LFA Exec - Minutes - October 11, 2023
Minutes from the Library Faculty Assembly Executive Committee
October 11, 2023
Attending: Andi Back, Jon Giullian, Scott McEathron, Michael Peper, Sara Outhier (secretary), Cecilia Zhang
MEETING MINUTES
- Approval of ​minutes from September meeting
- Liaison committee reports
- LCPT is reviewing P&T files. (Andi)
- SLPTR met to review documentation for PTR. Open meeting on PTR was held for those going up this spring. Adding documentation on O drive so it will be available to future committees. (Scott)
- Report from Dean-LFA chairs meeting. (Michael)
- Invited Dean Smith to speak at the LFA General Assembly. Discussed the LIS PhD issue as it will likely come up at the assembly. Dean Smith had just returned from GWLA and shared that two new members are joining. Discussed adding information about the Libraries to the KU syllabus template. Service assignments discussion is deferred to the spring.
- Planning Fall Assembly
- Assemblies will be held consecutively on November 7 in Watson 455 and Zoom.
- 9:30-10:15 LSA
- 10:15-11:00 LFSA
- 11:00-12:00 LFA
- Assemblies will be held consecutively on November 7 in Watson 455 and Zoom.
- Michael will send a formal invitation today (October 11). Agenda will follow in a couple of weeks.
- Dean Smith will attend as much of the assemblies as possible.
- LFSA Topics:
- All Libraries committee reports will be in the LFSA session since most are pertinent to the entire body.
- Introduction of new members.
- Updates from university committees.
- LFA Topics:
- Dean will discuss her philosophy of librarians as faculty and her interactions with Provost Bichelmeyer.
- LIS PhD discussion and possibly a vote to add language for changing the Code to a future ballot.
- Michael will invite Josh Bollick to email his proposed language to the body before the meeting for consideration.
- Michael will send the ad hoc report on this topic to the body prior to the meeting.
- New business
- None.