25 January - Phi Beta Kappa

To: all faculty

From: Mark J. Krejci, Interim Dean & Vice President for Academic Affairs

Dear Colleagues,

Are you a member of Phi Beta Kappa? I know faculty members who are, but Academic Affairs does not have any record of faculty who are members. Since a chapter is awarded only to institutions with enough faculty members who are Phi Beta Kappa, we need to gather this information.

Please send me a reply message at krejci@cord.edu if you are a member - you would not have to type anything beyond "Phi Beta Kappa yes" on the subject line.

Thank you for your help.

25 January - Faculty Scholarship Program

To: all faculty

From: Mark J. Krejci, Interim Dean & Vice President for Academic Affairs

Dear Colleagues,

Admissions informs me that we still need faculty participants for the Faculty Scholarship program and asked that I forward the information found below in the hopes that you will consider assisting with this very important event in the recruitment cycle. Remember, that these will only be the very best students and as faculty we will want these students to attend CC. Yet, we still need individuals to sit at tables during the banquets and to help with the interview. Anything you can do will be greatly appreciated by admissions as well as by your colleagues who will have these exceptional students in class beginning next year.

21 January - Community Time January 28

Just a friendly reminder, that the January 28 Community Time is set aside for informal meetings between advisers and their advisees. It is meant to be an opportunity for advisers to touch base with their advisees outside of the regular registration period, in order to answer questions, build rapport, discuss career options, etc. Best of luck for a fruitful advising session.

Mike Bath,On Behalf of the Academic Advisement Committe

18 January - F.Y.I.: The Assessment and Institutional Research Newsletter

To: Faculty and administrators

From: Kay Schneider (schneide@cord.edu)

The January edition of the FYI newsletter is online at http://www.cord.edu/dept/acd/local/assess/jan2005.htm

Contents include:

• Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) survey results
• Updated list of Departmental Assessment Methods In Progress
• "New Writing Program at Carleton College Widens Assessment Reach" article
• Upcoming events: Assessment Banquet (Feb 3) and Collaboration Conference

Hard copy is available on request.

17 January - Literatures, Languages & Cultures Division Chair

Dear Concordia Community,

Dr. Stan Iverson's term as Division Chair for the Division of Literatures, Languages & Cultures will end at the conclusion of this academic year. Let me publicly thank Stan for his contributions to the Division and to Academic Affairs as he played an important role in the transition to the Division structure on campus.

An internal search was initiated last semester and it is my pleasure to announce that Dr. James Coomber has been selected as the next Chair for the LLC Division. He brings a wealth of experience from his years of being a scholar-teacher at the college and serving as Department Chair. Join me in thanking Jim for his willingness to serve the College as he enters this leadership role.

Mark J. Krejci, Ph.D. Interim Dean & Vice President for Academic Affairs

14 January - Curriculum Task Force Nomination

To: Faculty

Date: January 14, 2005

From: SCC

Faculty,

By the conclusion of the Senate's meeting on January 11th, the next phase of the curriculum reform process was finalized. This e-mail is to solicit the names of willing nominees who agree to serve on the next curriculum task force. This next group is to be composed of three faculty who have not participated on Teams I, II or III, the summer 2003 or 2004 task forces or the 03-04 Core Committee. Additional members of the committee will be the Vice President for Academic Affairs and one student to be selected by SA. The duties are outlined in the Senate Minutes from January 10th & 11th but, in short, this task force is to review previous curriculum reform documents and, "identify a set of courses and experiences that will become the Core Curriculum for students seeking a Bachelor of Arts degree from Concordia College." (January 10/11 Senate Agenda, p. 2)

If you are willing and able to serve on this next task force, please e-mail your name to Nonnie Tangen (tangen@cord.edu). The names will be brought to the Faculty Senate on January 24th to be placed in nomination and subsequently voted on by the members of that body.

13 January - Class schedule for MLK Day

From: Academic Affairs

Concordia College, in cooperation with the Moorhead School District and the city of Moorhead, will sponsor Ms. Elva Trevino Hart as the Martin Luther King, Jr. day speaker on Monday, January 17 at 9:20 a.m. in Memorial Auditorium. Faculty Senate on January 10th approved a change on the class schedule for January 17th. 8:30 a.m. classes will begin at 8 a.m. and dismiss at 9:10 a.m. The Convocation will run from 9:20 a.m. to 10:20 a.m.

Elva Trevino Hart is the author of “Barefoot Heart: Stories of a migrant child.” Ms. Hart was born to Mexican immigrants who were migrant farm workers. She earned a bachelor’s degree in theoretical mathematics and a master’s degree in computer science/engineering from Stanford University. Her home now is in Virginia. As part of the program there will be a panel of local experts from the Fargo/Moorhead area on migrant children. These individuals first came to the Red River Valley as children of migrant workers. The panel is composed of Ms. Peg Guerrero, Ms. Marcia Garcia and Mr. Juan Martinez along with Ms. Elva Trevino Hart. Sonja Hohnadel will moderate the panel. The theme of the Martin Luther King Jr. day celebration is “Building unity in our community.”

7 January - Martin Luther King Jr. Day Events

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: January 17th, 2005

Remember! Celebrate! Act! A Day On . . . Not a Day Off

11:50 AM The Life and Work of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Faculty Multidisciplinary Panel, Birkeland Lounge

Concordia faculty will share their perspectives on the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. from their individual disciplines. They will highlight parts of King’s life, the context for the Civil Rights Movements, key writings by Dr. King, and his work’s continued relevance to our world today.

1:20 PM Continuing the Dream: Students respond to King’s "I Have a Dream" Speech

Concordia Student Panel, Birkeland Lounge

An ethnically and philosophically diverse panel of Concordia students will respond to Martin Luther King, Jr’s “I Have a Dream” speech. They will share their thoughts and experiences about how close or how far we are to reaching racial equality since Dr. King spoke those words.

2:40 PM “What Does it Mean to be a Diverse Campus?”

Concordia Panel, Birkeland Lounge

Individuals from various positions and perspectives at Concordia College will address the questions that arise from the changing student demographics in Higher Education. As college campuses become more and more diverse learning environments, they will discuss what issues arise from these changes and how to truly value the different perspectives and life experiences brought to a campus community.

4 January - Curriculum committee announcement

Dear faculty,

Proposals for new courses to be offered for the first time during the first semester of the 2005-2006 academic year should be submitted to the Curriculum Committee by Monday, January 17. This early submission date is necessary so that courses can be approved before the Fall timetable goes to press. New course proposal forms are available online from the Curriculum Committee website: http://www4.cord.edu/acadAffairs/committees/curriculum/Default.asp. Leaders of new May Seminars or May Seminars that are significantly different from previous offerings should submit a new course proposal for the pre-May Seminar course as well as the May Seminar to Curriculum Committee for approval.

Please submit eight copies of the proposal to me. The committee would appreciate knowing in advance about forthcoming new course proposals as the timetable deadline approaches so we can plan our meetings accordingly.

Modifications of course number, course title, catalog description, and course prerequisites also require Curriculum Committee approval. New exploration seminar proposals also require Curriculum Committee approval -- see the Course modification form. You can print the Modification of Course Form from the website listed above.

Please note that the Curriculum Committee has revised both the New Course Proposal form and the Course Modification form. We request that you discard any old forms download the new ones from our website.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Thank you,

Dawn Tommerdahl Chair, Curriculum Committee

3 January - Student academic record review

From: Mark Krejci Interim Dean & VP for Academic Affairs

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of those who met to review all student academic records before the Christmas break (Morrie, Lois, Carole & myself) thank you for your timely grade submissions. Carole informed me that this was a "record" semester with only one section not being accounted for by the deadline. We were able to review all of the students on academic warning or probation status as well as review the students who needed to be placed on warning, probation or suspended.

These decisions were also helped by the Academic Referral forms that you completed over the course of the last semester. Through your feedback and the additional help of others on campus, we were able to determine what was the best course of action for individual students. It was difficult to determine this when there was no information on the student, and so I wanted to thank those who gave us this feedback. One thing that was particularly useful was when you submitted a form for a student who did poorly or failed a course because he/she did not turn in a series of assignments later in the semester. Even though it was too late for intervention, this information assisted the committee in making a determination in these cases.

Welcome back for the second semester. I hope you had restful breaks and I look forward to all that you will accomplish in the new year.

3 January - Off-campus program budgets

From: Mark Krejci Interim Dean & VP for Academic Affairs

Dear Faculty

I am sending this to all faculty so that no one is missed. This message is specifically addressed to all directors of off-campus programs who submit budgets to Victor Udin for inclusion in his off-campus program budget. Some of you have already followed through based on last year's policies and I appreciate your timely work. For those who have not submitted a program budget to Victor, I want to remind you that all of the policies enacted last year remain in effect. Please send your budgets to Victor for your program as you did last year. Remember that you are to submit revenue and expense projections to Victor. Revenue should be based on this year's tuition figure minus 40% for discount and overhead. Faculty replacement costs, where applicable, should be budgeted at $6,000 per course. Departments who perform student supervision beyond their normal teaching load will again be compensated at $180 per student. There are exceptions to this - we will use the policy instituted last year.

Thank you for what you are doing for our students. Again, CC international education efforts were recognized nationally (through our 5th place participation rate as noted by "Open Doors". I appreciate all that the faculty have done that enabled the 413 students to participate in study abroad. We also have dedicated faculty who organize domestic off-campus experiences that also enrich our students' educational experience.

Mark J. Krejci, Ph.D. Interim Dean & Vice President for Academic Affairs