LFA Exec - Minutes - August 29, 2017

MINUTES: 2017-2018 Library Faculty Assembly Executive Committee

Tuesday August 29th, 2017 1-2pm Watson 440B

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

Agenda:

  1. Minutes approved from August 8th, 2017
  2. Liaison Reports:
    • SLPTR: calendar for sabbatical out, but not post tenure review as of yet
    • Meeting with Dean: Kevin agreed to host lunch for new faculty to meet with LFA governance representatives. This was proposed to LFSA and decided may be worth pursuing for LSA/LFA joint or separate lunch meetings with governance. LFA will start with preparing a list of new faculty and staff.
    • LFSA: working group formed to address marketing and communications for LFSA—see LFSA August 29th minutes for more information
  3. PTR and P&T documents were uploaded to the University’s policy library
  4. An invite to Chris Brown, Vice Provost for Faculty Development, to attend the Fall Assembly was sent out. The potential date is October 12th. At the next LFA meeting agenda items for the meeting will be discussed.
  5. Faculty Evaluation Plan working group:
    • Proposed special charge, approved by LFA: "Faculty Evaluation Plan working group will revise the Libraries' Faculty Evaluation Plan to include Unclassified Academic Staff and revised requirements for tenure-track faculty according to the Provost's required format, the "Required Format for Department/Center/School Faculty Evaluation Plans 2016-17."
    • Potential members, approved by LFA: Leah Hallstrom, Michael Peper, and Miloche Kottman
  6. Adjourned