[Plsfaculty] Faculty meeting (January 20)

[Galbraith, David W - (galbrait)]

Dear  all:

Here is the agenda for our faculty meeting tomorrow.  See you there!

David


[Location: MRB 102 in person and zoom on-line  Date: 1/11/2023  Time: 12:30 - 1:30 pm][cid:image007.png at 01D92C42.117F7650]SPLS Faculty Meeting:  [cid:image007.png at 01D92C42.117F7650] 1/20/23 (Forbes 229 or zoom)



11:00-11:30 Early Lunch and social interactions



11:30 Happy New Year, Welcome Back, and Introductions for our new faculty hires.


  *   Associate Directors: Updates and alerts.



     *   PLS Infrastructure, Deferred Maintenance, and Infrastructure Planning (Marc).
     *   Extension updates (Ursula).
     *   Teaching updates (Samantha).
     *   Advancements updates (Betsy).


  *   Requests to CALS for FY24 hires (David).


  *   Annual Reviews: Clarifications of New Procedures, Questions and Comments (Barry).

Annual Review Process.


     *   Need to elect Annual Review Committee effective AY 23-24 - should have Faculty at all ranks & genders, or a faculty vote to approve an alternative selection process.
     *   Committee ranking of: "Meets or Exceeds Expectations", or "Does Not Meet Expectations".
     *   UH will meet 1 on 1 with all Asst Professors (required for all Asst Profs), and with Assoc and Full Professors (only required if Faculty member requests this, or if Does Not Meet Expectations in any category). UH evaluates on a 4-point scale: - Truly Exceptional - Meets or Exceeds Expectations - Needs Improvement - Unsatisfactory.
     *   All must use UAVitae and have faculty update their CV annually (recommended in P&T format).
     *   Relevant information: https://facultyaffairs.arizona.edu/annual-performance-review


  *   Undergraduate Program Updates (Samantha).


  *   Graduate Program Updates (Monica).



     *   Overview of upcoming issues and deadlines.
     *   Update on graduate student funding, as recently discussed at DRAC (Rebecca).


  *   Emerging Issue Alerts (David):
     *   Graduate student security pre-screening.
     *   COI information and pre-filed forms needed for all named persons on grant applications.
     *   ChatGPT in education and research.
     *   The importance of water issues in our desert scholarship.


  *   AOB.
  *   Next Faculty Meeting.





David W. Galbraith, PhD
Interim Director
School of Plant Sciences | College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
Forbes 303 | 1140 E. South Campus Dr.
PO Box 210036 | Tucson, AZ 85721
Phone 520-205-1962 (Cell)


We respectfully acknowledge the University of Arizona is on the land and territories of Indigenous peoples. Today, Arizona is home to 22 federally recognized tribes, with Tucson being home to the O'odham and the Yaqui. Committed to diversity and inclusion, the University strives to build sustainable relationships with sovereign Native Nations and Indigenous communities through education offerings, partnerships, and community service.





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