> AP Notes for Thurs. Jan. 17th, 2008
> 
> 1.  Shared Governance:  Plans are afoot for another Faculty forum on this
> topic for this semester.  No specific agenda or time set as yet.  SUGGESTIONS
WELCOME.  PLEASE SEND THEM TO BRUCE HAGGARD.
> 
> 2.  Student Evaluations:  Plans to reform this process are being considered.
> As Assoc. Provost Sutherland e-mailed you all recently, there will be a
> faculty workshop on this topic on February 25, 3:30-5:00, Murphy Seminar
> Room.
> 
> 3.  Gifts and Grants:  As President Cloyd will no doubt tell you more
> details about all this at our next faculty meeting on Jan. 30th, I will be
> very brief here.
> 
> As you probably know, the Mabee Foundation has given the college $1.5
> million for the new Student Life & Technology Center.  Total raised for this
> project is now $11.9 million, leaving approximately another $10 million plus
> to be raised over the next year.  Ground breaking hoped for fairly soon;
> Board may approve this at its next meeting on Feb. 8th.  Additionally, a
> major gift for the SLT Center includes funding for a co-curricular program
> in Jewish Culture.  This Jewish Culture Center will be housed in the SLTC
> and its director will also be funded by the gift.  The JCC is seen as an
> integral part of the college's development of its multicultural programming.
> This announcement prompted a discussion in the Council about the
> relationship between donors' wishes and conditions and the college's
> autonomy and integrity in shaping its own educational mission.  There was
> agreement that we needed to handle the relationship with sensitivity and
> care and to make sure we protected our autonomy as much as we can reasonably
> expect to do so in these situations.  The Council was assured that no
> curricular initiatives emerging from the new JCC will be possible without
> first going through our normal approval process for curriculum development,
> i. e., via relevant academic departments and areas, the Curriculum
> Committee, APC , and the faculty as a committee of the whole.
> 
> Capital Campaign: Currently at $74 million, 26 mill. to go.
> 
> Mellon Grant Proposal:  This grant would enable the college to work on
> enhancing its interdisciplinary programs.  One core idea is to consider
> using 