AHC-FCC MEETING MINUTES
December 4, 2008
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
ChildrenŐs Rehab Center,
Room 406
These minutes
reflect discussion and debate at a committee meeting of the University of
Minnesota Senate or Twin Cities Campus Delegation; none of the comments,
conclusions, or actions reported in these minutes represents the views of, nor
are they binding on, the Senate or Delegation, the Administration, or the Board
of Regents.
Present: Brian
Isetts (chair), Collin Campbell, Paul Olin, Susan Berry, Cheryl Robertson,
Peter Davies, Vernon Weckwerth
Regrets: Steve
Downing
Guests: Barbara
Brandt, President Robert H. Bruininks, Katie Stuckert
(Office of the President)
Approval of
Minutes: The October 2nd and November 6th
meeting minutes were unanimously approved.
Academy for
Excellence in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Chair Isetts announced the nominees for the Academy
for Excellence in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and briefly provided
an overview of each nominee. All
committee members should have received a set of nominations via campus
mail. Isetts explained that the
committeeŐs job is to serve as the nominee screening committee. Assistant Vice President Barbara
Brandt, Academic Health Center, said that the Academy for Excellence in the
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning has been planned by Dr. Cerra for some
time. The Academy was developed
over the course of the last three years, and complements the Academy for Excellence
in Health Research. The first
Academy inductees were presented last year. She stated that the feedback from last yearŐs event was
great. Academy members receive an
annual augmentation of $10,000 for five consecutive years. VP Brandt emphasized to members
that the committeeŐs review should focus on the nomineeŐs scholarship of
teaching and learning credentials.
She stated that the external faculty reviewers play an important role in
the selection process. Professor
Berry said that she thinks other groups such as master teachers should be recognized
in a similar fashion and Brandt responded that there are recognition awards
that cover other groups in the University community.
There will be up to four Academy inductees this
year. Chair Isetts noted that
AHC-FCC members may need to review all of the candidates, make notes on each
and then re-review the candidates to focus their evaluation. The Committee will discuss nominees and
make its recommendations at the January 8th meeting. Chair Isetts said that members should
make substantive comments that he can use for his report. Members discussed if they should rank
the nominees and VP Brandt said that they could share their individual rankings
with Dr. Cerra, but not with the external reviewing committee.
Professor Olin expressed a need to get a full finance
and planning committee together.
There are currently two open seats in the AHC-FCC Finance and Planning
subcommittee (hereafter F&P), one for a Medical School applied science
member and one for a Medical School basic science member that need to be
filled. Chair Isetts agreed and
hopes to have both seats filled shortly after the new-year. Olin recognizes that F&P will be
taking on a greater prominence in University governance with the current and
future financial climate. Isetts
will be participating more with F&P by attending the committeesŐ meetings
as much as possible. In a related
note, the next committee meeting with Dr. Cerra has been moved to December 10th
and the main topic will be the evolving roles and responsibilities of AHC faculty
governance in the presence of economic challenges.
A Visit
From President Bruininks
President Bruininks and Katie Stuckert
joined the meeting and engaged in an informal fireside dialogue with committee
members.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:55 a.m.
Lisa Towry
University Senate Office