Issue 3 - August 27, 2013

Welcome to the first week of classes! If you have not already seen Issues 1 and 2, Academic Affairs launched a weekly information email. These weekly updates will provide a one-stop shop for the emails that we usually send throughout the week; for example, announcements of events, news and deadlines. These will be archived on the Academic Affairs website for your reference, and will include links to necessary forms and documents. If there are ways we can improve, please let us know.

New Faculty

Linfield College welcomed the following new faculty members, and faculty members in new assignments. When you have an opportunity, please take a moment to introduce yourself.

Tenure-Track Faculty
Henny Breen, Nursing
Dimitri Kelly, Political Science
Albert Kim, Music
David Korb, Business
Megan Kozak, Psychology
Neal Rosenburg, Nursing
Joe Wilkins, English

Visiting Faculty
Megan Bestwick, Chemistry
Samuel Fox, Biology
Katherine Hammond, Nursing
Lee Anne Knox, Psychology
Shelly Quint, Nursing
Carol Roberts, Nursing
Hope Walter, Education
Jeff Wright, Mathematics

More information about 2013-14 New Faculty Members

Faculty Teaching and Learning Lunches

In consultation with the Faculty Executive Council (FEC), we have decided to center the Faculty Teaching and Learning Lunches (FTLL's) during September and October on preparation for the Faculty Retreat. As you know, the Faculty Retreat (October 25 and 26) will focus on what we, the faculty of Linfield College, wish our own standards to be regarding promotion and tenure. As a faculty member, this discussion could not be more important. As Associate Dean for Curriculum, Assessment, and Faculty Development, I believe it is crucial that the faculty development opportunities at Linfield are directly aimed at supporting our own goals for promotion.

Our goal for these fall semester FTLL's, then, is to begin the conversation in preparation for the retreat. There is no set agenda for any individual FTLL except the first one on September 5 in the NW Room of Dillin Hall. This is partly because, as much as possible, I wish these meetings to be a time when faculty are free to brainstorm, and partly because I wish for future agendas to grow out of ongoing discussions. I don't pretend to have any answers, and I will rely on the intelligence and good sense of Linfield Faculty to guide the discussion.

To get the ball rolling, I would like to invite all Linfield Faculty to discuss the results from the survey we all took early this summer. The results were released on August 1. If you would like them sent to you again please contact Meridith Symons or John Sagers. RSVP's for the FTLL's are not required but are encouraged, especially if you would like a lunch voucher. Portland campus faculty are welcome to participate; if you would like to attend via Skype, notify Meridith Symons. Please be aware, however, that we plan to schedule one or more meetings on the Portland campus as well.

Thanks in advance for taking time from your busy lives to engage in this discussion. I look forward to interesting and productive discussions.

Chris

2013-14 Department Chairs

AAVC Brian Winkenweder
BIOL Anne Kruchten*
BUSN Sharon Wagner
CHEM Tom Reinert
COMP Martin Dwomoh-Tweneboah
EART Liz Obert
ECON Randy Grant
EDUC Gennie Harris
ENGL Barbara Seidman
ELCP Sandra Lee
ENVS Nancy Broshot
HHPA Garry Killgore
HIST Peter Buckingham
HUM Mary Lee Nitschke
IDST J. Christopher Gaiser*
INQS David Sumner
MSCM Brad Thompson
MATH Jennifer Nordstrom
MDLA Gudrun Hommel* and Sonia Ticas
MUSC Faun Tiedge
NURS Mallie Kozy* (Dean)
PHIL Jesus Ilundain* and Kaarina Beam
PHYS Michael Crosser*
POLS Dawn Nowacki
PSYC Tanya Tompkins
RELS Bill Millar and David Fiordalis
SOAN Amy Orr
TCCA Brenda Marshall (fall); Jackson Miller (spring)
* New department chair

Department Chair Deadlines

Academic department chairs recently received instructions for the following requests. Please see your department chair if you would like further information.

Email Syllabi to Meridith Symons
Due September 9

Dean's Travel Fund
Due September 13
For McMinnville tenure-track faculty only; Portland faculty apply to the Dean of the School of Nursing for funds.

Student Professional Travel
Due September 20

Speaker Fund
Due September 27

Learning Support Services Update

This year Learning Support Services (LSS) will be using a new web application and database (LSS Online Services) that allows students with disabilities to request and manage accommodations online. Faculty should be aware of the following changes in LSS procedures relating to students with disabilities and their accommodations:

1. The accommodation letters that students used to bring you in paper form will now come directly to your Linfield e-mail account.
2. Students receiving testing accommodations are responsible for meeting with faculty to fill out a Testing Contract (formerly called Request for Test Accommodation form). This form will tell LSS how to proctor your exams or if you will be providing the exam accommodations yourself. The information provided on the Testing Contract will be e-mailed to you for your records. For students taking exams in LSS, faculty may upload their exams to a secure server.
3. LSS will employ notetakers for students who require notes. Notetakers are students who are enrolled in the same course as the student needing notes, and will be matched with students through their new online system. LSS may send you an e-mail if they need assistance in recruiting a notetaker in one of your classes.

For questions or more information, please contact:
Cheri White
Program Director of Learning Support Services
Loveridge Hall, Room 24
(503) 413-8219

Jennifer Gossett
Learning Support Services Coordinator
Walker Hall, Room 126
(503) 883-2562

Upcoming Events

Celebration of Service for Lyn Schroeder
Wednesday, August 28
3:00-5:00 p.m. in the Upward Bound Office

Fall Gathering
Thursday, August 29
5:00-8:00 p.m. in the Oak Grove
RSVP to Kathy Cook

Labor Day Holiday: No Classes
Monday, September 2

Faculty Teaching and Learning Lunch
September 5, 2013
11:45 p.m. in Dillin Northwest Room
RSVP here

Faculty Assembly
Monday, September 9
4:00 p.m. in Riley 201

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