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Status of New Senate Projects – September, 2005

 

Project

Point Person

What is done

Next steps

Faculty Growth

Julie Nyquist

1.  Julie Nyquist chosen to coordinate.

2.      Discussed at 7/12 meeting with Max and Marty to strong support.

3.      Breakout discussion at Annual Retreat

4.      Builds on recommendations on mentoring from NTT Comm

1.  Decide what form to take – task force, other? Fold in Chair and Sen Pres training?

 

Harrassment Awareness and Prevention Initiative

Alison Renteln and Mary Campbell

1.      Retreat Panel Disc

2.       Rossier School agrees to perform institutional assessment with Glassner blessing;

3.      Letter from Max and Tom drafted

 

Alison to recruit team to write supplementary material addressing academic and USC contexts; assessment plan

 

 

Office of Research Advancement

Maja Mataric

Charge to Research Committee

Retreat Discussion

Committee Rec.

Learner-Centered Dialogues

Etta Hollins

Retreat Discussion

CET and Admin agree to partner

CAPT charged

Comm to generate resource

All U Fac Assy in Feb to plan

Senate Communications

Margo Apostolos

Newsletter started, website reviewed

Explore with Margo at Ex Board meeting: Sponsored events—e.g., forum on learner-centered with CET and Provost (above); performances, etc.

Integrity Campaign

Ron Garet

Work by roundtable

Retreat presentation of Actionables

  1. Implement actionables
  2. Content for Newsletter
  3. Alert and tie to external relations (Harris) campaign

Administrator and Fac Pres development

 

 

Follow through on training for Senate Presidents?  Work with Max Nikias – how can effective deans and chairs serve as role models and resources for others?

Interdisciplinarity

Ann Crigler

Ann submitted Provost Committee Report to Provost (Lloyd) in May, 2005.

Ann and ?  to serve on Task Force of VP Garrett to Implement Interdisciplinary Initiatives

Intellectual Property

Bart Kosko

Retreat Discussion 

 

Workshop envisioned?

Committee structure

Connie Roque

Created coordinator positions: Faculty protection (Ann), Comm (Margo), IP (Bart), Faculty Growth (Julie).

Eliminated some Comm’s

Creating some Task Forces

(see update letter 7/15)

Used Nominations, brought in NTTs

 

 

Work with provost’s office to send out thank you letters to those who self-nominated for committee service. Include women and minority colleagues.  Send out thank you letters to all who served on 2004-5 Senate and Senate-provost committees.

 

Health clinic, wellness

Paul Pattengale

Discussed with Dougherty, Neinstein a faculty/staff health clinic.  Rob Cooper pitched Provost on Wellness Center; Provost may refer it to Senate

Paul and Tom to explore further; detail EB

Information Technology

Tom Katsouleas

Tom to co-chair ISD reorg

Kevin Starr to chair Library Comm

Senate works with Max and others on this.

Service Learning

Ron Garet

 

Work with Max Nikias on concept for forging a closer connection between external relations, community partners, service learning, and core academic goals.

Retired faculty

Ron and Tom

EB meeting last year

Upcoming RFA Retreat

Participated in search for Director

Form working group to identify action steps based on Retreat priorities.  Working group to consist of Tom and Ron (from exec board); two retired faculty (we asked the retired faculty reps to identify two to join us) and (ideally) one administrator involved in the USC strategic planning process.

 

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