College of Education Faculty Officers 2012-13 Faculty Chair: Presides at Faculty Meetings and Appoints Ad Hoc Committees as Necessary Eva Monsma: eavadocz@mailbox.sc.edu Faculty Chair Elect: Chairs the Steering Committee Doyle Stevick: stevick@sc.edu

College of Education Faculty Meeting 8/21/12 (Just 1 Hour!) I.   Call to order II.   Faculty Chair and Faculty Chair elect: Setting the Agenda III.  Service and Faculty Governance: Education Committees IV.   Circa 10:15: Approval of Minutes V.   Old Business—Faculty Welfare Bylaw Update VI.  New Business VII.  Announcements VIII. Adjournment

Committees Standing (6): Ad Hoc: “As Needed” Steering 2 Affairs Committees: Faculty/Student 2 Programs Committees: Advanced/Basic Diversity Ad Hoc: “As Needed” Faculty Chair Shall Appoint Faculty may elect Project Groups Dean may appoint Task Force

Steering Committee Faculty Chair; Faculty Chair “Elect,” or “(S)elect”; Standing Committee Chairs; Up to Three Faculty Chair Appointees 1. Advise Dean on Matters Referred by Faculty, Committees, or Dean 2. Identify Issues, Policy Questions, and other necessary business to the Appropriate Departmental, College or University Committees for action 6. Recommend Faculty Chair form Ad Hoc Committees 7. Draft by-law revisions 8. Draft guidelines for the “selection” of faculty officers

The Guiding Principle: Faculty Governance-- The Guiding Principle: “Those who are affected by the decision, those who are closest to it, those who have expertise in the area, those who will be responsible for carrying it out, those who will be living with the decision, are the ones who should make it.”  (O’Rourke, 1987)

Strengthening Faculty Input The Steering Committee will use new technologies to be pro-active in its duty to: “Identify Issues, Policy Questions, and other necessary business to the Appropriate Departmental, College or University Committees for action” Examples: Crowdsourcing, micro-surveys (opt-in surveys), blackboard discussion forum, others?

Strengthening Faculty Participation The move from Service to Faculty Governance is a move From Dutiful Burden to Meaningful Participation

The Problems with “Service” Risk: quicksand that can sink the career of a junior professor Irrelevance: unconnected to teaching or research Burdensome: an add-on piled on already full plates Unrewarded and unappreciated: high incentive to do the minimum possible “just keep the ship afloat”; even a liability Scripted: obligation to do tasks others have defined Involuntary: typically appointed to positions

An Alternative Vision: Citizenship, Participation, Engagement 1. From Obligatory to Voluntary: Embracing Opt-In, Focused, and Meaningful Participation through Ad Hoc and Sub-Committees 2. From Obedience to Leadership: Enabling Faculty Initiative & Empowerment From Extra Burden to Intrinsic Opportunity: How will space be made for meaningful participation and faculty leadership?

Areas of Concern and Interest Faculty Governance, especially: Election of Faculty Officers Service (Equity, Mission Creep) Mentoring Dissertation Loads and Course Equivalents Salary Compression More Deliberative Faculty Meetings (No reports!) And….yours?

Open Forum What should the Steering Committee focus upon for the good of the faculty, our students, and education in South Carolina and beyond? How can we make the College of Education a more dynamic and responsive entity? What are you committed to? What would you be willing to take leadership on?

College of Education Faculty Meeting 8/21/12 (Just 1 Hour!) I.   Call to order II.   Faculty Chair and Faculty Chair elect: Setting the Agenda III.  Service and Faculty Governance: Education Committees IV.   At 10:15: Approval of Minutes V.   Old Business VI.  New Business VII.  Announcements VIII. Adjournment

CURRENT  Language B. The College Faculty Affairs Committee shall be responsible for planning social events for the faculty and reviewing research proposals submitted by the faculty with regard to the ethical guidelines for research with human subjects. When referred to the Committee by the College of Education Dean, grievances regarding faculty personnel matters will be considered in closed confidential sessions. The committee may consider other appropriate matters affecting the welfare of the faculty. PROPOSED Language B. The College Faculty Welfare Committee shall be responsible for matters affecting the welfare of College of Education faculty members individually and collectively.  The work of the committee includes, but is not limited to, coordinating the evaluation of proposals for internal funding submitted by faculty members, considering faculty grievances regarding personnel matters when appropriate, developing faculty related policies, and administering a system for faculty awards and honors.  The committee may, at times, carry out its work by means of ad hoc committees and with support from College resources.

The College Faculty Affairs Committee shall be responsible for planning social events for the faculty and reviewing research proposals submitted by the faculty with regard to the ethical guidelines for research with human subjects. When referred to the Committee by the College of Education Dean, grievances regarding faculty personnel matters will be considered in closed confidential sessions. The committee may consider other appropriate matters affecting the welfare of the faculty.

The College Student Affairs Committee shall a) hear student‐initiated appeals including academic appeals and faculty related complaints and grievances; b) consider and act upon requests from students for relief from specific college or university rules and regulations pertaining to academic progress towards certification or degrees; c) adjudicate alleged infractions of the code of student academic responsibility; d) lastly, the Committee shall be responsible for the scholarship and awards processes delegated to it. Included in its functions are the formulation and implementation of appropriate policies and procedures for the granting of designated award decisions, overseeing the processes for awarding scholarships in the various program areas, assisting with publicity regarding available scholarships and awards, and planning the annual awards recognition ceremony.

The College Basic Programs Curriculum Committee shall receive from the departments and administrative personnel proposals for deletion, new programs, new courses and changes in the undergraduate or graduate basic academic programs. (Basic programs are those programs that lead to initial teacher certification). The Committee shall advise departments to ensure that new proposals do not duplicate existing programs of courses.

The Advanced Programs Governance Committee shall be responsible for the review of policies affecting professional education programs included in the Advanced Programs Component of the Professional Education Unit. The APGC shall receive from the departments and administrative personnel proposals for deletion, new programs, new courses and changes in the advanced graduate programs. The APGC meets monthly or as called by the Chairperson. Recommendations are made to the Dean of the College of Education who reviews them and makes recommendations to appropriate University committees and the Provost.

The College Diversity Committee 1) develop, monitor the implementation, and revise annually a strategic action plan for diversity for the College to be coordinated with Administrative Council 2) provide leadership in the College’s efforts to improve student, staff and faculty recruitment, retention, support and mentoring, informed by regular self‐study research in the college, and by the COE Alliance for Social Justice and Diversity 3) work cooperatively on diversity‐related issues brought to the committee r the College by department chairs, the deans, other standing committees of Education Alliance for Social Justice and Diversity. 4) recommend professional development activities to the dean 5) consist of the faculty committee and two subcommittees, which will be dedicated to staff and student issues respectively. 6) convene voluntary sub‐groups around strategic goals involving both members and non‐members of the standing committee