PRESENT: David Mycoff, Gary Hawkins, Warren Gaughin, Ron Bashford, Dusty Benedict (standing in for Leah Leitson), Philip Otterness, Graham Paul
MISSING: Sally Fischer (family emergency), Angela Phillips (no word)
Announcements:
Graham announced that he'd be sending his enrollment analysis to dept. chairs (their department only); also, that he'd fill out Ali's form for SACS (part-time faculty info) as best he could and send to dept. chairs to fill in the blanks.
Old Business:
1) FAH department needs (20 min): Graham handed out list developed last semester and recently sent to Strategic Plan committee dealing with facilities (Ben Feinberg, Chair). All agreed that teaching/learning space issue is paramount for division and efforts should focus on that. Discussion of general vs. specific needs. Graham said he would draft a statement to give to the Strategic Plan committee, one following up list of FAH dept. needs he sent and more forcefully stating general and departmental needs. He'll run it by dept. chairs for approval/revsion.
2) Dealing with FMTS to get immediate physical needs met (15 min): General discussion, but seems that specific issues limited to Art, Music, maybe Theatre (no current projects underway). Dusty sees no movement at all on various projects, including those intended to address dangerous situations. Work being done on Music's practice room conversion (including knocking out electricity). Ron wondered why it took so long to get heating for Kitt. Theatre & Music Wing fixed. Warren said cold in buildings was worst in his 30 years here. All seemed to agree that problem with FMTS was systemic. Graham said he will resume pushing forwork on various projects.
3) Enrollment issues: somehow, this didn't get discussed. Earlier, Graham was asked what his "analysis" of spring FAH enrollments revealed (see announcements above) and he mentioned large ENG classes, which pertains to issue of crunch of ENG courses required by Creative Writing, English, and Theatre/English Majors--but we didn't discuss this issue.
New Business:
1) Centralize information about FAH events, especially those near end of semester (10 min):
2) FAH division party?? (5 min) (see below)
3) Other (10 whole minutes): Graham raised issue of evaluating division system; raised question of whether FAH should be split into FA & H. Philip wondered why have a division at all, noting that we were different from Soc. & Nat.Sciences. General discussion about need for identity, visibility, and fraternizing. Warren talked about wanting opportunities for socializing for talk about teaching, etc. Ron suggested more random social events not necessarily including everyone. Date Graham set for FAH Div meeting conflicts with one of two Chairs Committee meetings. Discussion seemed to coalesce around idea of FAH div. meeting at Beacon Pub, so Graham will try to arrange.
FAH Departmental Needs (from FAH Division meeting 8/14/09)
ART: 1 doz. computer stations; metalworking area for safe cutting and welding;
offices for five faculty; Holden major repair/renovation, including making Holden
Auditorium "smart"; more storage space; conference room; structural improvements
to tie three Art buildings together.
ENGLISH: More space! Smart classrooms! faculty development funds (or new
position?) to work with new MAT (Master of Teacher Ed.) Program; eventually a 6th
faculty position.
HISTORY/POLITICAL SCIENCE: Right-sized classrooms! Smart classrooms! Support for
working with MAT Program.
MODERN LANGUAGES: More classrooms! Smart classrooms! Restore language lab;
Gen. Ed. language requirement, with additional position(s) such a change would
make necessary; support for working with MAT Program.
MUSIC: Additional music rehearsal space (immediate: long-delayed conversion of
storage space!); renovate Recital Hall and make "smart"; make K16 classroom
"smart"; three additional faculty offices; general renovation of entire Music Wing,
most urgently new chairs, tables, carpet; campus web-radio station facility (?).
PHILOSOPHY: Real office for faculty--with a window! Upgrade 2/3 position to full-
time; right-sized classrooms! Smart classrooms! support (time & $$) for curriculum
development;
THEATRE: Space beyond Kitt. stage for instruction, rehearsal, performance
(Real dance studio, performance/rehearsal studio, design lab/classroom, smart
classroom); 2-3 faculty offices; storage spaces; funds & support for post-graduate
internship with local professional theatre + Theatre Dept.
WRITING: NEW FICTION POSITION! Smart classrooms! Unified departmental space.
DIVISION-WIDE NEEDS:
The "Big Fire" (in Casey's words) seems to be the need for classrooms/studios sized
according to pedagogical needs and provided with appropriate technology, but not
far behind:
- Renovation of Jensen public spaces; serious improvement of entire Jensen
- environment; Arts communal gathering space (with café); PROFESSIONAL
- ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS! Money for FAH January Retreat.
these are the items from my notes in the meeting.)
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