Attend the college opening meeting at the designated time in McKibben Hall where the Dean and Associate Deans will address faculty and staff. Carefully monitor in BANNER at least two weeks before the beginning of each semester and until the first day of classes to note the enrollment numbers to alert faculty of any possible low enrollment that will result in course cancellation. The schedule can be located on the front page at the [Alert: It is important that all future chairs anticipate an increase in these minimal numbers and each subsequent year encourage faculty to insure at least a +2-3 increase during advisement to address this potential increase, respect the university mission to increase enrollment, and to address any unanticipated student attrition. ] If an acceptable reason for the small enrolled course is identified (see list of state approved reasons), a petition to the College Dean and Provost and Registrar must be developed through the completion of a form. Small course enrollment should be extinguished through strategic and focused academic advisement and/or faculty assuming the load without official notation in their instructional load assignment. Courses must be cancelled before the 1st week of classes and the small course enrollment form must be completed before the 2nd week of classes. This must occur prior to the beginning of each semester, including each summer session. Complete petition for approval of small course enrollment forms for courses that MUST be offered. Develop a formula for the distribution of professional development funds allocated from the Dean’s Office. Faculty who engaged in professional organization leadership and/or engaged in a professional conference presentation receive the greatest allocation; faculty who attended a professional conference/workshop the prior year, but did not present or participated in professional leadership receive the second level allocation; faculty who did neither, receive the smallest
Attend the college opening meeting at the designated time in McKibben Hall where the Dean and Associate Deans will address faculty and staff. Carefully monitor in BANNER at least two weeks before the beginning of each semester and until the first day of classes to note the enrollment numbers to alert faculty of any possible low enrollment that will result in course cancellation. The schedule can be located on the front page at the [Alert: It is important that all future chairs anticipate an increase in these minimal numbers and each subsequent year encourage faculty to insure at least a +2-3 increase during advisement to address this potential increase, respect the university mission to increase enrollment, and to address any unanticipated student attrition. ] If an acceptable reason for the small enrolled course is identified (see list of state approved reasons), a petition to the College Dean and Provost and Registrar must be developed through the completion of a form. Small course enrollment should be extinguished through strategic and focused academic advisement and/or faculty assuming the load without official notation in their instructional load assignment. Courses must be cancelled before the 1st week of classes and the small course enrollment form must be completed before the 2nd week of classes. This must occur prior to the beginning of each semester, including each summer session. Complete petition for approval of small course enrollment forms for courses that MUST be offered. Develop a formula for the distribution of professional development funds allocated from the Dean’s Office. Faculty who engaged in professional organization leadership and/or engaged in a professional conference presentation receive the greatest allocation; faculty who attended a professional conference/workshop the prior year, but did not present or participated in professional leadership receive the second level allocation; faculty who did neither, receive the smallest
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