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Name
of Project: Grants were made to faculty members for professional
growth.
Name
of Project: The Department retreat was held at Sugarloaf in Chestnut
Hill on Friday, August 23
Description:
The retreat's morning session (9-noon) was attended by all full-time
and part-time faculty members. This morning session was devoted
to a discussion of a preliminary report on Academic Honesty and
Plagiarism that had been developed by an ad-hoc committee over the
Summer. Steve Smith chaired that committee whose membership was
Claire Busse, Dolores Lehr, Judith Musser, and Mary Robertson. Supplementing
our discussions were presentations by three colleagues from the
library, Eithne Bearden, Bernetta Doane and Chris Kibler. The discussions
and the presentations provided a wealth of information. The department
is still discussing as a whole a plagiarism policy and handout.
Once the policy is approved, we will forward it to the dean, provost,
and legal counsel for comment.
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A
discussion of agenda items for the department during the year
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An
announcement of a department lecture series |
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A
recommendation to the interim dean about department governance
for Spring 2003 when the chair is on research leave (the recommendation
has subsequently been approved by the interim dean) |
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The
establishment of criteria for election to and of duties for
the members of the student board |
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A
detailing of faculty committees and their assignments, and |
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A
number of incidental matters related to department governance
and procedures |
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An
Ad-hoc Committee on Speakers and Programming is in the process
of narrowing down potential speakers for the Spring 2003 lecture,
having solicited suggestions from the department as a whole. |
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Complementing
this event, we have initiated a monthly speaker series featuring
members of the department. The series itself is open to all
members of the university community. The first speaker was Dr.
Robert Fallon in October; the second was Dr. Patricia Fallon
in November. Speakers for February, March, and April 2003 will
be announced later this semester. |
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Spotlight
the department |
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Celebrate
the accomplishments of our colleagues, and |
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Provide
opportunities for students, faculty, and alumni/nae to come
together for an intellectual exchange. |
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