Weekly Mailing to Tenure line, Affiliate, Visitors, Administrative Professionals, and Professional Support Staff in CLAS
CLAS Weekly Mailing 09-14-22
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3. Navigate Alerts Now Feature Tutoring Referrals
4. Grand River Campus-to-Campus River Cleanup
Faculty
5. CLAS TT Faculty Fall Election 2022–nominations extended
Calendars
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The Teach-In’s purpose is mutual education around topics related to inequality and systems of oppression, as well as social justice and liberation. Its learning objectives are to raise awareness, inform, create dialogue, and motivate action.
This year, in deference to faculty expertise and the short time frame for proposal submission, the submission criteria has been adjusted to “two presenters, at least one of whom must be faculty/staff.” Intersectional frameworks are especially encouraged: considering the ways that race, class, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, etc. impact lived experience. Proposals are due October 10, and Teach-In will be held on November 9-10.
Classics presents Homerathon 8: The Multiverse Saga.
Join us for a multifaceted exploration of Love, Betrayal, War, Loss, Pain, Reconciliation, and other experiences that define our common humanity. Is all really fair in love and war? How do we heal and respond to trauma?
We engage these Epic issues, beginning with Homer's Iliad and branching through ancient and contemporary art, poetry, fiction, drama, and athletics.
The HOMERathon runs Wednesday, September 28, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Thursday, September 29, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., in the Mary Idema Pew Library Multipurpose Room unless otherwise noted.
Campus colleagues are warmly encouraged to take part. We invite you to read or perform a passage from the Iliad or another text that offers an opportunity for reflection on Homeric themes. Please contact the HOMERathon planning group at [email protected] to schedule.
Art Lecture by Dr. Henry Luttikhuizen, Scholar-in-Residence, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences: Choice and Consequence: Representations of the Judgment of Paris, 5-6 p.m. on 9/28, with reception following.
Dr. Henry Luttikhuizen, Scholar-in-Residence, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, will lead us in a discussion of ancient models that shed new light on contemporary problems. In the Iliad, Homer meditates upon the consequences of the Judgment of Paris, a mythical beauty contest associated with the beginning of the Trojan War. Over the past 3000 years, the tale has been retold and popularized in poetry, drama, song, film, and other media. This discussion will investigate how various visual artists have represented the narrative over time, giving renewed meaning to the ancient tale of decision-making, and its consequences in complex times.
3. Navigate Alerts Now Feature Tutoring Referrals
Faculty and staff now can refer students directly to tutoring and reading support through the Navigate Academic Alert system. Choose “Refer Student to Tutoring” as the alert reason, enter the course associated with the alert, and include any notes or information specific to the alert. A member of the Tutoring and Reading Center (TRC) leadership team will reach out to all students with alerts on a weekly basis to offer support and remind them of the available tutoring services available. For more details, visit the Faculty and Staff Resources page on the TRC website.
4. Grand River Campus-to-Campus River Cleanup
As part of the annual Mayor’s Grand River Cleanup effort, the GVSU Making Waves Initiative will be sponsoring the second annual Grand River Campus-to-Campus River Cleanup September 18-24, between the Allendale and Grand Rapids campuses of GVSU. The Cleanup is an effort to enlist students in caring for the health and well-being of the Grand River - the amazing river that is our "backyard". Students, faculty, and staff can learn more and sign up to participate, including kayaking, on various days on the Making Waves website.
Faculty
5. CLAS TT Faculty Fall Election 2022 –nominations extended
Nominations for CLAS and University committees have been occurring, however there are still several committees that are short nominees. The candidates who have accepted and the slots remaining can be seen on the TT Election webpage.
Nominations are being extended through Monday, September 19 at 11:59 p.m. Voting will begin Wednesday, September 21 at 8 a.m..
If your nomination is still pending, please complete the process by accepting your nomination and sharing a brief statement of interest and qualifications that will be included on the ballot. Only accepted nominations will appear on the ballot.
Committees are an important way to engage in the GVSU community. Your work on CLAS and University committees is beneficial to you and your colleagues. Governance of the institution is the shared responsibility of faculty. Through committee work, you also have an opportunity to meet and collaborate with colleagues from other CLAS units and across the University. Please consider sharing your time and talents to serve on one of these committees.
FERPA Guidelines
FERPA guidelines and information are listed on our Registrar’s Office website (network login required to access FERPA page). This includes:
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FERPA Release form for Reference Requests/Letters of Recommendation (This form should be used for current and former students).
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FERPA Release form for non-public information:
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This form should be filled out by the student each time there is a request for information to be released to a third party, such as a parent or guardian.
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A new form is required for each interaction/request for information to be released.
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There is no “blanket” form that allows third parties to have access to all student records across the university.
Proxy Access – Banner
Students may grant proxy access to their Banner accounts to specific third parties, including parents, guardians, and supporters, and is done by the student through their personal Banner access.
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Permissions granted through this access can include grades, student schedule, academic transcripts, student accounts and financial aid information, and myPath.
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Students choose the level of access for each third party and can change the access at any time.
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This proxy access DOES NOT grant third parties access to non-Banner information such as discussions with faculty regarding grades or attendance, or with advisors regarding the content of advising notes or appointments. Requests for information of this type require the student to complete the Permission to Release Non-Public Information, which is linked above.
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7. Important deadlines
Sep. 15 Unit Stability Update response should be entered in GVAdvance
Sep. 19 Tentative: First Round Annual Schedule opens for 2023-2024 to Departments. Departments with dibs rooms are held to the minimum-usage requirement described under “Department dibs room use policy” at the Unit Heads Scheduling page.
Sep. 23 75% refund deadline 5 p.m.
Sep. 30 Unit sabbatical recommendations due to University Sabbatical Review Committee
Sep. 30 Deadline to apply to be considered for promotion or early tenure
Oct. 10 – 14 Midterm evaluations
Oct. 10 Proposals for Teach-In are due. Teach-In dates are November 9 -10
Oct. 14 Units submit promotion materials (promotion to professor) to the dean’s office
Oct. 14 Tentative: First Round Annual Schedule for 2023-2024 due to Dean’s Office
Oct. 17 Midterm grades due by 11:59 p.m. midnight
Oct. 23 – 25 Fall Break (for students)
Oct. 28 Withdrawal with “W” grade deadline 5 p.m.
Nov. 18 CLAS Personnel Committee submits recommendations to the dean
Nov. 23 – 27 Thanksgiving Recess
Nov. 28 Tentative: Final Round Annual Schedule for 2023-2024 opens to Departments
Dec. 12 – 17 Final Examinations
Dec. 16 Dean notifies candidate and unit head of recommendation
Dec. 19 Final Grades due by 11:59 p.m. midnight
Dec. 22 Final Grades available to students
Jan. 6 Tentative: Final Round Annual Schedule for 2023-2024 due to Dean’s Office
Feb. 1 Spring/Summer 2023 Schedule goes Live in Banner
Mar. 1 Fall 2023 and Winter 2024 Schedule goes Live in Banner
Sep. 15 CLAS Voyage Open Office Hours, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. by Zoom.
Sep. 16 Faculty Research Colloquium, 308 PAD, 2:30-5 p.m.
Sep. 16 Rationality, Irrationality, Madness, Common Sense: the Role of Reason in Early Jewish Existentialism, Andrew Jampol-Petzinger (GVSU Philosophy). MAK BLL-110 3-4:30 p.m.
Sep. 21 Unit Head Meeting 3 – 5 p.m. KC 2204 Pere Marquette
Sep. 21 Alliance for Professional Support Staff (APSS) Union Open House Mixer, STU South Lawn, 12-2 p.m.; PSS should RSVP by September 6.
Sep. 22 GVSU Arts Celebration 2022-2023 kickoff event: As Is: Beauty and the Body in Contemporary Art. Reception for opening of the GVSU Arts Celebration, 5-8 p.m.
Sep. 26 Provost Open Forum 10 – 11 a.m. Health Campus; 1 – 2 p.m. Allendale Campus
Sep. 27 Eat and Learn: Study Abroad 101 for Academic Advisors. 11:30 a.m. - 1: p.m., Pere Marquette Room, Kirkhof Center
Sep. 28-29 Homerathon , Multipurpose Room in the Mary Idema Pew Library, 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Sep. 28 Carey Lecture, opening the doors at 6 p.m. and introduction at 6:30 p.m., Loosemore Auditorium, sponsored by School of Communication
Sep. 29 Provost Open Forum 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Allendale Campus; 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus
Sep. 30 Provost Open Forum 10 – 11 a.m. Via Zoom
Oct. 1 MALHE “Unidos 2022” Conference.
Oct. 14 Belief as a First-Person Plural Cognitive Attitude and Recognizing Common Ground
Ronald Loeffler (GVSU Philosophy). MAK BLL-110 3-4:30 p.m.
Oct. 5 Unit Head Meeting 3 – 5 p.m. Kirkhof Room 2215/2216
Oct. 6 6-7 p.m. Loosemore Auditorium. Ott Lecture to the General Public: Biomimetic Cuisine: The Chemistry, Craft and Culture of Our Future Foods
Oct. 7 Ott Lecture to Chemistry audience, 1-2 p.m., KC Pere Marquette. Biomimetic Chemistry: Recapitulating Biomolecular Structures and Functions.
Oct. 7 Rationality, Irrationality, Madness, Common Sense: the Role of Reason in Early Jewish Existentialism, Andrew Jampol-Petzinger (GVSU Philosophy). MAK BLL-110 3-4:30 p.m.
Oct. 7 Shakespeare Festival mainstage production begins, Merry Wives of Windsor, 7:30 p.m. LAT
Oct. 10, 4:45 p.m., FrenchFest (2022-2023), musical soirées with twelve distinguished French composers and eighteen performers, New City Kids (Abridged and Interactive Performance)
Oct. 11-13 GVSU Climate Change Education Solutions Summit.
Oct. 14 Faculty Research Colloquium, 308 PAD, 2:30-5 p.m.
Oct. 14 AWRI Seminar – Dr. Susan Rosenberg, Ben F. Love Chair in Cancer Research, Baylor College of Medicine, “Stress-induced mutagenesis and evolution ", 4 p.m., LIB 030, Allendale Campus.
Oct. 17, 7:30 p.m., FrenchFest (2022-2023), musical soirées with twelve distinguished French composers and eighteen performers, Haas Center for Performing Arts, GVSU
Oct. 18 Study Abroad Fair 10 a.m.–3 p.m., 2250 Kirkhof Center
Oct. 18 Repair Clinic, 6-8 p.m. Holton Hooker Multipurpose Room. (More info on the Repair Clinic)
Oct. 19 Unit Head Meeting 3– 5 p.m. Kirkhof Room 2215/2216
Oct. 19 VMA Guest Speaker Nayda Collazo-Llorens. Public Event: 12-3 p.m.
Oct. 24, 7 p.m. (6:15 p.m. Pre-Concert Q&A), FrenchFest (2022-2023), musical soirées with twelve distinguished French composers and eighteen performers, Mayflower Congregational Church
Oct. 28 GVSU Opera Theatre performances begin, A Minister's Wife.
Nov. 2 Unit Head Meeting 3 – 5 p.m. Kirkhof Room 2215/2216
Nov. 4 Repairing Moral Damage Through Self-Regarding Resistance, Alycia LaGuardia-LoBianco (GVSU Philosophy). MAK BLL-110 3-4:30 p.m.
Nov. 7 GVSU Arts Celebration "South Chicago Dance Theatre: Energy | Power | Grace", 7 p.m. Louis Armstrong Theatre, Haas Performing Arts Center, Allendale campus. Please arrive early.
Nov. 9 Tenth Annual Teach-In, Pew Campus (Seidman, DeVos, CHS)
Nov. 10 Tenth Annual Teach-In, Allendale Campus (Kirkhof)
Nov.16 Unit Head Meeting 3– 5 p.m. Kirkhof Room 2215/2216
Nov. 18 Faculty Research Colloquium, 308 PAD
Nov. 18 Transparency and Authority Concerns for the Use of Algorithms in Ethical Decision-Making in Healthcare, Jeffrey Byrnes (GVSU Philosophy). MAK BLL-110 3-4:30 p.m.
Nov. 18 Theatre at Grand Valley performances of Gloria begin
Nov. 29 Giving Tuesday
Nov. 30 Unit Head Meeting 3 – 5 p.m.
Dec. 5 GVSU Arts Celebration Holiday Concert, “And on Earth, Peace.” Fountain Street Church
Dec. 10 Commencement
Dec. 21 Unit Head Meeting 3 – 5 p.m. Kirkhof Room 2215/2216
Dec. 23 – Jan. 2 Semester Break
Jan. 26 Native American Student Initiative. Speaker Seth Sutton, author of The Deconstruction of Chief Blackhawk. Time tba.
COVID Policy Links
Note: Daily COVID self-assessment is not required at this time.
Face Coverings Compliance Protocol (including employee FAQs)
Reminders
Newsletters/information you may have missed
HR Newsletter announcing additional break days, Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), etc.
Padnos International Center, Global Connections
Social Media September Newsletter
TRIO SSS STEM-Health Sciences is seeking personal stories and photos from faculty and staff who were first-generation college students. These would be used for National First-Generation College Day, on November 8. Send submissions by October 15 to Linda Rettig, director of the office, at [email protected].
