January
January 4, 2016
Calendar
- Faculty Personnel Committee, January 14, 2016
- Academic Council, January 19, 2016
- Faculty Personnel Committee, January 28, 2016
- Academic Council, February 2, 2016
- Faculty Personnel Committee, February 11, 2016
- Academic Council, February 16, 2016
- Faculty Personnel Committee, February 25, 2016
- Academic Council, March 1, 2016
- Faculty Personnel Committee, March 10, 2016
- Academic Council, March 15, 2016
- Faculty Personnel Committee, March 31, 2016
- Academic Council, April 5, 2016
- Faculty Personnel Committee, April 14, 2016
- Academic Council, April 19, 2016
- Faculty Personnel Committee, April 28, 2016
- Garden Party and Awards Ceremony, Friday, June 17, 2016
- Commencement, Saturday, June 18, 2016
- Thursday, June 22, 2016 to Wednesday July 12, 2016, Advanced Consciousness Based Education Workshop for faculty. Please contact Cathy Gorini or Jane Schmidt-Wilk for more details.
- Faculty Development Seminar, Monday, August 15, 2016 to Thursday August 18, 2016, All faculty are required to attend; details to be announced.
Academic Decisions
Faculty Personnel Committee, January 29, 2015
- Maxwell Rainforth appointed to Library Board to replace Ken Cavanaugh.
- Michael Zijlstra appointed Program Director, BS in Computer Science, member of Academic Council
Faculty Personnel Committee, February 12, 2015
- Richard Register approved as Visiting Scholar in the Sustainable Living Department.
- Retirement Tuition Scholarship Policy
Those with 25 or more years of service receive full tuition scholarships for any courses they wish to take. If they choose to enroll in an undergraduate degree program, retirees must apply for all federal and state grants, such as the Pell Grant and Iowa Tuition Grant, for which they are eligible. They must file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) no later than June 15 prior to the beginning of each academic year. Partial tuition scholarships will then be awarded to cover all tuition charges not covered by any federal or state grants received.
Those with less than 25 years of service will receive a partial tuition scholarship for any courses they may wish to take. A cash, outside grant, and/or outside loan contribution is required for courses and graduate degree programs, $2000 per year or $50 per credit hour. If retirees choose to enroll in an undergraduate degree program, they must
PhD students may be eligible for Federal Work-Study for books and personal expenses.
Distance Education and Continuing Education courses may be taken at the same rate as full-time faculty and staff.
There is no time limit on when the retired faculty or staff may begin taking courses and no limit on how many courses they may take.
Faculty Personnel Committee, March 2, 2015
- Jan Sickler appointed Lecturer.
- Thomas Brooks appointed Lecturer.
Faculty Personnel Committee, April 16, 2015
- Greg Agee appointed Instructor of Management
- Emdad Khan appointed Associate Professor of Computer Science
- Michael Barnard appointed Assistant Professor of Media and Communications
- Mrudula Mukadam appointed Instructor of Computer Science
Faculty Personnel Committee, April 30, 2015
- Graduate Instructors: reaffirmed policy that graduate instructors are not listed as faculty in the catalog.
- Leah Waller appointed to the Teaching and Learning Committee.
Faculty Personnel Committee, May 14, 2015
- Johan Svenson promoted to Assistant Professor.
- Discussion of Faculty Qualification Policy.
Faculty Personnel Committee, August 20, 2015
- Discussion of Faculty Qualification Policy.
- Nynke Passi approved sabbatical January 1 to August 1, 2016.
- David Scharf appointed Associate Department Head for Physics, member of Academic Council
Faculty Personnel Committee, September 3, 2015
- Laurie Eyre appointed Adjunct Instructor of Education
- Dr. Hatoyama, approved for titled professorship
Faculty Personnel Committee, October 1, 2015
- Dr. Bill Sands, Sama, promoted to Professor
- Faculty Holiday Party, Sunday, December 13
- Karen Slowick, appointed Lecturer in Management
- Shahane Eksuzyan appointed Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Faculty Personnel Committee, October 15, 2015
- Sue Brown appointed Associate Dean of Academic Programs, member of Academic Council
- John Collins appointed Director of Individualized Major, Member of Academic Council
- Tom Egenes – Promoted to Professor of Maharishi Vedic Science
Faculty Personnel Committee, October 29, 2015
Advanced CBE Workshop, Dates approved, June 22 to July 12, 2016
Faculty Personnel Committee, December 3, 2015
- Faculty Disciplinary Procedures
- Dean of Faculty hears of concern. If appropriate, it is referred to the Title IX Coordinator.
- The Dean of Faculty has a fact-finding meeting with the person making the allegations and one other person from FPC.
- If there is a substantial concern, the Dean of Faculty has a fact-finding meeting with the faculty involved, their department chair, and one other member of FPC.
- The results of these meetings are brought to FPC. If there is reason to believe that some sanction is appropriate, there is another meeting with the faculty involved and at least three members of FPC and the Dean of Faculty.
- After this meeting, FPC writes a decision — do nothing, issue warning that goes in file, sanctions, required counseling or other supportive strategy, or termination. Decision is given the next day in writing to the faculty involved and Dept. Chair.
- Appeals can be made to Academic Planning Council.
- This procedure will be disseminated to all faculty and listed in the “Policies and Procedures” section of the Faculty Handbook.
- Graduate Instructorship Policy
- Dr. Bill Sands (Sama) appointed co-director of the MVS PhD program.
- Gabe Romero appointed to Academic Standards Committee
- Zahra Yousefi appointed Adjunct Instructor of Computer Science for Distance Education
- Obinna A. Kalu, appointed Assistant Professor of Computer Science
FPC approved the following policies
Important Policies regarding Classroom Instructors
New Hires
In addition to filling out the Request for New Faculty Hire page at
https://docs.google.com/a/mum.
you also need to fill out the Justification Form at
https://docs.google.com/a/mum.
This information will be essential for me when I ask approval from Dr. Morris.
Teaching Assistant Policy
Courses with fewer than 26 students do not warrant a Teaching Assistant.
- 26 to 35 students: 1 Teaching Assistant.
- 35 to 50: 2 Teaching Assistants
- 50 to 65: 3 Teaching Assistants
- 65 to 80: 4 Teaching Assistants
- 80 to 95: 5 Teaching Assistants
Note: Any exceptions must be approved by Faculty Personnel Committee before a course begins. This policy does not apply to the Computer Science Department.
Graduate Instructorships
Departments must request candidates by February 1 for the following academic year. Requests can be made here:
The teaching load for each Graduate Instructorship or Senior Graduate Instructorship must be given at that time.
FPC and EC Finance Committee must approve the instructorships.
Teaching loads
- Senior Graduate Instructors – teach three courses or teach two courses and TA for two courses
- Graduate Instructors – teach one course and TA for two courses or TA for three courses.
Benefits
- Senior Graduate Instructors – tuition, fees, room, and board (up to $500 per month if off campus)
- Graduate Instructors – tuition and fees
Qualifications
Senior Graduate Instructors – must be outstanding graduate students who are expected to become faculty. They must have completed one year at the doctoral level, complete the Faculty Training Course before teaching, and be recommended by FPC and Dr. Jane Schmidt-Wilk, Dean of Teaching and Learning. They must also have an experience of being a TA or of co-teaching before teaching on their own.
Graduate Instructors – must have completed one year at the doctoral level, complete the Faculty Training Course before teaching, and be recommended by FPC and Dr. Jane Schmidt-Wilk, Dean of Teaching and Learning. They must also have an experience of being a TA or of co-teaching before teaching on their own.
Application process
Students must fill out application forms provided by the Dean of Faculty.
Approval process
Students will be given an award letter for one year at a time. They will be reviewed each year and continue only for a limited time.
Any exceptions to these policies must be approved by FPC.
Faculty Personnel Committee, December 17, 2015
- Steve Nolle, Promoted to Associate Professor of Computer Science
- Susan Daniels, appointed Adjunct Assistant Professor of English
Special Announcements
Dean of Faculty Office
Most of you have met Taniya Handapangoda, the new Assistant to the Dean of Faculty. Julie Beaufort, Tegan Perry, and Joan Moo Young will also be helping out from time to time in the office. Julie will be helping us temporarily. Tegan will be working on Unified Field Charts and the faculty section of the website; and Joan will be helping part time on work-study. Cathy Gorini will be out of town from January 5 to March 15, 2016. She will be available sporadically by email.
New Online Request Forms
The Dean of Faculty Office has set up new request forms to make requesting new faculty hires, graduate instructorships, Teaching Assistantships and temporary meal passes for visitors more efficient. Please use the following links:
Guest Speaker and Internship Supervisor Approval Request form
Graduate Instructor/ Senior Graduate Instructor Request form (2016-2017)
Teaching Assistant Request form
Temporary Meal Pass Request Form
New Policy for Adjunct Faculty Payment
Department Administrator should submit invoices for all adjunct faculty payments. Please ask Taniya for details. Payment will be made only after grades have been submitted.
Integrative Wellness Center now open
The Integrative Wellness Center is up and running at the Ladies Peace Palace. Dr. Jim Davis, Vaidya Dinesh Gyawali, and the nursing staff of Deidre Lentz RN and Liza McClure LPN warmly invite MUM full time faculty and staff to utilize this new service. Primarily we would like to serve as a provider of Wellness and Preventative Health Care for the MUM community. All full time MUM faculty and staff are eligible for a Maharishi Ayurveda Consultation and one follow-up meeting free of charge per year.
During the time that Dr. Davis is present in the clinic, you can receive care for acute, non-emergency medical conditions such a sore throat, cough, sprains, minor infections and stable chronic conditions such as high blood pressure, high blood sugar, elevated cholesterol. Over time, this will contribute to the overall wellness of the MUM community.
We cannot be your primary care physician since we do not admit patients to the hospital or provide night or weekend coverage. For this, you should sign up with one of the admitting doctors at one of the other medical clinics in town.
To make an appointment, call 472-3411. We are looking forward to seeing you at the Integrative Wellness Center.
How to incorporate Maharishi’s press conferences into your classroom presentations
These guidelines can also be found at SCI_MVS_Resources.
- Go to Oneperiodaday.miu.edu. Use the list of subjects to browse tapes in your field, or use the Search tab, and the search techniques described under the search tab or click on a keyword in the list, to find clips that are relevant to your topic.
- Read the transcript and listen to the video online to be sure that it is completely appropriate for your audience. Clicking on the name of the clip will take you to the screen with the player, main points and transcript for that tape. Click on the transcript tab to see the transcript; press the play button in the middle of the player to begin watching the video.
- Next, when you’ve chosen a title, find your selection in the list of titles under the “Download” tab. Right click (on PC) to bring up the context menu, and choose “Save link as,” to download it to your hard drive. What you get is an “mpg” MPEG file, which is the highest resolution version of this clip that we have, suitable for classroom use.
- (MPEGs won’t play on a Mac without special software:) Play the MPEG file directly from your laptop to the projector using VLC media player, (a free download www.videolan.org/vlc/
index.html) which plays all kinds of media for all platforms, Mac, PC and Linux. - Or, in Microsoft Power Point or in Impress (a free open source rival of PowerPoint, part of Open Office and Libre Office www.libreoffice.org), you can place the mpeg file on a slide by choosing “Insert: Movie and Sound.”
- Be sure to stretch the movie to fill the screen, and (in Impress) also choose “scaled” in the tiny drop-down menu that appears on the Movie toolbar.
- Test the movie before class starts to make sure you have video and sound that everyone can hear.
- Now you can play the video at will in the middle of your presentation with no delays and no waste of time.
- Note also that under the tab “Downloads” you can find additional tapes, besides press conferences.
Course Textbooks
This is a reminder that the Wiki Textbook is no longer the active online place for students to view their textbooks for courses. The Textbook information is now updated on the miu.edu webpage. The textbook information is updated by each department administrator from information that the faculty give them. Please contact your administrator if you have any questions.
Academic Honesty Policy
All faculty should review the Academic Honesty Policy here:
https://portals.miu.edu/
and the procedure for handling violations in the catalog, page 373. The catalog is available here: http://portals.miu.edu/catalog
Maharishi Global Family Chat
To learn about the most inspiring recent news about the Maharishi’s Movement, Dr. Bevan Morris recommended that all faculty receive the Global Family Chat summaries. You can sign up here to get the summaries and to view previous summaries: http://www.maharishichannel.
Surveys
All surveys given out to students, faculty, or staff must be approved by Michael Farrer, Director of Evaluations. This will ensure that we will not have conflicting surveys sent out and that your survey will get the information that you want.
Maharishi’s Books as Class Readings
We should include reading by Maharishi in our academic courses whenever possible. Most books are available at the MUM Store, many at greatly reduced prices for students. Please have your students purchase these books, which they should have in their personal libraries anyway, rather than have them photocopied.
Course Changes No department may add a course without approval from Chris Jones, Dean of Academic Programs. This is a new policy that has been adopted to give students a more reliable schedule to use when planning their year. Chris will be in touch with departments who have courses with low enrollment; such courses may have to be cancelled.
Wi-Fi in Classrooms We now have the ability to put Wife in classrooms, but Wi-Fi in one classroom can overlap into other classrooms. It can also be turned on and off. Please let Tom Hirsch know if you want Wifi in your classroom.
Dockets are archived on the Dean of Faculty website.
http://portals.miu.edu/RelId/
Special announcements, policies, and other information are also archived in a document titled Policies and Information stored on the docket webpage.