The importance of committee service Curricular overview and policies

Where does this service fit in faculty time and effort? 40/40/20

Time versus quality of service Do not do this…

Service is all of our jobs Find something that works for you…

(Alex Small, 2015 https://chroniclevitae

Mastering the Dark Arts of Curricular Fung Fu

Policies need to reflect true goals Not just rules that must be followed such as:

And committees reflect members’ insight and thoughtfulness So a course proposal or proposed policy needs to convince your peers and fellow UO community members ….like peer review

Service is peer review

To be a peer: listen well and give thoughtful feedback Be a good, helpful and objective peer reviewer on committees and councils, don’t be….