September 6, 2002
Burling Conference Room
Attending: Christopher McKee, Vince Eckhart, Ralph Savarese, Doug Caulkins, David Harrison, John Stone, Mark Montgomery, Lee Sharpe, Helen Scott, Bill Francis
John Stone has been named Chair of ISC for 2002-2003.
The Committee agreed to meet on alternate Wednesdays at noon beginning September 18. John will speak with Jack Dawson about allowing the Committee to get their lunches a bit early so that we can start the meeting at noon.
Agenda for the 18th includes discussion of Concentration guidelines.
Lee gave an overview of the ISC's responsibilities.
Discussion of change in the Concentration guidelines for submitting Curricular Development proposals.
Discussion of 2001-2002 annual report submitted by Lee. The report included a list of issues that the Committee did not resolve.
ISC does more than budget allocation. The Committee also has responsibility to computing.
The ISC needs to look at past priorities and decide if they are still relevant. For example:
- Teaching and Learning groups
Teaching Colloquia
Workshop stipends
Curricular Development stipends
The focus should be on academic program, not money. Where will support for technology projects come from now that the Mellon grant has ended? Should faculty receive stipends for attending workshops or should the stipend be paid only after the information is incorporated in the classroom? No stipends are given for workshops hosted by the CTSs.
Teaching colloquia: Currently held three times per year, once per division. They have not been well attended. Should they continue?
Teaching and Learning groups: These groups can be exclusive, that is, for specific departments/areas rather than the faculty as a whole. There is a small budget available to cover refreshments and materials.
Respectfully submitted,Terri Phipps
