Month: March 2024

Spring 2024 Senate Constituency Election Results

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Spring 2024 Constituency Election Results:

Deans Constituency:
Three-Year Term, 7/1/2024 – 6/30/2024
*John Elliott, Dean of The Business School

School of Business Constituency:
Three-Year Term, 7/1/2024 – 6/30/2024
Timothy Folta, Boucher Management & Entrepreneurship

CAHNR Constituency:
Three-Year Term, 7/1/2024 – 6/30/2024
Tracy Rittenhouse, Natural Resources & the Environment

CLAS Constituency:
Three-Year Terms, 7/1/2024 – 6/30/2024

CLAS Physical & Life Sciences:
Christian Brueckner, Chemistry
Alvaro Lozano-Robledo, Mathematics

CLAS Social Sciences:
*Michael Morrell, Political Science
*Eleanor Ouimet, Anthropology
*Cindy Zhang, Geography

CLAS Humanities & Centers/Institutes:
Jennifer Terni, Literatures, Cultures & Languages

School of Engineering Constituency:
Three-Year Term, 7/1/2024 – 6/30/2024
Horea Ilies, Mechanical Engineering

School of Fine Arts Constituency:
Three-Year Term, 7/1/2024 – 6/30/2024
Alexis Boylan, Art & Art History

School of Law Constituency:
Three-Year Term, 7/1/2024 – 6/30/2024
*Joseph MacDougald, Law

School of Nursing Constituency:
Three-Year Term, 7/1/2024 – 6/30/2024
Kristin Bott, Nursing

School of Social Work Constituency:
Three-Year Term, 7/1/2024 – 6/30/2024
Nathanael Okpych, Social Work

Stamford Campus Faculty Constituency:
Three-Year Term, 7/1/2024 – 6/30/2024
Ingrid Semaan, Sociology, CLAS

Waterbury Campus Faculty Constituency:
Three-Year Term, 7/1/2024 – 6/30/2024
Kimberly Cuevas, Psychological Sciences, CLAS

 

* Wymanized at end of term

University Senate Passes Series of Motions to Update SET

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During its regular meeting on Monday, March 4th, 2024 the University Senate approved a series of three motions presented by the Senate Faculty Standards Committee:

  1. In official university documentation, remove the “SET+” terminology, which implicitly foregrounds and prioritizes the SET as a primary and definitive assessment of teaching effectiveness. “Assessment of Teaching Effectiveness” (ATE) is the desired general descriptive language to be used moving forward. (63 YAY, 0 NAY, 3 ABSTAIN)
  2. Redefine the SET acronym from “Student Evaluation of Teaching” to “Student Experience of Teaching,” which reflects the subjective nature of the instrument and acknowledges the potential inherent biases present therein. (66 YAY, 2 NAY, 1 ABSTAN)
  3. That the Senate endorse these recommendations and implementation strategies, as well as provide additional venues to their broad distribution, including appropriate websites and the Senate FSC/Provost Office PTR Information Sessions in the spring of each academic year. (62 YAY, 2 NAY, 4 ABSTAIN)

The full SET Taskforce recommendations referenced in these motions can be found in the Academic Affairs Governance Documents Library and the full language of the motion presented by the Faculty Standards Committee to the Senate can be found here.