Newsletter 2005-10-07

THE NEWSLETTER THE NEWSLETTER is the Faculty/Staff newsletter of Stetson University, DeLand, Florida 32723, and is published on the first and third Friday of each month during the Academic Year. The most recent of edition of THE NEWSLETTER is also posted online at http://www.stetson.edu/offices/academicaffairs/newsletter.pdf. All items for THE NEWSLETTER should be sent to Judy Ward, Office of Academic Affairs, Unit 8358 [email protected], by 4 p.m. on fee Wednesday preceding publication. Monday, October 3 Monday-Tuesday, October 10-11 Friday, October 14 Friday, October 21 Monday-Friday, October 24-28 Wednesday, October 26 Friday-Saturday, Oct. 28-29 Monday-Tuesday, October 31 - November 1 OCTOBER 7, 2005 IMPORTANT EVENTS Promotion and/or Tenure Portfolios Due Faculty Senate Meeting, 6:45 p.m., Faculty Lounge FALL BREAK - No Classes Applications due for 2006 Summer Grants Grade deficiency reports due to Registrar via BannerWeb Last Day to Drop Course without Academic Penalty Academic Advising for Upper-class Students for Spring Semester Applications due for 2006-2007 Sabbaticals Family Weekend Registration for Upper-class Students for Spring Semester ANNOUNCEMENTS THE UNIVERSITY FACULTY WILL MEET FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2005, at 12:00 noon in the Stetson Room. A light lunch will be served beginning at 11:45 a.m. Agenda items will be announced electronically. Minutes to the September 16, 2005 meeting are attached elsewhere to this edition of The Newsletter. From: Jim Woodward, Chair, Council of Dean MINUTES TO THE SEPTEMBER 12, 2005 FACULTY SENATE MEETING are attached elsewhere to this edition of The Newsletter. From: Eric Kurlander, Secretary/Treasurer, Faculty Senate TUITION EXCHANGE SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE APPROACHING. If you have a dependent student wanting to apply for a Tuition Exchange Scholarship to one of the 561 Tuition Exchange Colleges or Universities for fall of 2007, updated guidelines and preliminary applications are now available from our Financial Aid Office. Please contact Ann Jenkins at [email protected] or 386-822-7121 to receive a copy of the TE Guidelines and Preliminary Application. We encourage employees who are considering this option for their dependents to turn in these preliminary applications as soon possible so that we can submit the information to the other schools. No applications will be considered after November 1st. Further information may be found at www.tuitionexchange.org. From: Deborah Thompson, Vice President for Enrollment Management A draft of the 2005-2006 Faculty Service Chart is now available in hard copy from the Office of Academic Affairs and may also be accessed online at http://www.stetson.edu/offices/academicaffairs/05- 06servicechart.pdf. Please review your information and forward corrections to Unit 8358 or via e-mail to [email protected]. From: Judy Ward Florida's First Private University