AGENDA TOPIC

DISCUSSIONS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

ACTIONS/FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

Call to Order

Vaughan: Call to order 1:30 pm.

Minutes

Vaughan: Approved as distributed by email.

Announcements

q       Vaughan: Introduced new student member Matt Davis, new COEHS member Susan Cramer, new COLS member Karen Fournier, guest COEHS Dean Craig Fiedler, and guest Perry Rettig from Provost’s Office and Differential Tuition Committee.

q       Vaughan: Announced new ACCAA web page (email had been sent to all ACCAA members previously); campuswide email will be sent out soon to alert all instructional personnel to its existence.

q       Vaughan: the UARC is still seeking ACCAA volunteers (or their designees) to serve on the UARC-Faculty Training Workgroup. So far, Dave Jones (COLS) has signed up. Mike Godfrey (COBA) also signed up at today’s meeting.  It still needs representation from CON and COEHS.

q       Vaughan: As per the agenda circulated by email prior to today’s meeting, in response to last month’s ACCAA memo to Provost Earns, all four Deans wish to work with ACCAA to craft a Differential Tuition grant proposal supporting Faculty & Academic Staff training programs.  First order of business for today’s meeting is to address how we might work together in this way, since he has to leave at 2 pm.

 Old Business

q       Fiedler: Explained the history of the Deans’ original DTC grant proposal regarding a Peer Advising program. It has been reviewed by the DTC which raised questions about implementation. Also UARC has launched its own Peer PAL program. Deans are willing to withdraw the existing proposal in favor of a different idea that is worked out with the ACCAA’s assistance.  CF is “empowered to speak for all” Deans. There are 2 conditions for any new proposal: (1) no money goes to faculty stipends (though establishing a faculty development account is permissible); (2) all 4 Colleges are to participate, with appropriate funds proportionality.  Discussion ensued. It appears that DTC will next meet Feb. 2005, however the sooner the programs are designed and funded, the sooner training can begin.

q       Vaughan: Handed out “crib notes” from the Academic Advising Handbook chapters covering design and implementation of Faculty/Staff advisor training programs.

q       Cramer: Asked a number of COEHS-specific questions regarding implementation of the Total Intake Model.  Answers from LF and DV, plus discussion.  SC requested copies of COEHS specific information from LF.

q       Godfrey: Pointed out concerns of COBA faculty colleagues about needing to be able to understand the STAR. Discussion ensued. Motion to amend the Roles & Responsibilities statement, endorsed by the Provost(s) last June, to read as follows: “7) Be able to assist the student in assessing his/her progress by interpreting the STAR report; the UARC will remain available to address any problems with the STAR.”  (italics are the agreed-upon new language).  Motion carried.

q       Vaughan: Returned the agenda to how ACCAA might work with the Deans.  New Faculty work group combining ACCAA members and UARC members is tasked with designing appropriate Faculty/Staff training. Discussion ensued.  Vaughan asked for language to reply to the Deans’ request for cooperative work on a new DTC proposal. Consensus appeared to be that (a) the ACCAA fully supports a cooperative effort with the Deans; (b) inasmuch as the UARC-Faculty Workgroup has already been tasked with designing a UWO-specific program, the Workgroup is the particular body with which the Deans should communicate most directly; (c) the Workgroup should report its progress to the ACCAA, which will continue to offer recommendations and support; (d) the “crib notes” hand-out from the Academic Advising Handbook should be provided to the Deans and the Workgroup as a suggested best-practices progression to follow.

q       Freeman is to send Cramer a copy of feedback from UARC COEHS advisors regarding their most frequent advising tasks in that College.

q       The AY-end report of the ACCAA will reflect a change in the language of this Role & Responsibility for Faculty/Staff Advisors.

q       Vaughan is to write the Deans a memo reflecting points (a-d) at left.

Adjournment / Items for Next Agenda

Meeting adjourned at 3:00 pm.

Items for next time:

q       Old Business: Progress report on formation of UARC-Faculty Training Workgroup.

q       New Business: Consideration of TIM submodels.

NEXT MEETING: Friday Nov 19, 1:30-3:00 pm in Dempsey 301.