Minutes - Department of Mathematics Meeting, Oct 2, 2017
Mathematics
Intro to A&S Strategic Planning Process by David Brown
- History of A&S process
- Work of committee to date—draft vision statement
- Schedule for committee’s work
Intro by Jeff Cox
- Intro on teaching and reaching visioning
- Laying out of fall work
- Role of Committee and Report
Comment: We need to think about what we need for our students. We are designed as a research university. How do we focus on education: we set educational goals and restructure the university to meet them.
Q. Are there non-tenure track faculty on the two committees.
A. Yes on A&S committee. The AF committee has not yet been named.
Comment: We need to support the library, its collections, and databases.
Comment: We need better learning spaces
Comment: Make sure the timeline is clear to everyone
Comment: We should consider split appointments between departments.
Comment: Faculty need to be careful in criticizing donors. People have been fired for speaking up.