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Summary of Auburn's Spring 2012 General Faculty Meeting Highlights

The Spring 2012 General Faculty Meeting, led by Interim Provost Boosinger, focused on key areas such as budget, enrollment, and the Honors College. Highlights included the announcement of Research Week 2012, which featured over 400 presentations and numerous workshops. The Common Book Program selected "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" for the 2012-2013 academic year, promoting student engagement through contests and discussions. Additionally, details were shared about the Central Classroom Facilities Program and upcoming collaborations with Clemson University. Faculty and staff were encouraged to foster student participation in evaluations and initiatives.

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Summary of Auburn's Spring 2012 General Faculty Meeting Highlights

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  1. Spring 2012 General Faculty Meeting – Interim Provost Boosinger • Provost’s Office areas of emphasis since June 2011 • Budget • Enrollment • Honors College • Research Week 2012 • Over 400 AU and AUM presentations associated with Research Week competitions. • Plus 47 Workshops held and 2 keynote speakers. • Common Book Program • 2012-2013 selection is The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot. • Students encouraged at Camp War Eagle to purchase and read the book; there will be a writing contest sponsored by the Office of University Writing for incoming students. • Guest speakers, films, and programs during the first 6-weeks of fall semester to support the mission of Auburn Connects!.

  2. Spring 2012 General Faculty Meeting – Interim Provost Boosinger • Central Classroom Facility • Central Classroom Facilities Program Requirements Committee has 22 members that includes faculty, students (graduate and undergraduate), staff, and administrators. • Committee responsibilities include: • Visiting central classroom facilities on other campuses; • Reviewing current and future AU classroom data and needs; • Developing a basic program of classrooms for the CCF; • Interviewing Architects and Construction Management firms; and • Developing a list of fundamental principles to guide design and construction. • Once the architect and construction management firms are named, the committee will play a key role in the pre-construction phase that will include extensive opportunities for campus input. • Clemson University Visit • Team of 6 representatives from Auburn spending a day with representatives at Clemson University on April 24th.

  3. Spring 2012 General Faculty Meeting – Interim Provost Boosinger • CourseEval • In the fall, 69.6% of students completed all of their course evaluations. • A total of 68,956 evaluations were completed for 3,866 course-sections. These numbers compare very favorably to the 70,984 paper evaluations completed in 3,084 course-sections in Fall 2010. • For Spring, 2012, departments have been given the flexibility to select their own questions. • 4 of the Senate-approved questions the Teaching Effectiveness Committee developed were recommended for use across all units: virtually all departments have elected to include these questions. • The Spring survey period will be from April 21 to 29.

  4. Spring 2012 General Faculty Meeting – Interim Provost Boosinger • Questions?

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