President Caret assesses three year's progress
At his Fall 2006 Presidential Address, Bob Caret reflected
on what has been accomplished at Towson since his Fall 2003 address,
including where Towson is now and where it is going in the near future.
Read
the speech
Provost Convocation looks at Enrollment growth
Provost James Brennan laid out the numbers on enrollment
and retention at Towson, explaining how much growth is expected for
Towson and how that growth will be accommodated. The plan includes 28
new fulltime, tenure-track faculty positions, twelve new staff positions,
a $56,000 increase in operational funds, Health benefits for lecturers,
and new adjunct positions.
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the Powerpoint
Senate Watch
Currently there is no way for either the President
of the Towson Faculty Association (AAUP) or the chair of the University
Senate to send an e-mail to all faculty, except through departmental
lists. This throws a formidable hurdle in the way of shared governance.
In October 2006, the Senate passed a motion that the
University create and maintain a faculty-only e-mail list, with sending
access limited to the Faculty Association/AAUP President, the Senate
Chair, and the University President and Provost. The motion was brought
to the floor by the AAUP, and the Senate passed the motion unanimously.
Yet as of this newsletter, the list has yet to be created by the Administration.
At its Nov. 6 and Nov. 20 meetings, the Senate discussed
the Provost's suggested changes to the recently revised version of Chapter
3, Part IV of the Faculty Handbook regarding Promotion, Tenure/Reappointment
& Merit. A version of that document, which incorporates changes
proposed by the Senate last year and this Fall, has been presented to
the Provost for final consideration. The Senate will vote to approve
or disapprove this finalized version of the document at their February
meeting. In the meantime, the Provost is already submitting the
document to the University Counsel and to the University President,
for approval.
Finally, at its December meeting, the University Senate
approved a motion to allow the Provost and Senate Executive Committee
to jointly appoint a representative committee to plan revisions and
updating of the University
General Education Curriculum. The committee is scheduled to
begin meeting in February 2007 with a target date of completion of its
work (including review by the appropriate University Senate committees
and the full Senate) by May 2008. This motion was passed at the Dec.
meeting.
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to the Senate Minutes online
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