[Plsfaculty] Committee guidelines; Faculty meeting committee reporting

Mon Mar 11 12:54:52 MST 2024

Dear colleagues,

The Box link below will provide you with access to the folder containing committee guidelines. This was sent to our committee chairs on Feb. 28 and is now, with this link accessible to everyone.

https://arizona.box.com/s/itdt5bahs0s7gdi1hvhep8xr0uu22uxq

The notes and presentations from the Feb. 23 faculty meeting were shared with all faculty members on Feb. 28. Please look for the folder in your Box, after logging in with your NetID. The folder is called 2024 SPLS Faculty meeting minutes.

Best regards,

Betsy

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From: Brown, Judith K - (jkbrown) <JBrown at ag.arizona.edu>
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2024 11:14 AM
To: Arnold, Betsy - (fungi) <Arnold at ag.arizona.edu>; plsfaculty at list.cals.arizona.edu <plsfaculty at list.cals.arizona.edu>
Cc: Enriquez, Lizeth - (lizenriquez) <lizenriquez at arizona.edu>
Subject: Re: Committee guidelines; Faculty meeting committee reporting

Dear all,

Thank you for updating/preparing guidelines for committee operations. Our goal is to finalize the draft word documents by March 22nd.

Betsy, please share the BOX folder link for Guidelines docs and Faculty Meeting minutes will be archived, and accessible for review and permanent access.

Our next goal is to review and provide comments to each of the committees by Friday April 12th. Please provide your comments and suggestions to the respective committee chair.

Per February faculty meeting, committee assignments will be available earlier than in the past (no later than May 3rd). The purpose is to enable outgoing Chairs to share/review finalized Guidelines/documents with Chairs/committees. As useful, new Chairs/committees, please meet with previous Chair/committee to review guidelines, questions, etc.  The goal is to complete committee work by the end of the semester / resume fall semester.

Most committees do not meet formally during the summer. There are several exceptions/responsibilities that require attention:

-Seminar Committee (speakers for first two weeks; course/syllabus)

-Graduate Program Committee (grad student funding, grad course enrollment)

-As such exceptions may pertain to any committee, please note these specific activities/timelines in your Guidelines/documents.

Thanks again,

JKB

pls disregard typos/autocorrections

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Faculty Meeting Schedule

Time: 11:30-1:00 pm

Location (TBD; Lizeth)

Complete Agenda TBD (special topics – send suggestions to JKB)

Please note below committee reporting schedules at future faculty meetings:

March 22nd Committee Activity Reports or Announcements – (5-10 min)

Microbiology Programs & Microbiology Curriculum Committee

Undergraduate Recruitment update

Growth Chamber Committee - announcements

Awards Committee

Curriculum Committee

April 19th Committee Activity Reports or Announcements (5-10 min)

Diversity and Inclusion

Peer Review Committee

PT&C Committee

Applied Biotechnology Programs

Seminar Committee – review of spring series; recommendations-fall semester

Student Professional Development, Experiential Learning, and Internships

Retreat Organization Committee – 2024 outcomes/recommendations

May 17th Committee Activity Reports or Announcements

(5-10 min)

Grad Program Committee – recruitment update, other.

Extension Committee

SPLS Website Committee

SPLS Programs Committee

30-35 minutes

Ad hoc Curriculum Re-Imagined Committee recommendations & brainstorming-degree branding/marketing to increase enrollment

(chair, Barry Pryor; co-chair M. Jenks) (continue discussion, Fall 2024 semester)

From: Plsfaculty <plsfaculty-bounces at list.cals.arizona.edu> on behalf of "Arnold, Betsy - (fungi)" <Arnold at ag.arizona.edu>
Date: Thursday, February 29, 2024 at 8:02 AM
To: "plsfaculty at list.cals.arizona.edu" <plsfaculty at list.cals.arizona.edu>
Subject: [Plsfaculty] Request for committee guidelines

Dear colleagues,

At our faculty meeting last week, it was requested that committee chairs in SPLS please put together guidelines for the operation of the committees they lead.

Among various valuable aspects, these can be useful (1) to help establish continuity and best practices for equity and effectiveness, and (2) to make transparent each committee's policies and procedures going forward. No document can capture all details, but a sketch of what we do and how we do it, key dates or activities, etc. can go a long way.

I've set up a Box for this purpose. All current committee chairs in SPLS have been invited to it. Chairs, if you can please deposit your guidelines in this Box in Word format, that will be much appreciated. After we assemble the set we can make them available in a staged process for faculty review.

In the faculty meeting, the due date of March 22 was suggested. Some committees may need to meet or at least exchange drafts among members before a document can be submitted, and it is recognized that this effort is an addition to the service already given by committee members and chair. So, thank you, and please be in touch if you need help or more time.

If you are a committee chair and haven't received the Box invitation, please let me know. Other concerns or questions can please be sent to our Interim Director.

Best regards,

Betsy

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