Faculty Council learns about graduation rate, intersectional supercourse at Jan. 27 meeting -

Faculty Council heard about a range of topics, including new Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs Clayton Somers and UNC's continuing efforts to combat racism, at its Friday afternoon meeting.

Professor Bruce Cairns outlines the schedule for today's meeting
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Cairns holds up signed poster from Oliver Smithies, UNC CH Nobel Prize Winner "I would like to formally thank Oliver Smithies"
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"I think we were all moved and sad to hear of the passing of Dr. Oliver Smithies" -Chancellor Carol Folt
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Chancellor Folt thanks the Peck family for the $25 million gift to Ackland Art Museum "I can't wait until the collection comes"
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The Quality Enhancement Plan, or QEP, is a crucial component of UNC's reaffirmation process - "The QEP is all about making scientists"
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"QEP is about the integration of thinking, philosophy, writing, the arts, AND the scientists"
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Provost Jim Dean shows the percentage of our students who are American Indian/Alaskan Native, African American, and Hispanic
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American Indian/Alaskan Native- 0/5%, African American-8.4%, Hispanic-7.4%
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Numbers going up slightly for percent of graduates who completed "high-impact learning activities" such as studying abroad
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National averages for graduation rates are roughly half of what we have at UNC
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Art Department representative asks Chancellor Folt and Provost Dean why Clayton Somers was chosen as new Vice Chancellor
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Chancellor Folt responds by saying he would help run the 100 countries & she accepted the recommendation of Somers from adviser group
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"We need someone who can bridge the gap with our legislators and with the citizens of the state in a way that opens the door" -Cairns
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"The liaison doesn't have to bring the research" Folt says in response to comment that Somers doesn't have research experience
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UNC- second highest graduation rate of U.S. public universities
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Kristin Reiter said enhanced priority registration will be small subset of ARS population - will not increase total # of students allowed PR
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Enhanced PR- available for students with complex disabilities or medical conditions, where regular PR fails to meet their needs
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Students getting enhanced priority registration will be given 30 extra min to register for courses
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Council votes on amendment to change the percent of ARS student body receiving enhanced PR from 5-6% to 6% for clarification purposes
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Professor Kim Strom-Gottfried presents "Research Code of Conduct Executive Summary" aka a code of ethics for sponsored UNC research
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Kevin Guskiewicz (Dean of College of Arts and Sciences) presents "The Diversity Imperative from a Dean's Perspective"
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% of total college faculty: 27.8% women in 2006 to 36.9% women in 2016
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Shout out given to @playmakersrep's Carolina Conversation: Detroit '67 to Charlotte '16 from Kevin Guskiewicz
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6 new interdisciplinary courses recently authorized
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"I was skeptical about training on unconscious bias" -Kevin Guskiewicz on strategies for mitigating unconscious bias within faculty
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He said he has heard from faculty that the training "really works"
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"We have had over 235 faculty participate in 'understanding diversity' workshops" -Kevin Guskiewicz
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New UNC supercourse called "Intersectionality: Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Social Justice" had 250 seats filled within a few hours
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Charlotte Boettiger says the UNCFaculty Assembly Delegation has been pleasantly surprised by how open & responsive Margaret Spellings is
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UNC Faculty Assembly has 2 concerns: 1. Faculty salaries- "Our president assured us that is near the top of her priority list"
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2. Actions of legislature and their potential impact of accreditation by SACS
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Richard Myers, chair of the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee, said 6 potential candidates are left for the Chair of Faculty Assembly position
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