Weekly Mailing to Tenure line, Affiliate, Visitors, Administrative Professionals, and Professional Support Staff in CLAS
CLAS Weekly Mailing 1-25-23
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3. Opportunities for Community-Engaged Learning and Writing Support
4. Student Award for Faculty Excellence Recipient
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5. Nominations Underway for TT and AFF Faculty Governance Committee
Calendars
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Highlights:
Several CLAS Voyage and CLAS Assessment Team members engaged with Jillian Kinzie in a small group discussion on Wednesday following her FTLC Student Success Series conversation on the NSSE data. We had the opportunity to get feedback on our system and structure and to brainstorm some of the outstanding considerations as we continue to design the Voyage. Dr. Kinzie is very excited for our efforts and re-iterated that when implemented well, our model of HIPs will support closing equity gaps for students across all groups. She has offered to remain in contact with us as we consider assessments and design elements for the Voyage.
CLAS sent several participants to the 2023 AAC&U Annual Meeting. There, we heard about the dire need to continue to increase awareness of the value of a liberal arts and sciences education and its far-reaching flexibility. We are excited to see many other institutions engaging in similar work to foundationalize HIPs, and we made several connections across the country in support of that effort.
While at AAC&U, the CLAS Voyage team attended an event for GVSU alumni in the Bay Area, where we discussed the Voyage. The alumni in the room indicated broad excitement and support, and several offered to connect with CLAS as we further develop opportunities for our students. We would like to have faculty and CCEL staff connect with alumni at these kinds of events in the future.
Action Items:
A reminder that CCEL will pay for the development of pilot student learning communities or embarking experiences over the summer. Please follow this link for applications for the Voyage Summer 2023 Pilot Development, due February 2nd.
Grand Valley has reinstated the Phased Retirement Program for Faculty and full-time EAP staff. Staff must submit the request to the Dean’s Office at least two months prior to the proposed start date. Faculty must submit their request with a completed workload plan to the Dean’s Office by February 15. If there are questions, staff should contact Michelle McCloud ([email protected]) and faculty should talk to Donovan Anderson ([email protected]).
3. Opportunities for Community-Engaged Learning and Writing Support
Michigan State University’s Office of Community Engagement is offering some events that may be of interest to those of you that participate in community-based learning and engagement. See below for the information.
Spring Break Community-Engaged Writing Retreat--March 6, 7, & 8, virtual or in person, Michigan State University
Join us for 1, 2, or 3 days of dedicated time and space for writing. You may attend virtually (free) or in person ($25/day). Writing Center consultants and staff from University Outreach and Engagement will be available to consult with you on your writing projects, as needed. We'll start each day with a check in on writing goals and wrap up each day celebrating your writing success. Sign up here: https://engage.msu.edu/learn/learning/spring-community-engaged-scholarship-writing-retreat
Summer Intensive in Community Engaged Scholarship--June 5-9, 2023, in person, Michigan State University
Join colleagues from around the country for a week-long intensive on community-engaged scholarship. Through workshops, site visits, case studies, panels, and planning sessions, you'll have the opportunity to learn about the fundamentals of community engagement, including foundational scholarship, partnership practices, and career success strategies. Registration is $550 for MSU folks and $650 for non-MSU folks. Applications due April 7, 2023.
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More information here: https://engage.msu.edu/learn/learning/summer-intensive-on-community-engaged-scholarship
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Applications here: https://engage.msu.edu/learn/learning/summer-intensive-on-community-engaged-scholarship/application-form-and-information-about-applying
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Nominations here: https://engage.msu.edu/learn/learning/summer-intensive-on-community-engaged-scholarship/nomination-form
Consider sending a team to the Summer Intensive. Last year, several institutions did that, which created momentum on their home campuses when they returned.
4. Student Award for Faculty Excellence Recipient
Congratulations to Michelle Miller-Adams of the Political Science Department as the recipient of the Student Award for Faculty Excellence (SAFE). The award is voted on by the GVSU Student Senate, and she is among an elite group of faculty to have received this honor over the past three decades. She will be recognized at the President’s Ball on January 27.
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5. Nominations Underway for TT and AFF Faculty Governance Committee
Please consider nominating yourself or a colleague for a CLAS or University committee. A list of openings, descriptions of what each committee does, and times/dates of meetings are listed on the CLAS Faculty Governance websites (TT and AFF).
Nominations opened Monday, January 23 and will close on Monday, February 6, 2022, at 11:59 p.m.
Nomination acceptance and ballot statements
If you have self-nominated for a governance committee or committees, or you have received an email saying you have been nominated by a colleague, you will not appear on the ballot unless you accept the nomination on the acceptance form.
The acceptance form asks the candidate for a short statement to share on the ballot. Ballot statements will appear on the election webpage (for TT candidates, for AFF candidates) within about 24 hours of receipt—this is not an automated process.
Voting:
The election ballot will be open from Monday, February 13 at noon until Monday, February 21, at 11:59 p.m. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to write Sally Ross at [email protected]
Calendars
Feb. 1 Spring/Summer 2023 Schedule goes Live in Banner
Feb. 3 75% tuition refund deadline
Feb. 1 Spring/Summer 2023 Schedule goes Live in Banner
Feb. 11 Units submit contract renewal materials to the Dean’s office
Feb. 13 Glenn A. Niemeyer Student Award nominations due to Kristin Winfrey in the Dean’s Office
Feb. 15 Phased retirement request for faculty due to the Dean’s Office
Feb. 17 AP Award nominations due by 5 p.m.
Feb. 17 Last date by which unit’s peer review should be complete, considering joint appointment feedback when relevant. (Units may opt for earlier deadlines)
Feb. 18 Units submit tenure and promotion materials to the Dean’s office
Feb. 20 – 24 Mid-term Evaluations
Feb. 25 Units submit promotion only materials to the Dean’s office (promotion to associate professor if not associated with a tenure decision)
Feb. 27 Mid-term grades due to Deans Office by 11:59 p.m.
Mar. 1 Fall 2023 and Winter 2024 Schedule goes Live in Banner
Mar. 1 Submission deadline for CSCE Catalyst Grant for Research and Creativity and Collaborative Research and Creative Activity Initiative internal seed-grant programs
Mar. 5 – 12 Spring Break
Mar. 10 Withdrawal deadline for Winter 2023 classes – no refund
Mar. 10 Unit heads submit faculty FWRs and CVs. The submission process is through the Faculty Workload Report
March 30 – Nominations for promotion to Full Professor due Heidi Nicholson in the Dean’s Office
Apr. 1 Affiliate contract renewal recommendations due to the Dean’s Office, [email protected]
Apr. 22 Classes end
Apr. 24 – 29 Final Examinations/Culminating experience
Apr. 29 Sabbatical reports due for sabbaticals taken in Fall 2022
May 1 Final grades due to Deans Office by 11:59 p.m.
Feb. 6 Deborah Amos of NPR on campus, 3-4 p.m., Grand River Room
Feb. 15 History Department Author’s Reception, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., PAD 308
Feb. 20 GVSU Arts Celebration Presents “How to Commit Crimes Against Reality”, a lecture by Adam Khalil. 7 p.m. Wealthy Theatre.
Feb. 23 GVSU Winter Career and Internship Fair
Feb. 24 Art & Science of Aging Conference, Devos Center
Mar. 18 Region 12 Science Olympiad Tournament
Mar. 23 Princeton Review - online (see Career Center events on Handshake) How to Gain Healthcare Experience
Apr. 1 Princeton Review - online (RSVP required) www.gvsu.edu/clasadvising/practicetest MCAT, DAT, GRE
Apr. 3 GVSU Arts Celebration Presents Poetry Night: A Reading and Conversation with Juan Felipe Herrera, 7 p.m. Eberhard Center.
April 28 & 29 Commencement
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