THE NEWSLETTER
THE NEWSLETTER is the Faculty/Staff newsletter of Stetson University, DeLand, Florida 32720, and is published on the first and
third Friday of each month during the Academic Year. All items for THE NEWSLETTER should be sent to Judy Ward, Office of
Academic Affairs, Unit 8358 [email protected] , by 4 p.m. on the Wednesday preceding publication.
Wednesday, November 27
Thursday-Friday, November 28-29
Sunday, December 1
Monday, December 2
Thursday, December 5
NOVEMBER 15, 2002
IMPORTANT EVENTS
Commons closes 1:30 p.m.
Hat Rack closes 5:00 p.m.
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY (University Holiday)
Hat Rack opens 4:00 p.m.
Commons opens 7:00 a.m.
Classes End
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The University Faculty will meet Friday, November 22, at 12:00 noon in the Stetson Room. A light lunch will be
served beginning at 11:45 a.m. The agenda includes a vote on a proposed amendment to the Faculty Senate
Bylaws to create a Finance and Investments Committee; a vote on the Council of Deans' proposal to redefine
suspension and dismissal by grade point average rather than quality points; and ratification of the three-year
probationary period for a campus-wide Honor System implementation based on the revisions requested by the
faculty at the May 2, 2002 meeting. The proposed amendment and the Council of Deans' proposal are attached
elsewhere to this edition of The Newsletter. They are also posted to https://beret.stetson.edu/faculty_senate/
as are the revisions to the Honor System. From: Bill Nylen, Chair, Faculty Senate
Minutes of the November 4, 2002 Faculty Senate Meeting are attached elsewhere to this edition of The Newsletter
and are posted to: https://beret.stetson.edu/faculty_senate/.
From: Noel Painter, Secretary/Treasurer, Faculty Senate
Nominations being sought for December commencement speaker. The Department of Student Life is seeking
nominations for a graduating senior to serve as commencement speaker for the December graduation ceremony. If
there is a student you would like to nominate for this honor, please submit their name to Unit 8334 or call
extension 7237 or email to [email protected] no later than November 19, 2002. We will send an application
to each nominee. Approved applicants will be voted upon by a University committee consisting of three faculty
members and two students. Thank you for your assistance in this process. From: Mary Ann Simcox
The 2002-2003 Faculty Service Chart is now available electronically at: www.stetson.edu/offices/academicaffairs/
or in hard copy through the Office of Academic Affairs (ext. 7010). Please forward corrections to Unit 8358 or via
e-mail to [email protected]. From: Judy Ward
WGS Roundtables. The Women and Gender Studies Program invites the Stetson University community to attend
the roundtable presentation, "Facing the Future: The Direction of Feminist and Multi-Cultural Pedagogy at Stetson
University, " at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, November 20, in Flagler 334. This is a Cultural Credit Event, and
refreshments will be served. From: Mary Pollock
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