April 25, 2007
Faculty Governance News
April 25, 2007
From the UNC Office of Faculty Governance
200-204 Carr Building
UNC-CH Campus
Contact: Anne M. Whisnant (anne_whisnant@unc.edu)
Final 2006-07 Faculty Council and General Faculty meeting, Friday, April 27th
The Faculty Council and General Faculty will meet April 27, 2007 from 3:00 – 5: 00 p.m. in the Hitchcock Multipurpose Room of the Sonja Haynes Stone Center. Among other items, the meeting will consider a resolution proposing adoption of the “Achievement Index” as a measure of student academic performance. Faculty election results will also be announced.
The complete meeting agenda may be seen here. All faculty are encouraged to attend.
Missed the last Council meeting? Minutes available online
Read the complete Faculty Council minutes for the March meeting here.
All faculty invited to end-of-semester reception on May 3 in Campus Y’s new Faculty Commons
The Campus Y has recently reopened after an extensive renovations and will be officially dedicated next October 11, the eve of University Day. A new feature of the building is the bright and beautiful Anne Queen Faculty Commons area, located in the former “chapel” space on the side of the building facing Wilson Library and the Polk Place quad.
The Office of Faculty Governance (which will manage the space, in collaboration with the Campus Y) invites all faculty to take a break from exams to preview the Faculty Commons on the afternoon of Thursday, May 3, 2007. Drop by between 3:00 and 5:00 p.m. to visit with us there. We’ll treat you to a snack, a cup of coffee or tea, and a peek at the new (and now partly furnished) space!
In the wake of the Virginia Tech tragedy, UNC News Services posts question-answer document about campus safety and security issues
The Q&A may be found here: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/apr07/safetyq-a041907.html
You can read about issues such as student access to emergency health care services, regulations about having firearms on campus, policies on troubled students or individuals who could potentially pose a safety risk, and the role of the Emergency Warning Committee in handling campus emergencies.
Second round of community meetings about Carolina North to take place April 26th
Local residents, faculty, staff and students are invited to participate in a second round of community meetings about Carolina North on April 26. The meetings will begin at 3:30 p.m. at the William and Ida Friday Continuing Education Center off N.C. 54. The presentation will be repeated at 5:30 p.m. in the same location. Parking will be available at the Friday Center.
University representatives will present revised conceptual drawings with possible approaches to issues including open space, pedestrian and vehicular circulation, utilities, and land use on the UNC-owned property. Comments from the community in March influenced the ideas that will be shown this month.
For more information, visit the Carolina North website, http://carolinanorth.unc.edu.
Faculty Governance Reading Room
An occasional feature highlighting interesting reading about universities, faculties, and governance. This week’s selection:
- Privacy vs. Security
Senate committee considers whether colleges need liability protection when dealing with some students’ records. (From Inside Higher Ed.)
For more information on any of these items, please contact Anne Whisnant in the Office of Faculty Governance. Full contact information is below.
