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.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2002
IMPORTANT EVENTS
TODAY, Friday, September 20 University Faculty Meeting, 12:00 noon, Stetson Room
Thursday, September 26
Tuesday, October 1
Monday-Tuesday, October 7-
Friday, October 11
Friday, October 18
Forum for Sabbatical Leave and Summer Grant Applications, 4:00 p.m., John E. Johns Room
(Room 316, Elizabeth Hall)
Promotion and Tenure Workshop, 4:00 p.m., Lynn Center Board Room (Room 213)
FALL BREAK
Grade Inventories due to Registrar
Mid-Term Withdrawal date and Last Day to Drop Course without Academic Penalty
ANNOUNCEMENTS
UNIVERSITY FACULTY MEETING -TODAY, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2002, from 11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. in the
Stetson Room. The topic for discussion is budget issues. A light lunch will be served, beginning at 11:45 a.m.
From: Bill Nylen, Chair, Faculty Senate
Minutes of the Faculty Senate Meeting held September 9, 2002, are attached elsewhere to this edition of The
Newsletter. From: Noel Painter, Secretary/Treasurer, Faculty Senate
Academic Promotion and Tenure Workshop
John Schorr, Chair of the University Academic Promotion and Tenure Committee, announces a workshop to be
held at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 1, in the Lynn Center Board Room (room 213). An invitation to attend is
extended to all members of the University Promotion and Tenure Committee; members of the Promotion and
Tenure Committees from the respective college/schools; all department chairs; and all potential candidates for
promotion and tenure. Attendees may want to bring copies of the current Promotion and Tenure policies and
procedures, which are available at https://beret.stetson.edu/pol_proc/TableofContents.html (Section 3). The
Council of Deans will provide light refreshments. From: John Schorr
A Forum for Sabbatical Leave and Summer Grant Applications will be held Thursday, September the 26th, 4-5:00
p.m., in the John E. Johns Lecture Hall, room 315, Elizabeth Hall. The Sabbatical Leave and Summer Grant
Applications, including their supporting material, will be available, as part of the Faculty Professional Development
Opportunities handbook, next Thursday, the 26th, both in hard copy in the Office of Academic Affairs and through
Intranet, at: http://www.stetson.edu/offices/academicaffairs/profdevop2002-03.pdf (this is an Adobe Acrobat file,
so you may have trouble with access if this program is not loaded on your computer). Note that there have been
no substantive changes introduced from last year. Nevertheless we encourage applicants to read this year's
materials. Note also that deadlines for submission are final and binding. Late applications will not be accepted. The
submission deadlines are October the 21st for Summer Grants and October the 28th for Sabbatical Leaves.
From: Margaret Venzke, Professional Development Committee
Florida's First Private University
