Academic 11-1-17

January 24, 2018

MEETING START TIME: 5:32

 

ATTENDANCE:

Committee: Chairman Temple, Senator Benedict, Senator Murray, Senator Needle, Senator Nelson, Senator Sardinha

Absent: Vice-Chair Morabito, Senator Findley

Non-Committee: Representatives from the URI Bookstore, CIO Taylor

 

DISCUSSION:

 

Topic 1: Bookstore survey

  • Bookstore representatives joined us with their affordable materials survey
  • National Student Watch survey by On Campus Research to better understand the needs of the student body; questions include: where students prefer to shop, do they sell books, prefer printed vs online, customer experience; takes approximately 15 mins
  • National grand prize incentive- $1000 gift card, 5 $50 giftcard winners to URI students
  • How to promote (handouts, email blasts, social media), recommended that they reserve a booth in the student union
  • Currently at 1,013 participants, in 2nd place, need another 450
  • Last day to participate is November 3rd (can request additional days), national data incites positive changes; compare national data to URI data
  • Faculty survey coming up in the Spring

 

Topic 2: Our Survey

  • We should still do ours; shorter, easier to complete, with the specific questions we need answers to
  • Avoid quantitative data
  • Affordable Task Force bringing a bill to the floor saying whenever possible, try to encourage OER: needs more structure, needs specific instructions
  • Chairman Temple to begin the process of speaking on the Faculty Senate floor, starting the conversation

 

Topic 3: Deans failing to respond to liaisons

  • Schedule next month’s meeting when you’re actually meeting with the Dean
  • Have the Dean of the College of Health Sciences speak to other deans about their responsibilities?
  • Transition materials have been lacking

 

Extra:

  • When to meet for next semester- is subject to change
  • Ongoing ordeal with the College of Nursing: student rights, implementing a meal plan in Providence, RIPTA schedule and reliability
  • Faculty Senate on the 16th, 3-5pm
  • Edit the affordable materials survey document by next meeting

 

MEETING ADJOURNMENT TIME: 6:08