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FACULTY & STAFF MEMORANDUM Current Memorandum Listing:
MEMORANDUM - Updates to Syllabi
This memo serves to remind all faculty members that syllabi are due on the first day of classes to all students. Since we are currently recruiting for new department heads, copies of all syllabi should be sent to my office and posted with the library. With the exception of a small number of courses that are being reassigned due to enrollment, all faculty are aware of the classes that they are assigned to teach. If you do not have the text, and it is normally provided by the academic department, then please arrange to pick it up within the next five days. If it is not normally provided by the department, you are responsible for having it on the first day of classes. Please note that all courses should begin instruction on the first day of courses and that the textbook used is the one on the approved booklist. No other textbooks should be used for the class. If students do not begin the term with their books, please refer them to the university website for further instructions. I am attaching copies of the program level outcomes for all academic programs at Southeastern so that you can insert them on your syllabus. You should take this opportunity to review your course goals and outcomes to ensure that they feed the outcomes for your program. If not, please make adjustments to your syllabus. I am also attaching copies of the rubrics that we are using to assess our courses. All professors should use at least one rubric to asses each course (and every student in your course) this fall. You may also develop your own discipline- specific rubric, with the approval of your department chair or myself. Copies of these materials will also be posted on the university website under the faculty section for your continued use and review. Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact me via email at tbrooks@seu.edu. Thank you Attachments:
MEMORANDUM - MSCHE PREPARATION
Please be advised that, due to the participation needed to prepare and complete the November 01, 2008 report to the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, all staff members and FT faculty are expected to be present on campus between October 15, 2008 and November 15, 2008. With few exceptions, no leave will be granted for staff or faculty during this period, and very little leave will be approved prior to October 15th. This MSCHE report is vital to the continued operation of the university as an MSCHE accredited institution. As you are all aware, the small team visit will follow shortly on November 12, 2008 thru November 14, 2008. There will be a series of activities to prepare us for that visit and they will require the full participation of all full time staff and faculty. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. Back to TopMEMORANDUM - ADJUNCT AND FULL TIME FACULTY LOADS
This memo serves to inform all faculty of the mandatory enforcement of the teaching load policy. As you may remember, last month I sent all of you an email notifying you that the adjunct faculty load was increased for adjunct faculty members from two (2) to three (3) per term and that full time faculty were increased from four (4) to five (5) per term. Unfortunately, this will not be the case. The full time faculty voted upon this matter and it was decided to leave the faculty loads the same. This means that adjunct faculty members will only be allowed to teach two (2) courses per term at all times. This will be strictly enforced as it is one of the major things we were cited for under Standard 10 of the MSCHE Characteristics of Excellence. Many of you were signed up for three courses and you will see that the new schedule has taken your loads back to two. Your departments will send you their updated schedules for Fall 2008. In the event that a course that you are assigned to fails to make the minimum number of students to move forward, every effort will be made to reassign you to another course (most likely one that you had previously chosen) in exchange. That will be communicated to you via email. Should you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me via email at tbrooks@seu.edu or via phone at (202) 478-8216. Thank you for your cooperation. Back to Top |
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