Since the Research Council design called for in the Constitution did not work well, the plan is to try the above modification for one year and if successful then codify the change by amending the Constitution. As Available Marc Jenkins is heading the work group charged with designing a survey to assist in identifying faculty development needs. The group is on their second draft. The survey will be brief and solution-based. Scott McIvor is chairing the work group on mentoring junior faculty.
More research is needed on mentoring non-tenured faculty.
Dr. Berry will report the progress of the faculty governance work group in the near future.