This page constitutes an archive for minutes, reports and other documents generated in recent years by various faculty committees and task forces. No claim is made to completeness: these documents have previously been available via Committee pages, some of which no longer exist.

Academic Leadership / Division Rep meetings
    — Division Reps, coordinators of Academic Programs and Facilities, Assistant Dean, Dean
Academic Planning Committee
Academic Technology Committee
Curriculum Committee
Faculty Affairs Committee
Gallery-Library Committee

Department Chair Meetings
Faculty Meetings
On-Line Learning Task Force (2008-09)
 

academic leadership / division reps   
First Quarter, 2012 Summary of discussion topics at first four meetings (April 19, 2012)
 

topics   doc
academic planning   
March 8, 2012
  1. professional practice spreadsheet
  2. double concentrations;
  3. Diploma Program;
  4. BA/BFA questions re: Art History, Creative Writing
minutes   doc
February 9, 2012
  1. review of document on LTT requirements, received from Academic Technology Committee
  2. course competencies (currently called criteria for credit) : need template, should be included in course proposal form.
minutes   doc
November 10, 2011 Professional Practice / Entrepreneurial Core;
Art Wise; double concentrations; students finishing BFA in three years; 200-300 level courses; capstones (what are their goals); syllabi (need to indicate criteria for credit)		minutes   doc
October 4, 2011 Interdisciplinary Arts concentration (ID)
Professional Practice		minutes   doc
September 13, 2011 Interdisciplinary Arts concentration (ID)
Professional Practice / Entrepreneurial Core — major topic of the year
course levels 200-300
 		minutes   doc
academic technology   
April 18, 2012
  1. LMS (Learning Management System), transition from Moodle to Open Class;
  2. Adobe ELA – Creative Suite available for faculty;
  3. professional practice initiative;
  4. LTT electives: ...conversation going on with the AICAD schools about technological competencies. Department Chairs need to determine what competencies are met in their courses. Find where the strengths and weaknesses are.
minutes   doc
February 2, 2012
  1. LTT core competencies (reviewed, memos forwarded to Curriculum and to Academic Planning committees);
  2. academic computing budgets;
  3. learning management system (to replace Moodle);
  4. sound booth lab (rules, policies);
  5. space (new non-teaching lab, library, long-term thinking about Hardie 3rd floor);
  6. Google training sessions
minutes   doc
February 2, 2012

 Lens, Technology, Time (LTT): Core Competencies, Skills and Learning Outcomes
(a memo from ATC to Academic Planning Committee, Curriculum Committee)		report   doc
February 1, 2012

 Functional and Critical Digital Skill Sets for all Students
(a memo from ATC to Academic Planning Committee)		report   doc
November 10, 2011
  1. work on Functional and Critical Digital Skill Sets for all Students; and
    the Core Competencies, Skills and Learning Outcomes for courses designated as LTT (Lens, Technology and Time);
  2. learning management system proposal;
  3. discussion of Open Class available through Google Apps
minutes   doc
October 18, 2011

 LTT (Lens, Technology & Time) : further discussion of core competencies questionminutes   doc
September 20, 2011

 LTT (Lens, Technology & Time) electives, competencies; information literacy; global set of competenciesminutes   doc
September 6, 2011

 LTT (Lens, Technology & Time) core competencies, roles of Technology and Curriculum committees; studio/lab space usage; various operating and app topics
 		minutes   doc
curriculum   
February 14, 2012
  1. routine course and program requirement change proposals;
  2. Lens, Technology, Time core competencies;
  3. SFAS name change.
report/minutes   pdf
December 2, 2011
  1. A+IM program requirement (remove LTT elective);
  2. GD program requirement (remove LTT elective);
  3. Art Ed program requirement (remove Figure Modeling requirement);
  4. A+IM program requirements (various)
other proposals sent back for further work:
  1. Studio Forum section course description changes
  2. Senior A+IM Seminar (new course)
  3. A+IM program requirements (new capstone option)
report/minutes   pdf
October 7, 2011

 routine course and program requirement change proposals; discussion of Art History requirements (and how they’re determined), continued in (appended) memo from Arnoldminutes   pdf
May 2011 2010-11 report to facultyreport   pdf
October 7, 2010  minutes   doc
September 16, 2010  minutes   doc
May 24, 2010 2009-10 report to facultyreport   pdf
May 1, 2010  none
April 6, 2010  minutes   doc
February 9, 2010 discussion of LTT elective/criteria questions. Minutes include subsequent memo to Foundation Chairs and Technology Committee, regarding LTT elective/criteria questions.minutes   doc
December 8, 2009  minutes   doc
November 10, 2009  minutes   doc
October 13, 2009  minutes   doc
September 17, 2009 includes questions raised by the Assistant Dean regarding prerequisite and requirement waiversminutes   doc
December 11, 2008  minutes   doc
November 5, 2008  minutes   doc
October 8, 2008  minutes   doc
September 17, 2008  minutes   doc
February 13, 2008  minutes   doc
October 23, 2007  minutes   doc
September 25, 2007 Report to the Faculty & Minutes for meeting of Wednesday, November 7, 2007minutes   doc
September 12, 2007  
 		minutes   doc
department chairs   
September 23, 2011 department restructure; topics courses for wintersession and spring; facilitiesminutes   doc
goals & roles   doc
 
faculty affairs   
April 25, 2012
  1. Criteria Used for Awarding Rank, and Definition for Criteria for Awarding Rank;
  2. clarification of rank requirements, service to College, international/national/local shows/publications;
  3. eligibility of Visiting full-time faculty to apply for rank
minutes   doc
February 7, 2012 inclusion of non-academic officer positions in Faculty Handbook; sick leave policyminutes   doc
November 17, 2011 VFT status in regards to rank eligibilityminutes   doc
October 17, 2011 PT faculty; leave with regard to sabbatical/rank eligibility; PT salaries; rank policy with regard to VFT; schedule for applying for rankminutes   doc
September 14, 2011 rank : rank change timetable and related issues.
minutes include draft revisions to Faculty Handbook		minutes   doc
November 17, 2010 Faculty Handbook language relating to ad hoc Rank Committee process, part-time faculty searchesminutes   doc
October 18, 2010 salary plan, choosing ad hoc Sabbatical and Rank Committees minutes   doc
September 20, 2010 faculty compensation plan; procedures for part-time faculty appointment; rank definitionsminutes   doc
May 13, 2010  no minutes
April 7, 2010  minutes   doc
February 19, 2010 time-table for faculty evaluation; sabbatical process and criteria; Faculty Affairs member representation in Librarian interviewsminutes   doc
December 10, 2009  no minutes
November 19, 2009 (1) frequency of faculty evaluation; (2) evaluation frequency; (3) self-assessment form; (4) regarding professional accomplishments, define terminology; (5) advantages of rank and full professorship; (6) sabbaticals and when they are grantedminutes   doc
November 3, 2009 a proposal to replace the faculty trustee (with voting rights on the board) with two faculty representatives (without voting rights).no minutes
October 14, 2009 (1) Report by Faculty Representative to Board of Trustees; (2) Sabbaticals; (3) Faculty evaluation forms and other issues from Faculty Meeting.minutes   doc
September 28, 2009 (1) faculty evaluation; (2) sabbatical policyminutes   doc
April 21, 2009
April 27, 2009
May 5, 2009		 (1) Rank and sabbatical; (2) faculty evaluations; (3) independent study/directed studyno minutes
April 6, 2009 Meeting included questions and concerns about the independent study/directed study topics (in anticipation of the joint meeting with the chairs of Curriculum, Academic Planning and Faculty Affairs committees, scheduled for April 8, 2009.no minutes
11 September 2008
October 30, 2008
January 29 2009
 		 minutes of three meetings, combined
 		minutes   doc
gallery-library   
January 18, 2012
  1. Teaching Collection: funding, locations;
  2. other business (slide library move, NOBLE system, archival storage, wikipedia, etc.);
  3. proposal for Teaching Collection (funding, description, action list, collection development policy)
minutes   doc
December 2011
  1. status of librarian search;
  2. Digital collection to move to ArtStore shared shelf — committee will work with faculty and others to provide image bank;
  3. proposal for funding of Teaching Collection (see minutes for January 18, 2012)
minutes   doc
November 7, 2011
  1. primary objectives: develop and build Teaching Collections in Library and Gallery (report of progress under way);
  2. shift from Millenium to Evergreen library system (used by all members of NOBLE);
  3. needs assessment;
  4. search for permanent FT librarian
minutes   doc
September 7, 2011
  1. objectives of committee;
  2. first-floor library lab;
  3. future of second-floor space;
  4. student usage of library
minutes   doc
February 24, 2010 review of rationale for combining Gallery and Library committees;
  1. mission (and even name) of the Gallery-Library Committee;
  2. mission (of the library; Gallery already has one);
  3. the Montserrat Shared Resources Initiative;
  4. archival/special collections;
  5. working to increase geographic scope from which we bring in artists and shows (beyond the Northeast);
  6. working to upgrade exhibit space (including climate control, enhanced security); and the actionable ideas identified in the Library Committee status report of 20 May 2009;
  7. faculty secondments;
  8. cooperative arrangements
minutes   doc
November 2, 2009 informal meeting notesnotes   pdf
May 20, 2009 Library Committee Status Reportreport   pdf
May 2008 Annual Report of the Library Committee —
  1. results of survey of faculty and staff, on areas including functional spaces; physical collection and e-resources; usage; reference, research and teaching support; the Image Library.
  2. discussion of collections; facilities and space needs, special collections/seminar room;
  3. statistics;
  4. diagram of Library and related functions, existing and anticipated, having space implications
report  pdf
November 9, 2008 Library Site Visits
MassArt, Simmons, SMFA, Institute for Human Centered Design; facilities needs for science courses		report   pdf
October 15, 2008 Joint meeting of the Library and Gallery committees, to discuss common and complementary areas of interest in advance of work on the College’s Master Plan. —
  1. Library Mission;
  2. The Master Plan;
  3. Locating the Library — conceptually;
  4. Locating the Library — physically, near term;
  5. Collections;
  6. References;
  7. Appendix — Map of Hardie, first floor
minutes   pdf
September 24, 2008 discussion about developing a common set of principles, policies and (where appropriate) procedures... for library and gallery holdings
infrastructure implications : special collections/seminar room(s), curating; digital and other assets		minutes   pdf
October 2, 2007
 		 agenda for AY 2007-08pdf
faculty meetings   
January 23, 2012
 		  minutes   doc
December 7, 2011
 		  minutes   doc
October 13, 2011
 		  minutes   doc
August 30, 2011
 		  minutes   doc
on-line learning task force 2008-09

The mission of the Online Learning Task Force is to Research existing options and anecdotal evidence, especially as it relates to art colleges, and present information to Montserrat community; provide Interim Report to Pres Cab in December and Final Report of Findings in May 2009.

 
April 1, 2009 Report to Faculty
consensus around ideas of: developing online content/delivery in house (using Moodle); the many hurdles to developing online delivery as source of revenue; difference between learning a technology, and achieveing fluency with its rhetoric; relationship of online technologies to studio learning; blended learning; increased awareness college-wide about learning technologies. 		doc

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