LFA Exec - Minutes - August 8, 2017

MINUTES: 2017-2018 Library Faculty Assembly Executive Committee

Tuesday August 8th, 2017 3-4pm

Watson 440B

Attendance

Present- Chair: Karna Younger, Vice Chair/Chair Elect: Lars Leon, Secretary: Andi Back, Assistant Librarian: Michael Peper, Associate Librarian: Sarah Goodwin Thiel, Librarian: Lea Currie, and Member at Large: Rebecca Orozco

Minutes

  1. Meeting minutes from July 24, 2017 were approved
  2. LFA Committee Reports:
    • SLPTR:
      • Brian Rosenblum (Chair) and Sherri Williams (Secretary)
      • Special charges were reviewed and the preliminary PTR informational meeting will be scheduled for late August/early September
    • LCPT:
      • Scott McEathron (Chair), Fran (Ad-Hoc Reviewer), and Debra Dandridge (Secretary)
  3. LFA Potential Charges:
    • Work with the library’s administration and LFSA to load the necessary LFA documents in the Policy Library.
    • Mike Broadwell has confirmed the Criteria for Academic Ranks of Library Faculty and Promotion and Tenure Procedures for the Faculty of the University of Kansas Libraries policies are published in the KU Policy Library. A special thank you to LFA leadership for their work on this effort.
    • Create a document outlining the procedural aspects of the P&T and PTR process.
    • The Committee recommends not updating this document due to the recent approval of the Criteria and P&T documents
    • The Committee will establish a working group to revise the Faculty Evaluation Plan to include UAS and any other necessary updates
    • Develop a marketing plan to demonstrate the value of shared governance and participation therein. LFSA also charged with so will work with LFSA.
    • Recruit candidates for LFA positions. LFSA also charged with so will work with LFSA.
    • Work with LFSA and the Committee on the Code to update the Code to reflect the adoption on new documents related to P&T and PTR.
  4. Adjourned