Curriculum Committee Minutes – February 15

Members:

  • Ed Cannon – Committee Chair
  • Kristie Kauerz – Co-chair
  • Remi Kalir
  • Liz Mahon
  • Scott McLeod
  • *Diana Schaack

Staff:

  • Shakira Anderson
  • *Shannon Hagerman (CPE)

*unable to attend

 

GENERAL BUSINESS & REVIEW/DISCUSSIONS:

  • 5-year syllabi review
    • Diversity Committee reviewed syllabus guidelines. The committee will make edits according the Diversity Committee’s comments
  • The guidelines, or discussion points will be presented at the program leaders meeting
    • Committee will confirm the steps, and timeline for the final review process
  • Schedule a meeting with HR and Dorothy, to work on an improvement to the lecturer hiring process, so instructors are not approved after they start teaching (as sometimes happens now)
  • The CC will develop a statement to bring to the faculty to review that defines the roles and responsibilities of the committee, its relationship with faculty, and preferred processes etc.
    • Develop in March 2021

 

COURSE PROPOSAL/REVISION REQUESTS:

 

Status                               Item(s)                                                          Presenter

 

Lecturer hiring process                                  HR and Dean Garrison-Wade

  • Met with the HR team and Dean Garrison-Wade to go over the lecturer hiring process and cycle
    • Identified reasons for last minute hires – lecturers not accepting prorated pay, adding a section or a course late, lecturer is hired during a time when the committee does not meet (winter break or summer)
    • Next steps: have a conversation with program leaders about low enrolled/prorated courses, and the hiring timeline
    • Work with program leaders to utilize the open lecturer candidate pool, to help approve lecturers early in the process
    • Come up with a policy for late hires