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Fall 2006 Core Committee Minutes
October 25-26, 2006
Portland, Oregon
(Approved January 29, 2007)
A Summary of
actions taken precedes the minutes. Action items within
the minutes are bulleted and in bold. Parking Lot items
are listed at the end of this summary and are found in
parenthesis within the minutes. Parking Lot items have not
been revisited/resolved.
Summary of
Actions Taken
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Regarding POD’s relationship’s with
other organization’s, it was agreed that:
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ISSOTL - Peter Felten will be the
POD representative for ISSOTL (International
Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning);
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TESOL - We need a new POD
representative for TESOL (Teachers of English to
Speakers of Other Languages) after spring 2007;
Virleen Carlson is the current rep; and
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NAGPS (National Association of
Graduate-Professional Students) - ties with NAGPS
should be cultivated. (See Parking Lot item #1.)
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The budget
request for the The Bob Pierleoni
spirit-of-POD Award was
approved.
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It was
agreed that Jim Groccia will appoint new Bob
Pierleoni spirit-of-POD Award Screening Subcommittee
members in the near future, at
which time a new chair will be selected.
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It was agreed that the Conference
Committee would propose a process for determining which
sessions are protected (and why), and who facilitates
them, to be presented at the Core meeting, March 2007.
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The proposal by Peter Gelinas of
Dot.Inc to completely update the conference proposal
database in time for the 2007 conference, at a proposed
one-time cost of $9500-$12,500 (with an additional $20
per month hosting/maintenance fee) was accepted.
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There was agreement to formally
recognize Sally Kuhlenschmidt’s outstanding contribution
to the current database during Saturday night’s award
ceremony.
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It was agreed that Jim Groccia
should appoint an International Outreach Committee to
organize/process Travel Grants with Leora, Michael, and
Barbara volunteering to serve on the committee.
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It was agreed that Committee Chairs
send pertinent website updates directly to the Executive
Director twice a year: by December 1 and by May 1.
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Regarding the applications for the
faculty development start-up grants, it was agreed that
not being a POD member should no longer be a requirement
and that not having a teaching center should no longer
be a requirement.
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It was agreed that the POD awards
lamp continued to be used each year during the award
ceremony and that it be stored at the POD home office.
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It was agreed that any and all POD
references to “Small College Subcommittee” be changed to
“Small College Committee.”
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It was agreed that the Core would
consider two issues regarding To Improve the Academy
(whether or not to become a biannual publication; and
whether or not to significantly expand the call for
papers to non-POD members) for further discussion at the
next meeting. See minutes for more details.
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There was agreement that a job
definition with guiding principles be established for
the POD Presidency as soon as possible to clarify and
thus prevent possible conflict of interest issues. Matt
and Virleen agreed to work with Virginia Lee and the
Governance Committee to draft such materials.
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The Core Committee voted 18-0 in
favor of Virginia Lee becoming President–Elect.
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After discussion in support of the
critical issues raised by the proposal of a POD
Institute, it was agreed that Connie will initiate an
electronic discussion and participation regarding the
proposal in January 2007.
Parking
Lot Items
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Relationships with regional faculty
development associations should be formally
cultivated/strengthened.
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POD’s policy toward keynote
speakers—both their selection and honoraria—should be
revisited and updated as needed.
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How better to initiate & welcome new
POD members, especially regarding the conference awards
and ceremonies?
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Dick Reddy suggested that the CORE
might dedicate some of the spring meeting to discussing
the Spellings Report, or another influential
report/document, to explore ways in which POD can have
more of a voice on the policy-making level of higher
education. There was further discussion that there might
be a regular Core Committee component where Core members
would discuss an assigned reading.
Minutes
Wednesday,
October 25
Members
Present
Jim Groccia, President; Matt Ouellett,
President-Elect; Virleen Carlson, Past President; Hoag Holmgren,
Executive Director; Leora Baron-Nixon; Tuesday L. Cooper;
Cynthia Desrochers; Michele DiPietro; Donna Ellis; Peter
Felten; Catherine E. Frerichs; Barbara Millis; Leslie
Ortquist-Ahrens; William Rando; Michael Reder; Richard
Reddy; Connie Schroeder; Catherine Wehlburg; Todd
Zakrajsek
After Breakfast with the Core
Committee, Jim Groccia welcomed everyone, introduced
himself, and initiated a round of self-introductions.
Matt Ouellett facilitated an
ice-breaker.
Jim Groccia distributed and explained
the agenda for the meeting.
Approval of
Minutes
E-minutes from April to October 2006
were approved.
Approval of minutes from spring Core
Meeting 2006 (approved May, 2006 by email) was recognized.
Review of
POD’s Organizational Relationships
In reviewing POD’s organizational
relationships (as of June, 2006), it was agreed that:
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Peter
Felten will be the POD representative for ISSOTL (International
Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning);
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we need a
new POD representative for TESOL (Teachers of English to
Speakers of Other Languages) after spring 2007; Virleen
Carlson is the current rep;
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ties with
NAGPS (National Association of Graduate-Professional
Students) should be cultivated; POD representative was
not identified;
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(Parking
Lot: Relationships with regional faculty
development associations should be formally
cultivated/strengthened.)
POD Executive
Director Report
Financial Matters
Hoag Holmgren provided a summary of
POD’s financial accounts.
2007 &
2008 Conference Updates
An overview of the 2007 Conference in
Pittsburgh and also the 2008 POD/NCSPOD joint conference
in Reno was given. The 2009 conference site has yet to be
determined, though Atlanta is a forerunner. There was
discussion about how POD determines/proposes conference
sites and a request that a procedure be agreed upon and
followed.
General Operations
Changes to accommodate shift from two
executive directors to one include: Teaching Excellence
essays publication date moved to spring (to be
proposed to Publication Committee) and conference program
to be delivered to POD office by August 15.
A membership update was given (current
membership=1615) with a break-down of countries with
respective numbers of representatives.
Committee
Reports with Action Items
Awards and Recognition Committee /
The Bob Pierleoni spirit-of-POD Award Screening
Subcommittee
The
following budget, based on typical online prices, was
proposed for 2007:
Engraved plate - ~$35
Wood block on which to mount
the award - ~$95
Celestite crystal - ~$80
Total = ~$210
Graduate Student Professional
Development Committee
Report
received.
Conference Committee
Protected
Sessions: Michele addressed the fact that there are
unofficial or de facto sessions which conference
attendees have come to expect yet there are no established
criteria for determining which of these sessions are
offered each year or who facilitates them.
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It was agreed that the
Conference Committee would propose a process for
determining which sessions are protected (and why), and
who facilitates them, to be presented at the Core
meeting, March 2007.
Keynote
Speakers: There was discussion about the process by which
keynote speakers are chosen and the appropriateness of the
honorarium they receive. There was concern that POD is
getting too big to rely on personal connections to obtain
speakers and that the current honorarium of $2000 is
insufficient. Should we try to have one “superstar”
speaker with the idea of attracting more people to the
conference?
(Parking
Lot: it was agreed that POD’s policy toward
keynote speakers—both their selection and honoraria—should
be revisited and updated as needed.)
Online Conference Software: Peter
Felten outlined the limitations and challenges with the
current conference proposal database and the urgent need
for a complete overhaul.
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There was
agreement to accept the proposal by Peter Gelinas of
Dot.Inc to completely update the conference proposal
database in time for the 2007 conference, at a proposed
one-time cost of $9500-$12,500 (with an additional $20
per month hosting/maintenance fee).
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There was agreement to formally
recognize Sally Kuhlenschmidt’s outstanding contribution
to the current database during Saturday night’s award
ceremony.
Diversity Committee
Travel
Grants: The Diversity Committee is seeking “new clarity”
in terms of who will process Travel Grants after this
year. The Diversity Committee had agreed to process Travel
Grants for one year and one year only as a temporary
“Band-aid” effect.
Further discussion: how to reconcile
the need for and interest in international outreach with
the need for and interest in domestic diversity outreach?
ECRC
Connie addressed the need to establish
an effective way for committees to update information on
the new website and proposed two annual deadlines for
doing so.
Grants Committee
Todd summarized the current
requirements of the start-up grants, explaining that they
prevent what should be legitimate grant requests from
being considered. Under
Research Committee
Mike Theall had to step down as chair;
new chair needed.
Governance Manual Committee
Virleen Carlson deferred until spring
2007.
ICED Special
Report
Lynn Sorenson provided an update on
ICED, focusing on the 2008 conference in Salt Lake City,
Utah, distributing flyers, encouraging attendance &
support.
Committee
Reports with No Action Items
Finance and Audit Committee
Report received. Donna welcomed new committee member
Catherine Wehlburg.
Membership Committee
Report received. Dick Reddy discussed
the POD Regional Ambassador Program. It is hoped that
after the conference regional representatives will be
identified and a model for a Canadian POD Ambassador
Program be developed.
(Parking Lot:
There was discussion about how better to initiate &
welcome new POD members, especially regarding the
conference awards and ceremonies.)
(Parking Lot:
Dick suggested that we might dedicate some of the Spring
CORE meeting to discussing the Spellings Report, or
another influential report/document, to explore ways POD
can have more of a voice on the policy-making level of
higher education. There was further discussion that there
might be a regular Core Committee component where Core
members would discuss an assigned reading.)
Committee on the Advancement of
Programs and Services
No report.
Historian
No report.
POD Innovation Award Subcommittee
There was discussion about the
continued use of the POD lamp, whether to continue using
it or to retire it. There was reference to the importance
of artifact and ritual in the success of many
organizations.
Professional Development Committee
No report.
Small College Committee
Michael Reder expressed the request
that the Small College Committee be listed as a committee
rather than a subcommittee in all POD bylaws, website
pages, and literature.
Publications Committee
Leora Baron addressed two issues.
1.) Is To Improve the Academy
limiting its impact and status as a peer-reviewed journal
by featuring POD authors too exclusively? While there is
no policy preventing non-POD members from contributing to
the journal, there is little done to actively seek authors
who may not be POD members.
2.) Should To Improve the Academy
be published twice a year? Would such a schedule increase
its appeal as a journal by presenting cutting-edge
pedagogy resources twice a year rather than once a year?
What would be the financial and labor (editing &
distribution) implications?
Menges Award Subcommittee
Michele DiPietro reported that the
subcommittee had selected two winners (though they were
funded to pick three). The plaques and recognition in the
conference program were in order.
National Outreach Committee &
Outreach Committee
There was discussion about what is
appropriate activity that represents POD, i.e., when a POD
member gives a presentation at AACU about starting a
teaching center, is he/she representing POD?
Mentoring
Discussion
Matt Ouellett facilitated three
group-based activities to explore various aspects of
mentoring within POD. The results/notes from each group
will be distributed under separate cover by Matt Ouellett.
Thursday,
October 26
New Business
Election of POD President-Elect
2007-10
After reading Virginia’s Lee’s letter
of intent, the Core Committee discussed her candidacy.
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There was
agreement that a job definition with guiding principles
be established for the POD Presidency as soon as
possible to clarify and thus prevent possible conflict
of interest issues.
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The Core
voted 18-0 in favor of Virginia Lee becoming
President–Elect.
New Developer’s Institute
Donna Ellis reported that the 2007 New
Developer’s Institute website (iinfd.org) was operational
and registration was open.
POD Issues Task Force and POD
Institutes
Connie Schroeder distributed a handout
outlining a proposal/request to consider establishing a
“POD Institute” where three issues, identified by a Core
task force, are explored in depth during the annual
conference. Participation in the institute would lead to a
“POD Institute Certificate.”
Strategic
Plan
Jim Groccia distributed the current
POD Strategic Plan and facilitated group-based inquiries
into POD’s top priorities over the next five years.
Summary of wrap-up discussion,
including recommendations for the revised POD Strategic
Plan, will be distributed under separate cover by Jim
Groccia.
These minutes were prepared by Hoag
Holmgren, Executive Director.
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