Issue 4 - September 3, 2013

We are now in week two of classes and this is Academic Affairs Weekly Issue #4. We hope everyone is settling into a routine. Over the summer Academic Affairs continued to move forward on the implementation of the strategic plan, and we want to provide a few highlights that may be of particular interest to faculty and that will be prominent this year. The First Year Experience group is already circulating articles and will be meeting in the near future to continue developing our first year experience. We have started the work of addressing DCE. We are working to streamline a number of areas, from conversations about the Registrar's office and recordkeeping to more functional approaches and more efficient practices in Learning Support Services (see Issue #3 for details) and Academic Affairs; for example, this weekly newsletter. In future issues we will include updates on these and other areas, including our efforts to make the process of recruiting and enrolling transfer students more seamless, preparation for the upcoming faculty retreat, and continuing work on faculty load reallocation.

We continue to be interested in your thoughts for ways to improve this weekly.

News from Academic Advising

• As many of you know, Dalton Higginbottom was recently hired. His responsibilities include the advising coordination of pre-nursing students. Faculty members seeking pre-nursing advising information should contact him at dhigginb@linfield.edu.
• Academic Advising has instituted an electronic advising file system. Starting this year, all new students (first-year students as well as transfer students) will have electronic advising files instead of paper. Paper files will be maintained for students who already have them. More information is available here.
• Though it is early in the semester, please remember to use the academic alert system to notify students (and their advisors) who might be struggling in your course. Faculty unfamiliar with the academic alert system should contact Ellen Crabtree at enuxoll@linfield.edu.

News from the Registrar

As of August 27, all schedule changes require signatures from the instructor and advisor. The online add/drop forms are routed electronically for the required signatures. Students wishing to add a DCE course should fill out and submit the DCE registration form (with their advisor's signature) to the DCE office in Malthus Hall.

Friday, September 6 is the last day to add a class.
Friday, September 13 is the last day to drop a class with no record.

Intent to Graduate Form for Seniors

Seniors must submit their Intent to Graduate form to the Registrar's Office as soon as possible. After students submit their form, they will receive a Graduation Status Review, which requires signatures indicating approval from the advisor and chair(s) of their major and minor departments.

Upcoming Events

Faculty Teaching and Learning Lunch
Thursday, September 5
11:45 p.m. in Dillin NW
RSVP here

Budget Tutorial for Department Chairs
Thursday, September 5
2:00 p.m. in Melrose 200
This tutorial by Nancy Drickey is designed for new department chairs but all department chairs are invited to attend. No RSVP needed.

Vice President for Finance and Administration/CFO Search Open Sessions
Session 1: Monday, September 9, 3:00-4:00 p.m. in Riley 201
Session 2: Thursday, September 12, 3:00-4:00 p.m. in Riley 201
Session 3: Monday, September 16, 3:00-4:00 p.m. in Riley 201

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

State of the College Address
Wednesday, September 11
12:00 p.m. in Ice Auditorium

Important Deadlines

Email Syllabi to Meridith
Due Monday, September 9

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