April 30, 2019 Minutes

Council of Department Chairs

Attendees: Dessie Underwood, Curtis Bennett, Andreas Bill, Babette Benken, Barbara Taylor, Chris Brazier; Krzysztof Slowinski, Margaret Karteron, Maryanne Horton, Tangan Gao, Lisa Martin-Hansen

  1. MSP to approve agenda
  2. MSP to approve minutes
  3. Announcements
    1. Operations updates
      1. Commencement - Banners are being ordered. Script is underway.
      2. Ballots are being counted.
      3. Academic senate lecturer nominee sought.
    2. Development
      1. Maryanne sent out a request for reports, due in Sept. 13.
      2. We need "big ideas" for donors.
  4. Associate Deans
    1. Graduate Director
      1. 698 grade policy - Cormack will not change RP to grades until the thesis is cleared.
      2. "Requests for exception" is now an online Docusign process.
      3. Changes in grad advisors - Lora Stevens will step down after of Fall 2019. Xuhui Li is now the Math Ed advisor. Michael Schram will step down as chemistry advisor beginning August 2020.
      4. Grad advisors retreat was held Apr 26. Jeff Klaus and reps from BMAC all shared available student services, and folks from CLA/CED in higher ed facilitated an activity/discussion around equity. Babette will send ppts once they are sent to her.
    2. Research
      1. BEACH2030 papers
      2. Microbiology Building clean out is happening. Send completed Property Survey forms to Taylor for equipment removal.
    3. Academic Programs
      1. Safari changes feedback - Aug 19-20, three options, feedback to Kris by this Friday (May 3)
      2. Articulate 360 feedback - please check it out and get back to Kris by this Friday (May 3)
      3. NSCI 190A staffing - We need more instructors.
      4. Fall 2019 enrollment planning - near goal for FTF and above target for transfers.
      5. College Major Assessment software (csulb.mymajors.com) - Used at UCLA, we want to use it for students who are switching out of CNSM. Perhaps we can use it before students come to SOAR. Give feedback to Kris by this Friday (May 3).
  5. Hiring Discussion
    1. Updates on next year hiring
    2. Pos. Descriptions, Committees, Qualifications, etc. - New templates are available at the university level. It would be nice to have templates that are specific to our college.
  6. Lecturer Range Elevations
    1. Need a policy on criteria for range elevation.
    2. Lecturer raises -
  7. AED question
  8. Adjourn (No later than 11:42)

Respectfully submitted by Dessie Underwood, Chair, Biological Sciences.

Meeting Minutes were APPROVED on Tuesday, May 7, 2019.

Upcoming Dates

  • May 3, Data Fellows Symposium, Anatol Center, 9AM May 10, Beach 2030 CNSM Planning Meeting
  • May 21: Commencement
  • June 7: Course development proposals due
  • June 14: First draft of faculty workload due to Dean's Office July 20: CNSM Open House featuring Sharks @ The Beach.
  • Sept 13: Endowment reports due