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College of Arts and Sciences Policy Committee Minutes
January 31, 2003

Present: Tom Gieryn (chair), Alex Dzierba, Katy Fraser, Roy Gardner, Susan Gubar, Kevin Hunt, Chuck Livingston, Deidre Lynch, Ellen Dwyer (recorder)

    1. The meeting began at 2:30 PM with the approval of the minutes of January 17.

    2. Under "New Business," the Committee briefly discussed Myles Brand's recently published essay "Full-Time, Non-Tenure Track Appointments: A Case Study" (Peer Review, Fall 2002, pp. 18-21) on the rationale for using lecturers and visitors at Indiana University.

    3. Susan Gubar reported briefly on the role of College of Arts and Sciences faculty and administrators on the Strategic Planning Committee.

    4. Alex Dzierba agreed to chair the Elections Subcommittee this spring.

    5. Tom Gieryn described some new scholarships intended to help recruit high-ability in-state students to IUB.

    6. The Committee discussed the University's buying a site license for Turnitin.com software for detecting internet plagiarism. http://www.turnitin.com/static/index.html) One committee member who had already tried the software strongly recommended it. The Committee unanimously encourages the University to acquire it.

    7. Kevin Hunt agreed to draft a short policy statement on course loads and course reductions. There are a number of policy issues related to this topic, including the usual expectations (in terms of research and service) of faculty members who teach eight-week courses or overloads during the remainder of the semester or year.

    8. The Committee agreed to turn in the near future to issues related to the current College of Arts and Sciences salary policy.

    9. Committee members reported on the policy issues raised at the departmental planning committee meetings they had attended. Issues raised included hiring plans, graduate student support, and space needs. Because the number of split appointments continues to increase, the Policy Committee reaffirms its desire to track the number of such appointments and to be assured that departments and faculty continue to develop and sign Memoranda of Agreement.

    10. The meeting concluded at 4 PM.

Questions or comments regarding the minutes and actions of the Policy Committee may be addressed to Tom Gieryn, 5-2950, Dept. of Sociology, Ballantine 754, gieryn@indiana.edu.