In the October Senate meeting we briefly discussed the Better IU initiative launched by President McRobbie in recent weeks to improve IU administrative policies and procedures that might be hindering the good work of the university. The website has been launched and a task force assembled. The memorandum establishing the initiative is also available there…. Read more »
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Finding the promise in Blueprint 2.0
One of the assertions made in the October Senate meeting was that there are unexplored models of innovation and reform presented in Blueprint 2.0, the strategic plan for IU’s regional campuses, that might be very interesting and fruitful to bring to our campus. In my remarks I suggested the example of item 5C, which calls… Read more »
Resource links | Senate, October 2016
Important links for major pedagogical goals and values statements mentioned in the October 2016 Academic Senate meeting include: The values and goals handout for the meeting. The AACSB’s new accreditation standards for schools of business, including Leighton here at IUSB, with the focus on engagement, innovation, and impact. LEAP — the AAC&U vision for liberal… Read more »
Key Dates from DRAFT Budget Calendar, 2016-17
Nov. 1–Chancellor requests budget proposals from departments – due Dec. 15 Dec. 15–Chancellor receives budget proposals from departments Late Jan.–Budget Hearings Mid-Feb.–Recommendation Report due from Academic Senate Budget Committee Budget Committee members: Hossein Hakimzadeh (CLAS), Larry Lambert (ARTS), Rolf Schimmrigk (CLAS), Jerry Hinnefeld (CLAS, Chair), Maryann Oake (CHS), Susan Thomas (LIB), Jay VanderVeen (CLAS)
Research on IUSB faculty
An opportunity for IUSB faculty to participate in an IRB-approved research study has been announced: Greetings! You have been invited to the following experiments: Date: Monday, October 24, 2016 Time: 1 pm – 2 pm Location: Administration Building Room 220B Date: Thursday, October 27, 2016 Time: 11:30 pm – 12:30 pm Location: Administration Building Room… Read more »
Senate Agenda, October 21, 2016
Academic Senate Agenda (with links and annotations as these become available) Friday, October 21, 2016, 10:00 am, DW 1001 Call to order Approval of the minutes of the September 16, 2016 meeting President’s remarks Centralization practices across IU Questions from the floor in the September meeting Chancellor Allison’s remarks on centralization and the faculty Additional… Read more »
Speaking with Executive Vice President Applegate
The Senate’s Executive Committee was invited to speak to Executive Vice President John Applegate during his recent half-day visit to campus. Suggestions for topics to explore in this meeting were solicited at the September Senate meeting, and members of the Executive Committee also suggested questions and topics. Nearly all of these questions were shaped into… Read more »
CEOs advising our students
Last semester on one assignment I gave my students an option to write about the Corner Office interviews in the Sunday New York Times, and every single student in that class chose that option. What’s that all about? In the Business section each Sunday, reporter Adam Bryant interviews a CEO, simple as that. They come… Read more »
UFC Executive Committee notes
The following topics and issues were under discussion during the executive committee’s conference call on September 20. Many of them will probably be addressed at an upcoming UFC meeting. President McRobbie and Vice President Applegate attended the last half of the session. Leaning Committees There is a need for a speedy response to some initiatives… Read more »
Coaching for teachers proud to improve
Sometimes we stop improving as teachers. Why is that? And does it have to happen? In “Coach in the Operating Room,” a very engaging article from The New Yorker, Atul Gawande looks at several professions–including classical violinist, surgeon, educator–and offers a theory about how professionals like university faculty can break out of a plateau stage and continue to… Read more »