COUNCIL
FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING
Minutes
Date: April 25, 2005
Time: 10:00 am
Place: Room 208,
Present: Adkison, Bunde, Dean,
Devine, Devaud, Neill, Kunicki, Nuhfer, Reis, Reynolds, Sato, K. Schroeder (for
Schneider), Smith (Chair)
1. It was established that a
quorum was present. Introduction of
Kevin Schroeder, substituting for Echo Schneider representing ASISU.
2. Minutes of January 24, 2005.
Action: Motion by Devaud and
seconded by Adkison to approve the Minutes of January 24, 2005. Passed unanimously.
3. Update: Classroom renovation
project –
Smith
stated that the Council received a charge from Faculty Senate to "pursue
the ideal classroom in cooperation with Campus Planning." Nuhfer reported on the report he authored on classroom
environments (available as a link on the CTL website). Discussion followed on two fronts: providing
the classroom condition survey to faculty (Geoff Dean will get the links to
Faculty Bulletin Board and News and Notes) and eventually students and
enlisting the support of Darrell Buffaloe to move forward on a classroom
renovation plan.
4. Changes to By-laws-
Steve
Adkison reported on the suggested changes to the Council By-laws (as discussed
in the previous CTL meeting, during which there was not a quorum). The two major changes are to amend the charge
and to revise the membership. The new
charge of the CTL will add coordinating with the OIR
and the General Education Requirements Committee to coordinate and implement
campus-wide program assessment. The
change to membership will add as permanent members the Director of General
Education in the COT and the Faculty Coordinator for Assessment in the OIR.
Action: Moved by L. Devaud moved
and seconded to accept the changes to the By-laws. A vote on the changes will occur at the next
Council meeting (scheduled
for Monday May 2 at 10:00 AM).
5. Nominations from the floor
were taken for the Chair and Vice-Chair positions for the 2004-2005 academic year. Dr. Priscilla
Reis was nominated as Chair, Dr. Steve Adkison as Vice-Chair. Both graciously accepted the nomination and
were duly elected by a unanimous vote of the Council members.
Action: The Council voted unanimously in favor of
electing Priscilla Reis as Chair and Steve Adkison as Vice-Chair for the 2005-2006
academic year.
6. As per a request of Faculty
Senate, the Council selected the first Tuesday of each month at 4 pm as the
regularly scheduled meeting time of the Council for the 2005-2006 academic
year.
Adjourned at 10:40 AM.
Respectfully
Submitted
Rosemary
Smith, Chair, CTL
Approved: By
CTL on May 2, 2005. By Faculty Senate on
October 17, 2005