FACULTY AND COLLEGE STANDING COMMITTEES  2008-2009

 

NOTE:  The President of the College is a member ex officio on each of the All-College Committees, with vote on the Academic Program and Standards Committee, and otherwise without vote.

 

SECRETARY TO THE FACULTY

 

This person is responsible for announcing the agenda and preparing the Minutes of the Faculty Meetings (see Chapter 2, section IX), for receiving and sending formal actions by the Faculty or the Faculty Meeting, and representing the Faculty in ceremonial occasions as appropriate. A faculty member elected for a one-year term. The faculty member elected as Secretary of the Faculty may extend the term of service to a second and third year; faculty members who serve as Secretary of the Faculty for less than three years are eligible for election or appointment on a committee or commission or in some equivalent role to serve for the balance of their three-year eligibility.

 

Term Expires:

 

2009:   Alberto Rodriguez (Spanish)

 

PARLIAMENTARIAN

 

This person serves as Parliamentarian at all regular and special Faculty Meetings. A faculty member elected normally for a three-year term. This person remains eligible for service on committees or commissions.

 

2011:   Harry Pohlman (Political Science)

 

ALL-COLLEGE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING AND BUDGET

 

Function:
a) It shall advise the President of the College on major issues of institutional policy and planning.
b) It shall regularly monitor and make recommendations on all policies and programs affecting the generation and application of the College’s financial resources. It shall examine incomes and expenditures experienced in past budgets and make recommendations for projected budgets.
c) It shall communicate regularly with other committees of the College, and especially with the Faculty Meeting, as well as with the various campus constituencies, informing itself regarding their concerns and informing them with respect to the topics it is exploring and the recommendations it is formulating.

 

Composition:

2009: Jim Hoefler (Political Science)

2010:

David Jackson CHAIR (Physics); Thomas Nadelhoffer (Philosophy)

2011:

Lynn Johnson (English); Andy Skelton (Psychology)

 

Provost and Dean of the College: Neil Weissman*

 

Vice President and Treasurer: Annette Parker*

 

Vice President for Enrollment and College Relations: Robert Massa

 

Vice President for Campus Operations: Nick Stamos*

 

Vice President for Development: Donald Hasseltine*
  Vice President for Human Resource Services: John Weis*

 

Vice President, Library and Information Services: Robert Renaud*

 

Dean of Students: April Vari

 

Executive Assistant to the President: Ann Dykstra (without vote)

 

Director of Budget, Analysis & Financial Planning : Jill Hans (without vote)

 

Associate Vice President & Associate Treasurer: David Walker (without vote)

 

Students: Aaron Williams, Pres., Student Senate (w/o vote); Matt Schey; Amanda Wernicke

 

       

*Only five administrators will have voting privileges at any one time.)

 

 

ALL-COLLEGE COMMITTEE ON ACADEMIC PROGRAM AND STANDARDS

 

Function:
a) It shall study and evaluate all matters associated with the academic program of the College. Whenever the activities of this committee affect specifically any department, the chair of that department shall be invited to meet with the committee at least once prior to any decision or recommendation being made.
b) It shall review and make recommendations to the Faculty Meeting on all matters affecting curriculum, including such matters as: revision of departmental offerings, introduction of new courses, creation of new departments, offering of a major or minor in new areas, and, broadly, general supervision of course offerings in relation to the long-range educational policy of the College.
c) It shall review and make recommendations to the Faculty Meeting on all matters involving graduation requirements, including total number of courses for graduation, distribution requirements, and general field of concentration requirements.
d) It shall be responsible for the Freshman Seminar program including the recruitment of instructors, the review of seminar proposals, the orientation and training of instructors, and the on-going program evaluation.
e) It shall be responsible for considering how the curriculum as a whole supports the development of student competencies in such skills as writing, oral expression, quantitative reasoning, and the use of foreign languages across the curriculum.
f) It shall review and make recommendations to the Faculty Meeting on all matters affecting instruction and calendar.
g) It shall review routine adjustments in department course offerings, and shall provide an all-college perspective in the periodic self-evaluation reviews conducted by each department and program; it shall regularly evaluate special programs, interdisciplinary courses, and independent studies procedures.
h) It shall advise the Provost and Dean of the College concerning the appropriate distribution of personnel and monetary resources among the departments and programs.
i) It shall consult with and advise the Director of the Dickinson Library, the Director of Global Education, the Coordinator for Internships, the Executive Director of Information Technology, the Director of Instructional Technology, and other people and offices as appropriate on matters related to their areas that involve instruction, advising, and research, with a view toward best strengthening and supporting the College curriculum.
j) It shall advise the Provost and Dean of the College and the Faculty Meeting regarding all forms of academic advising, and shall consult with and advise the Director of Career Services regarding the ways by which the College should encourage and promote the preparation of able students for entering graduate and professional school. In these matters the committee shall endeavor to work through departments as well as through programs aimed at directly identifying appropriate students.
k) It shall advise the Provost and Dean of the College in cases where an interpretation regarding satisfaction of the requirements for graduation may be in question.
l) It shall approve all self-developed majors and other special individual student programs.
m) It shall recommend to the Faculty Meeting changes in regulations or new regulations involving academic standards.
n) It shall nominate to the Faculty Meeting students recommended for prizes and honors.
o) It shall consider student petitions for approval and adjudicate special cases involving academic issues, including readmission of students previously required to withdraw for academic reasons, retention of students who have fallen short of established standards, and other exceptions to academic policies and regulations.

 

Composition:

2009:

Andrea Lieber (Religion), Steve Weinberger CHAIR (History)

2010:

Grant Braught (Math & Computer Science), Kirsten Guss (Biology), Marie Helweg-Larsen (Psychology)

2011 Lucile Duperron (French)

 

Provost and Dean of the College: Neil Weissman

 

Vice President for Enrollment and College Relations: Robert Massa (without vote)

 

Dean of Students: April Vari (without vote)

 

Associate Provost for Curriculum: Brenda Bretz (without vote)

 

Assoc. Provost for Inst. Resources & Assoc. VP for Dev.: Chris Van Buskirk (w/o vote)

 

Director, Library and Academic Technology: Eleanor Mitchell (without vote)

 

Executive Director of Global Education: Brian Whalen (without vote)

 

Director of Writing: Sha’an Chilson (without vote)

 

Students: James Taafel, George Wilbanks, Jeremy Pesner

 

ALL-COLLEGE COMMITTEE ON ENROLLMENT AND STUDENT LIFE

 

Function:
a) It shall review and recommend to the Faculty Meeting and to the President concerning admissions policies and standards. It shall advise the Director of Admissions on decisions regarding special cases of admission.
b) It shall review and recommend to the Faculty Meeting and to the President concerning policies on financial aid. It shall advise the Director of Financial Aid regarding the award of special scholarships.
c) It shall review and make recommendations to the Faculty Meeting and to the President regarding all non-academic and non-curricular matters affecting student life on campus.

 

Composition:

2010: Eva Copeland (Spanish), Barry Tesman (Math & Computer Science), Amy Wlodarski (Music)
2011: Mary Niblock (Biology)

 

Vice President for Enrollment and College Relations: Robert Massa

 

Dean of Admissions: Stephanie Balmer

 

Director of Financial Aid: Judy Carter

 

Dean of Students: April Vari

 

Director of Institutional Research: Michael Johnson (without vote)

 

Associate Provost for Campus Academic Life: Joyce Bylander (without vote)
  Program Associate, Global Education: Gwen Moore (without vote)

 

Students: Katelynn Bias, Alex Feldman, Shanna Iacovino, Kim Starfield

 

 

ALL-COLLEGE COMMITTEE ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICES

 

Function:
a) It shall advise the Vice President for Library and Information Services, and other senior managers, on major issues associated with information technology and services.
b) It shall insure communication between members of the College community and divisions providing information services by conveying concerns, suggestions, and comments and by providing a forum for discussing these issues.
c) It shall develop among its members a strategic understanding of emerging trends in information services that lends itself to continuous and informed discussions.
d) It shall communicate regularly with other committees of the College, and especially with the Faculty Meeting, as well as with the various campus constituencies, with regard to issues identified in the course of its deliberations affecting the curriculum, the administration of the College, and student life.
e) It will monitor progress towards achieving goals and objectives in the College’s strategic plan, including innovation, that relate to information technology and services.

 

Composition:

2010:

Pete Sak (Geology), Minglang Zhou (East Asian Studies)

2011:

Richard Forrester CHAIR (Math & Computer Science), Blake Wilson (Music)

 

Provost and Dean of the College: Neil Weissman

 

Vice President and Treasurer: Annette Parker

 

Vice President, Library and Information Services: Robert Renaud
  Director, Instructional and Media Services: Patricia Pehlman (without vote)
  Director of Electronic Communications and Web Manager: Paul Dempsey (without vote)

 

Director, User Services: Terry Mollett (without vote)

 

Students: James Doyle, Jeff Rodgers, Ke "Harry" Zhou

 

 

FACULTY PERSONNEL COMMITTEE

 

Function:
a) It shall advise the Provost and Dean of the College and the President of the College on the following personnel matters regarding faculty: authorization for recruitment, term appointments, promotion, tenure, salary, sabbatical and other leaves, reduced teaching loads, continuation of appointments beyond normal retirement, early retirement, and assignment of faculty to administrative duties. Candidates for initial appointment at the Associate Professor and Professor levels shall be interviewed by the committee.
b) To ensure faculty participation in the selection of major administrators, when duly constituted search committees including faculty members have not participated in the selection process, the committee shall offer advice to the President, or to the Board of Trustees in case the selection is of a President.
c) It shall advise regarding appointment of department chairs and coordinators, and on all nominations for national fellowships or awards.
d) It shall advise on other personnel matters which the President or Provost and Dean may choose to present to the committee.

 

Composition:

2009:

Dominique Laurent (French ), Ash Nichols CHAIR (English)

2010:

Amy Witter (Chemistry)

2011: Russ Bova (Political Science), Nicola Tynan (Economics)

 

Provost and Dean of the College: Neil Weissman (without vote)

 

Associate Provost: Walter Chromiak (without vote)

 

 

COMMITTEE ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

 

Function:
a) It shall encourage faculty to pursue their development as teachers, scholars, and educators.
b) It shall allocate funds budgeted by the College for support of research and professional development, and shall determine equitable priorities among applications for this support.
c) It shall assure proper accountability in the use of grants by requiring a report at the conclusion of a project, which is shared with the Provost and Dean of the College.

 

Composition:

2009:

Kim Rogers CHAIR (History)

2010:

Christopher Lemelin (Russian), Candie Wilderman (Environmental Studies)

 

Assoc. Provost for Inst. Resources & Assoc. VP for Dev.: Chris Van Buskirk (w/o vote)

 

Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations: Glen Peterman (without vote)

 

 

THE APPEALS COMMITTEE

 

Function:
a) It shall study policy and practice concerning academic freedom and tenure at comparable institutions, and initiate action to bring and keep Dickinson’s own practices in line with the best and most enlightened procedures.
b) It shall serve as the hearing committee specified in Chapter Four, Sections IV and V, in cases concerning dismissal or termination of appointment. Where dismissal or termination is of a tenured faculty member, only the tenured faculty on the committee shall comprise the hearing committee.
c) It shall serve as an appeals body for faculty who think that their rights have been violated in one or more of the three areas indicated below. Procedures are outlined in Chapter Four, Section III-D.
(1) Academic Freedom. Where the person claims that his/her academic freedom has been violated as a result of a recommendation or decision by the department, personnel committee, or administration related to the person’s evaluation for salary, contract renewal, promotion, or tenure. Academic freedom is defined in the 1940 AAUP/AAC Statement of Principles summarized in Chapter Four, Section I-D.
(2) Procedures. Where the person claims that the department, personnel committee, or administration has violated the procedures stated in the Academic Handbook during the process of an evaluation of that person for salary, contract renewal, promotion, or tenure.
(3) Discrimination. Where the person claims that the department, personnel committee, or administration has discriminated against him or her, or has subjected him or her to discriminatory harassment during the process of an evaluation for that person’s salary, contract renewal, promotion, or tenure. See Fairness Statements in Chapter One, Section III. [NOTE: Discrimination in matters related to the classroom and other campus situations is not dealt with by the Appeals Committee but through procedures outlined in Dickinson College Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Grievance Procedures.]
d) Upon request, the committee shall informally advise individual faculty members on any of these matters.
e) It shall serve as the official elected agency of the Faculty in any situation in which the administration or the Board of Trustees seeks consultation on matters of academic freedom and tenure.
f) The considered professional judgment of one’s colleagues regarding the quality of the contribution one has made and might make to the department or to the College may not be appealed.

 

Composition:

2009:

Teresa Barber (Psychology), Bob Ness (English), Melinda Schlitt (Art & Art History)

2010: Charles Zwemer (Biology)

2011:

David Crouch (Chemistry), Mike Fratantuono (INBM), Phil Grier (Philosophy)

 

 

THE HEARING BOARD FOR STUDENT VIOLATIONS

 

Function:

The Hearing Board: The Hearing Board hears allegations of student violations of the Code of Conduct. Grievances brought by students alleging faculty misconduct shall first be directed to the faculty member’s department chair or an Associate Dean of the College. [See Student Handbook, p. 56, Rights and Freedoms of Students: Student Grievance Procedures or the Student Code of Conduct. See the Academic Handbook, Academic Responsibilities, Chapter Eight, Section VIII.]

 

Allegations may be heard by either the Hearing Board or an Administrative Hearing Officer. In cases of grievance against a faculty member, the Administrative Hearing Officer is an Associate Dean of the College. In cases of alleged faculty misconduct, the finding of facts and the recommendations are reported to the Provost and Dean of the College.

 

Composition:

The Hearing Board shall be composed of three members: one from the pool of student members, one from the pool of faculty, and an Associate Provost as chair. 

 

Members of the Hearing Board shall be selected from the judicial board pool, a new board for each case.  All members of the pool are expected to serve in an approximately equal number of cases.

 

APPEALS BOARD

 

Function:

The Appeals Board hears respondents of decisions made by the Hearing Board, Administrative Hearing Officers, appeals under the Affirmative Action Grievance Procedures, or appeals from decisions following cases heard under the Student Records policy. Appeals Board decisions are final.

 

Composition:

The Appeals Board shall be a newly constituted Hearing Board composed of three members, none of whom served on the original Board:  one faculty member and one student selected from the judicial board pool, and an Associate Provost as chair.

 

JUDICIAL BOARD POOL:

Term Expires

Faculty

 

2009:

Eva Copeland

 
2010: Lynn Helding, Pam Nesselrodt, Michael Poulton, Kim Rogers, Crispin Sartwell, Andy Skelton  

2011:

David Ball, Jeremy Ball, Megan Yost

 

 

 

Contact Person: Academic and Social Violations – Alisa Adams, Discipline System Administrator, ext. 1676