Minutes - Department of French and Italian Meeting, Nov 3, 2017
November 3, 3:00
French and Italian (15 people)
Intro by Jeff Cox
- Intro on teaching and reaching visioning
- Laying out of fall work
- Role of Committee and Report
- Some discussion of A&S strategic planning process
Comment: Stop wasting faculty time. Too many processes require letters of recommendations, particularly from the chair.
Comment: Allow departments more leeway in how they run promotion and tenure, including eliminating the template for external reviewers.
Comment: There should be more support for junior faculty. They should be able to have a full year off before tenure.
Comment: We need more help for associate professors, with, perhaps, a guaranteed semester off between the first two sabbaticals after tenure.
Comment: Affordable daycare needs be a major priority. (Seconded by many in the room).
Comment: The campus needs to refocus on research and graduate education.
Comment: The university keeps expanding what is required of faculty—for example, outreach. Stay focused on teaching and research.