Salameno School of American and International Studies

Unit Council Minutes

October 17, 2012

Attendance: Dean H. Nejad, P. Ard, R. Atkinson, T. Barnes, E. Castellanos, D. Chen, R. D’Angelo, P. Elovitz, N. Fabre, D. Fucci, M. Giacoppe, J. Gronbeck-Tedesco, S. Hangen, R. Hayashida, K. Haywood, J. Hoch, P. Kayaalp, Y. Kisor, T. Kwak, C. Meyer, S. Rice, R. Root, B. Roy, N. Santamaria-Laorden, P. Scheckner, E. Shannon, I. Spar, P. Straile-Costa, S. Taranto, J. Teigen, and M. Unger

Excused: L. Cassidy, M. Fluhr, I. Lopez, J. Mazza, S. Mustafa, A. Padovano, M. Riff

Absent: V. Flenga, J. Johnson, and L. Williams

Meeting Began at 1:00 PM

Announcements

·  A Celebrating Diversity Student Media Contest is being held. Contest Submissions are due by Nov. 16.

·  The 2012 Trillium came out and a reception will be held on Oct 29. Submissions for The 2013 Trillium are being accepted.

·  An SSAIS Recruitment Event will be held today from 6:30-8:30 PM.

·  Faculty updates, for the SSAIS Newsletter, are due by Nov. 15 to the committee.

·  A sustainability workshop is being held on campus this week. All are encouraged to attend.

·  “The Role of Faculty in College Student Alcohol Prevention” Program will take place on Nov. 1 at 1PM in Friend’s Hall.

·  The Dean invited Unit members to attend the Presidents’ Dinners that are being held this year.

SSAIS Alumni Advisory Board

·  The Unit voted unanimously to recommend Vivian Nilsson to serve on the alumni advisory board.

Emeritus Status Cliff Peterson

·  The Unit voted unanimously to recommend Cliff Peterson for emeritus status.

Faculty Development Funding Committee

·  Don Fucci explained the new process regarding FDF to the Unit. The Unit submitted questions. The committee will recommend FDF Applications to the Dean by Oct. 26.

The Dean excused himself from the rest of the Unit Council Meeting and Don Fucci took over in place of the Dean.

·  Don Fucci also made an announcement about Sabbatical Applications. The Unit submitted questions. Sabbatical applications are due to the FDF Committee by Nov. 12.


Meeting adjourned at 2:10 PM

Minutes faithfully submitted by William Russo, Secretarial Assistant 1.