MnSCU Faculty Discipline Meeting
Cragun’s Conference Center, April 19, 2002
Sociology Discipline Report Summary
Facililitators: Jean Evens, Tim Price, Linda Balk
Transfer
issue/problem one:
Insure the quality and integrity of the curriculum.
Strategy(s) to address transfer issue/problem one:
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Meet again as a discipline and have an extensive work session that includes sharing syllabi, best practices, and discussion of course content.
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Give faculty more control over curriculum and adjuncts.
Transfer
issue/problem two:
Insure that Sociology faculty members have required credentials
in the field.
Strategy(s) to address transfer issue/problem two:
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Use the faculty-driven procedures of the state universities to select faculty members.
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Screen and have an available pool of qualified faculty candidates.
- Establish a mentoring/training process for adjunct faculty
members.
- Work with Center for Teaching and Learning to establish
an e-mentoring program and a site for posting best practices.
- Allow release time to mentors.
Transfer
issue/problem three:
Work together as a statewide
discipline to improve communication, resolve trust issues, clarify our
institutional mission, and share research.
Strategy(s) to address transfer issue/problem three:
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Share our best practices through the Center for Teaching and Learning
- Establish a Listserve and
a syllabi bank.
- Support from MnSCU and campus leaders to hold future
discipline meetings to facilitate further work as agreed upon at this
meeting.