Faculty Senate approves new student evaluation forms
Faculty Senate approved a new version of student evaluations that focuses on narrative feedback rather than a numerical form at their meeting this week. With the approval from Faculty Senate, […]
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Backed into a corner – Faculty Senate discusses problems with employee supervisor training modules
Members of the University of Idaho faculty voiced their grievances regarding the new training modules for employees and supervisors at the Jan. 26 meeting of Faculty Senate. “It certainly has […]
A look forward – Second University Faculty Meeting reviews UI goals and visions for the future
At the second University Faculty Meeting of the 2015-2016 academic year, University of Idaho President Chuck Staben recalled the visions for the university he mentioned at the first meeting. “We […]
Showing her practical side – Jodie Nicotra brings her English background to the table at Faculty Senate
When Jodie Nicotra was in college, she was a double major in English and biology, even though her first love was always English. “My parents said, “You need to do […]
Leaving family leave alone – Faculty Senate postpones vote on leave policy after friction with administration
Faculty Senate once again postponed voting on the revisions made to the University of Idaho”s employee leave policy by the Faculty Affairs Committee. UI Provost and Executive Vice President John […]
From numbers to narrative – Faculty Senate debates trial faculty evaluation form
A new task force exploring faculty evaluation sent out a pilot form to all University of Idaho college deans last week. The task force is made up of members from […]
Exploring options – Faculty Senate applauds Foisy for talk on employee classification
Vice President of Finance Brian Foisy doesn”t understand why the University of Idaho has the practices it does for employee classification. “I”m not sure how we got here,” Foisy said […]
Head of Spread Pay Task Force presents issues with spread pay at UI
When appointed as the head of the Spread Pay Task Force, Journalism and Mass Media faculty member Becky Tallent was somewhat overwhelmed by the information she and her team were […]
Teched out learning – UI has taken steps toward tech incorporation, but more can be done
The world is in the digital age, which means a new generation of digital learners are starting their college education. Right now, the University of Idaho is a little behind. […]
Plan to prioritize – Provost Wiencek reviews Focus for the Future process
Learning from last year”s Focus For the Future process, Provost and Executive Vice President John Wiencek intends to improve communication and clarity through a new program prioritization committee composed of […]