College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Unit Head Mailing 4-20-10

3. Call for proposals: Teaching Sustainability and Teaching Sustainably

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1. Ph.D. Committee work (attachment) – message from Dean Antczak

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences values the work of those serving our students’ education needs beyond GVSU. If you are serving on a Ph.D. committee and your department is willing to support your endeavors, I will match department commitment up to $250. These funds will support the travel costs associated with service on this committee. This is a one-time commitment per doctoral committee. Please use the attached document to notify us of your assignment and outline the process for re-imbursement.

~Fred

2. This and That from Mary Schutten

This 1: Continued thanks for providing feedback regarding MyPath programming. Please be sure to get the data for AY 2010-11 to Jerry Montag by the end of April. [Please continue to work on the preceding years, 2003-2010, so that this can be launched in August, 2010]

This 2: Please feel free to share the strategic plan alignment table with others in your department. Suggestions to improve the document should be directed to Mary Schutten schutmar@gvsu.edu by April 30.

That: CLAS has been asked by the Provost's Office to data gather the service learning, internship, field experience, and/or co-curricular efforts. Your faculty was sent a request from Associate Dean Schutten for this information. Please encourage your faculty to reply in a timely manner [Course #, # of students, # hours/student] so that your unit's good work is represented. This data is used by the Provost's Office to document the University's efforts in regard to high impact practices and apply for the President's Honor Roll.

~Mary C. Schutten, PED

3. Call for proposals: Teaching Sustainability and Teaching Sustainably (attachment)

Deadline for submission is July 31, 2010 to Kirsten Bartels. See the attachment for further details.

4. CLAS Important Dates

Important Dates	Event	Location
April 21	Unit Head Meeting	2215/2216 KC, 3-5:00
April 24	Classes End
April 26-30	Finals Week
April 26	Banner Opens for Final Grading
April 30	Nomination form for promotion due (for Fall review)	B-4-232 MAK
May 1	Commencement
May 4	Final Grades Due by Noon
May 5	Unit Head Meeting - CANCELED	2215/2216 KC, 3-5:00
May 5	Request for new positions	sherwoco@gvsu.edu
May 6	Traverse City Commencement
May 10	Classes begin first 6 and 12 weeks
May 14	President’s Honor Roll data due	schutmar@gvsu.edu
May 31	Memorial Day Recess
June 21	Classes end first 6 weeks
June 22-23	Finals first 6 week classes
June 28	Grade due first 6 week classes at noon
June 28	Classes begin second 6 weeks
July 5	Independence Day Recess
July 19	Staffing Plans due 8 a.m.	kelloggp@gvsu.edu
Aug. 9	Classes End second 6 and 12 weeks
Aug. 10-11	Finals second 6 and 12 weeks
Aug. 16	Grades due second 6 and 12 weeks at noon
Aug. 18 & 19	New Faculty Orientation	KC & DEV
Aug. 18	CLAS New Faculty Social	Alumni House
Aug. 24	Unit Head Retreat	Alumni House
Aug. 24	University Picnic-50^th Celebration	Field House (P.M.)
Aug. 25	FTLC Conference	EC
Aug. 26	CLAS Faculty and Staff Meeting	TBA-followed by lunch
Aug. 27	Convocation	Field House
Aug. 30	Fall 2010 Classes Begin

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