait for the invitation email. Jim recommends using the web interface of Google versus interfacing with Thunderbird, Eudora or Macmail.  He also recommends migrating at the end of the day and logging into Google the next morning.  All e-mail addresses will remain the same.  He warned of size limits per e-mail and total inbox size.   The migration process will not begin if you are over the limits.  The migration time depends on the amount of mail a person has.  He also noted that local folders are not converted as they are on hard drives.  Jim went over various Google account options including folders/labels, use of color for folders/labels, spam, search options, filters, signatures, and vacation responder.  It was mentioned from the audience that with Google, e-mails are grouped by conversation, this can take some time to get used to, and can be very convenient.  Another nice feature is the ability to have one message stored in several different folders.  Jim recommended we migrate our address books a day or so after our initial Google migration.  During the Question and Answer portion of the meeting, the following topics were covered:  deadline for those using UMCal is Nov. 30, May 15 for all others; clarification of size of old e-mail (25 meg per e-mail limit, and inbox not greater than 6 gig); when using the web version of Google, e-mail will be exactly the same at home and office, no more need for Cougarmail; Spam filter and where to find mail in the Spam folder; recommended not using “pop” forwarding; total e-mail quota in Google increases over time; using Google Calendar; directions to transfer UMCal to Google are on the Computing Services web site; syncing Google Calendar to cell phones can be done without web service on the phone; and timing of the Google initiative at UMM.  The Q & A session, as well as the meeting were cut short due to a power outage at 7:05 p.m. with no official meeting adjournment.     Minutes respectfully submitted by: Terri Hawkinson      

Social Science Division meeting minutes 11/10/2010

University of Minnesota Morris Digital Well University of Minnesota Morris Digital Well Social Science Division Division Minutes 8-18-2011 Social Science Division meeting minutes 08/18/2011 Social Science Division Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/socialscience Recommended Citation Social Science Division, "Social Science Division meeting minutes 08/18/2011" (2011). Social Science Division. 48. https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/socialscience/48 This Minutes is brought to you for free and open access by the Division Minutes at University of Minnesota Morris Digital Well. It has been accepted for inclusion in Social Science Division by an authorized administrator of University of Minnesota Morris Digital Well. For more information, please contact skulann@morris.umn.edu. *****APPROVED October 4, 2011*****  Social Science Division Meeting August 18, 2011 10:00 a.m. Imholte Hall, Room 109  Faculty in Attendance: Leslie Meek (Chair), Kent Blansett, Ed Brands, Sheri Breen, Steve Burks, Solomon Gashaw, Steve Gross, Harold Hinds, Hiro Imai, Tom Johnson, Arne Kildegaard, Nick Leonard, Hsiang‐Wang Liu, Jean McKenzie, Elaine Nelson, Tammy Pannells, Heather Peters, Jeff Ratliff‐Crain, Jennifer Rothchild, Cheryl Stewart, Dennis Stewart, Karissa White, Sheng Xiao, Xia Zhang, and Marynel Ryan Van Zee  Student Representatives in Attendance:   Stephen Harper (History), Jerry Larson (Economics/Management), Ellis Valentiner (outgoing for Psychology), Kristine Grundmanis (incoming for Psychology)  Faculty Excused Absences: Cyrus Bina, Farah Gilanshah, Roland Guyotte, Seung‐Ho Joo, Paula O’Loughlin, Fred Wallace, and Joe Beaver  Faculty on Leave:  Donna Chollett, Rebecca Dean, Jennifer Deane, Brooks Jessup, Roger Rose  I. Welcome and Introductions  Division Chair Leslie Meek called the meeting to order.  She welcomed and introduced new faculty and welcomed back faculty returning from leaves.  New faculty members are:  Hsiang‐Wang Liu (History), Kent Blansett (History, new as tenure‐track faculty), Elaine Nelson (History, GWSS, AmIn), Ed Brands (Environmental Studies), Jean McKenzie (Economics/Management), Karissa White (Pre‐Doctoral Fellow, Anthropology and History), Xia Zhang (Anthropology), Nick Leonard (Psychology), Tammy Pannells (Psychology), and Fred Wallace (Economics/Management).  II. Announcements/Updates  Chair Meek explained that she is not convinced that we need a Vice Chair because she has no specific tasks to assign to one.  If Division members have concerns about this, please discuss them with her.    Computer back‐ups:  If you are not yet set up, please see Sharon regarding options for backing up your computer.   The summer has been very busy for the office and the office staff has been trying to analyze why.  One thing that has been an issue is trying to get desk copies – the companies are really cracking down on multiple copies of desk copies (for TAs, etc.).  Many companies are refusing to provide them.  Staff will still try to acquire them.  If you distribute desk copies to TAs, please collect them at the end of term for the next set of TAs.  New (heavy‐duty) shredders are available on each floor of Imholte for your use.  Chair Meek alerted the Division to an upcoming event on September 30.  This alumni and student networking event is part of ongoing efforts to create common experiences for each class during a given year.  You may be contacted and offered the opportunity for an alumna or alumnus to visit your classes, etc. There will also be other events that day (lunch, panels, etc.).  This is specifically targeted for juniors, who may be thinking about their futures at this point.  You will also be asked to announce these events in your classes.  Alumna Erin Christiansen is responsible for this project.  Changes in advising numbers: Chair Meek does not think our Division was hit very hard by this.  At the Convocation, the Chancellor explained why we have so many hires this year (leave replacements, increased enrollment, etc.).  The Advising Office has had difficulty finding experienced advisors (in fact, the Deciding Project has been discontinued for this year).  Disciplines in which advising loads have historically been lighter have been assigned more advisees than usual; since the Social Science disciplines have had higher numbers historically, we may not be as affected by this.  If anyone wants to see the “numbers” on how advisees are being distributed, Chair Meek has them and can make them available.  Chair Meek will be going to the Dean and asking for increased office staff.  The staff has been busier with new faculty arriving, the increased number of faculty grants, etc.  Although she has heard that things have run smoothly for everyone, there has been scrambling behind the scenes.  Please thank the staff for the great job they have been doing.  The policy document sent with the Division Meeting agenda includes new guidelines regarding staff workload.  Please consult it.  In particular, Chair Meek asks that we be cognizant that there are many tasks handled by staff of which we are not specifically aware.  At this time of year, there are often many last‐minute jobs and it is possible that staff will not be able to get to them quickly.  For the “big jobs”, in particular, please ensure that you get them in early.  Please also keep in mind that the end of the fiscal year, managing grants expenditures and expense reimbursements can be a real problem (EFS is down for two weeks at the end of the fiscal year).  Steve Burks shared his experience with delays and urged all of us to be mindful of the deadlines.  Chair Meek requested that we submit expense reimbursement requests in a timely fashion, rather than “saving them up” to submit all at once.  Chair Meek reminded us that FREF deadlines are approaching.  There is funding for both full‐time and part‐time faculty, and she encourages us to apply (we have a good track record in the Division of getting FREF funding).  Please see the request for proposals for relevant categories at http://www.morris.umn.edu/services/acad_affairs/research_fund_RFP.html .  III. Approval of Minutes   Harold Hinds moved approval of the minutes from April 4, 2011.  Solomon Gashaw seconded.  Minutes were approved unanimously.  IV. Student Employment/Work‐Study Update  There will be a document circulated regarding work‐study procedures; the big change is that students must deal with their timesheets by noon on Monday in order to be paid.  Students will also be informed of this and told that they should enter their hours daily.  There will be no more leeway in this policy.  V. Division and Discipline Budget   Discipline budgets have been determined and the information will be distributed to Discipline Coordinators at their meeting on 8/30.  Please note – again, from the policy document – that faculty are responsible for covering any overages from other funding (grants, personal, otherwise).  If your budget is not working for you, please see Chair Meek.     VI. Faculty Searches Update  There are an unprecedented number of requests for tenure‐track searches this year.  We are unlikely to be able to do 14 searches this year.  The Dean is currently deciding which searches will be tenure‐track, which will be multi‐year temporary, etc.  Our requests are in Psychology, Econ/Management, and History.  These were ranked by the out‐going Dean, in‐coming Interim Dean and the Division Chairs last spring.    VII. Promotion and Tenure  We have no promotion and tenure cases this year.  We will be reviewing probationary faculty (Dean, Rose, Breen, Peters, Xiao, Jessup, Blansett, Brands).  This year we also have a retention vote for Rebecca Dean and Roger Rose.  Chair Meek reminded us of the significance of the retention vote.  Information for voting faculty and faculty under review will be forthcoming.  VIII. Elections  We are mandated by the university to have a merit salary document that details the criteria for salary increases based on merit.   The policy committee presented a document on procedures for merit raises to the Division last year that was highly quantitative and was not received positively.  The major activity of the year for the policy committee will be another attempt at developing a policy on raises.  Multiple suggestions have come from the faculty – everything from an equal split of all available funds among all faculty members to adopting the highly quantitative model.  Chair Meek emphasized that if we take a “leave it up to the Division Chair” approach, she will use the highly quantitative model because it is what she’s most comfortable with – so if we do not want that, as a Division, we should come up with something else.  Chair Meek notified us of faculty who have excused absences for this meeting but are eligible to serve on Division committees.  Upon being nominated for the Policy Committee, Arne Kildegaard requested a list of positions needing filling within the Division.  Replacements are needed for: Policy, Social, and Post‐tenure Review Committees; Rebecca Dean on Faculty Affairs (she is on leave for Fall Semester); and we need a Grievance Officer.  Other committees needing staffing are Art and Bulletin Board.  Policy Committee:  Steve Burks nominated Arne Kildegaard.  Harold Hinds seconded the nomination, and suggested that we also need to re‐nominate Roland.  This prompted a conversation about past practices, which are not entirely clear (Dennis Stewart could not remember being voted on or off).    Chair Meek suggested we think of this as a two‐year term (perhaps the Policy Committee should work on this, as well).  Upon multiple suggestions, a slate of candidates was presented for a vote.  Roland Guyotte, Arne Kildegaard, Marynel Ryan Van Zee, and Paula O’Loughlin were elected by the Division to serve as the Policy Committee.  The Division elected Jeff Ratliff‐Crain, Steve Burks, Seung‐Ho Joo, Cyrus Bina, Farah Gilanshah, and Paula O’Loughlin (alternate) to the Post‐tenure Review Committee.  Kent Blansett agreed to handle Art and Bulletin Board tasks. Chair Meek’s main priority is the Jack Imholte exhibit.    Chair Meek requested nominations for Grievance Officer.  Solomon Gashaw was elected unanimously by the Division.  Chair Meek requested nominations for the Social Committee.  Farah Gilanshah will remain and chair and Tom Johnson and Sheng Xiao will serve as the committee’s additional members.  Chair Meek requested nominations for our representative to Faculty Affairs.  Jeff Ratliff‐Crain inquired as to whether restrictions exist for simultaneous service on Faculty Affairs and another Assembly committee.  Dennis Stewart volunteered and his self‐nomination was seconded by Jeff Ratliff‐Crain.  Dennis was elected unanimously to replace Rebecca Dean for the Fall Semester.   IX. Other Matters  Steve Burks moved to adjourn, Jeff Ratliff‐Crain seconded.  The meeting was adjourned at 10:53am.  Minutes respectfully submitted by:  Marynel Ryan Van Zee Associate Professor of History    

Social Science Division meeting minutes 08/18/2011

University of Minnesota Morris Digital Well University of Minnesota Morris Digital Well Social Science Division Division Minutes 3-28-2012 Social Science Division meeting minutes 03/28/2012 Social Science Division Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/socialscience *****APPROVED August 16, 2012*****  Social Science Division Meeting March 28th, 2012 5:30 p.m. Imholte Hall, Room 109  Faculty Present: Chair Leslie Meek, Joseph Beaver, Cyrus Bina, Kent Blansett, Ed Brands, Sheri Breen, Stephen Burks, Rebecca Dean, Solomon Gashaw, Farah Gilanshah, Steve Gross, Roland Guyotte, Hiro Imai, Tom Johnson, Seung-Ho Joo, Hsiang-Wang Liu, Tammy Pannells, Paula O’Loughlin, Heather Peters, Jeff Ratliff-Crain, Roger Rose, Dennis Stewart, Karissa White, Marynel Ryan Van Zee, Sheng Xiao, Xia Zhang  Student Representatives Present:  Ann Austin (Anth/Soc), Jerry Larson (Econ/Mgmt), Stephen Harper (History), Morgan Turner (Political Science), Kristian Grundmanis (Psychology)  Faculty excused:  Elaine Nelson, Fred Wallace, and Kevin Stefanek  Faculty on leave:  Donna Chollett (sabbatical), Jennifer Deane (sabbatical), Jennifer Rothchild (one semester TC fellowship), J. Brooks Jessup (leave of absence), and Bart Finzel (recused due to position as Dean)  Chair Leslie Meek called the meeting to order at 5:32.    I. Disability Services Update-Nancy Cheeseman  Visiting from Disability Services was Nancy Cheeseman, who talked to the Division about changes she has recently made in the office: • Combined Academic Assistance and Disability Services to create the Office of Academic Success • Hired a full-time administrative assistant to greet/direct people coming into the office • Faculty Proctor Form: Optional, but gives OAS valuable information • Converted the Student Proctor Form into PDF, so that it can be sent to a student ahead of time.  Student can fill it out, and then meet with Nancy so she can get a better sense of the student’s specific needs/challenges • Besides filling out the Proctor Form, students are also responsible for making their own testing appointments, using Google Calendar Pending OAS changes: • Develop manuals • Launch website • Create a Disability Services committee (already have an interested student, looking for faculty, staff, administration) • Secure financial resource allocation • Identify courses in need of academic assistance programming  Steve Burks raised a concern about data security, explaining that sending things by email attachment that include students’ names and disabilities is not the best idea, and also against policy.  He suggested uploading such items to a website instead of using email.  Heather Peters commended Cheeseman for making students take responsibility for their own arrangements.  Rebecca Dean asked if, since there is little space in the OAS for students to take exams, faculty are expected to provide space.  Cheeseman replied that yes, space is limited in the office, but that Briggs 360 is a good area for testing.  Further, Cheeseman said that if faculty have room to provide, that would be wonderful, but that it’s not a requirement.  Kristina Grundmanis asked where the OAS is located.  Cheeseman replied that it is in Briggs Library, on the 3rd floor.  II. Division Announcements and Updates  Steve Burks invited all to join himself, Jon Anderson, and their student researchers on Thursday, April 19th in the Cow Palace.  From 2:30-5:30 they will be giving a presentation on their trucking research project.  The presentation will be a culmination of ten years of research, five published papers, and half a million dollars in research funding.    Additionally, Burks announced that on April 19th at 7:30, Colonel Donald Osterberg will give a talk in the Science Auditorium: “How Paratroopers Supported D-Day; A Case Study of the Human Element in War.”  Roger Rose announced that the Jooinn Lee Lecture will be on Monday, April 16th at 7:30 P.M. in Imholte 109.  Caroline Hartzell will be lecturing on prospects for peace.  There will be a reception afterward.  Next, Chair Meek read from the new associate professor review procedures: • Special reviews for Associate Professors will occur every four years • Associate professors will receive feedback from all full professors to ensure that tenured associate professors are on track to achieve the highest academic rank  Chair Meek also said that although Dean Bart Finzel suggested the Division start reviews this Spring when we’re doing the regular annual reviews, subsequently the Division Chairs, with the Dean, decided that it would make more sense, in terms of workload, to do a few of these reviews in the fall when full professors are meeting anyway for promotion and tenure decisions.  Annual Review: Chair Meek has asked all Division members who will return next year to come see her.  There is a form on the Division website which must be filled out and an updated CV must be provided.  Since there is a salary increase this year, Division members are welcome to make their case for a raise during this time.  Roland Guyotte and his “posse” (Division Policy Committee) are working on a draft document for determining merit salary increases to be presented to the Division in a few weeks.  Guyotte added that the Policy Committee is willing to receive suggestions, preferably via email.   The Curriculum Committee has decided that 4000 level courses with the same general education designators as their prerequisites will have those designators removed.    III.  Approval of Minutes  Sheri Breen moved to approve the minutes, Paula O’Loughlin seconded.  The minutes were approved by a unanimous vote.  IV.  New Course Approvals  Psy 3314: Child/Adolescent Psychopathology: Nick Leonard explained that currently, we offer Psy 3313 (psychopathology), which covers both child and adult psychopathology.  When 3314 is offered, 3313 will be reduced to adult.    Cyrus Bina moved to approve, Ratliff-Crain seconded.  The course was approved by a unanimous vote.  Ed Brands next introduced four new environmental studies courses: Water Resources Policy 3001, Industrial Ecology 4101, Pre-internship Seminar, and Post-Internship Seminar.  The seminars, said Brands, will be 1 credit each, and will serve to get students thinking about internships (pre), and then to make sure they write their final paper, and give their presentation on their internship experience (post).    Ratliff-Crain: Is the Post-Internship Seminar A-F grading? Brands: Yes.  Heather Peters: Did you get the Pre and Post idea from other universities? Brands:  We actually got the model from the study abroad program: internships also mean we’re sending students outside of the institution.  O’Loughlin: The difference is that study abroad programs don’t have credit bases.  Ratliff-Crain: Are the internships themselves 4 credits?  And could that then give students 6 credits for the entire internship experience?  Brands:  In theory, yes, although the number of credits received for the actual internship varies and only 2 credits are required (with a maximum of 4 counting towards the major).  Chair Meek:  So they won’t get the grade for the Pre until they’re signed up for the Post?  Breen: Correct.  This adds consistency, and it formalizes the internship requirement.  Ratliff-Crain:  Also, if a student goes awry while doing their summer internship, they will be held accountable to us because of the course.  Chair Meek suggested we vote on all Environmental Studies courses as a group.  Bina moved to approve, O’Loughlin seconded.  A unanimous vote approved the courses.  The meeting was adjourned at 6:05 p.m. Minutes respectfully submitted by: Holly Gruntner, Morris Student Administrative Fellow 

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