Memoranda Archives 2007
Compensation of Faculty Members for Administrative Positions
I write today to encourage you to offer a 129 Freshman Seminar in the spring 2008.
2007-10-16 14:09
FYS129 Freshman Seminar Proposals
I write today to encourage you to offer a 129 Freshman Seminar in the spring 2008.
2007-09-17 08:11
Textbook Legislation in Tennessee
On May 31, 2007, the Tennessee General Assembly passed a law designed to control textbook costs at Tennessee public colleges and universities. We will need to alter our book order procedure to comply with the new legislation.
2007-09-14 13:11
House Calls 2007
Recent research demonstrates that students who have meaningful encounters with professors, staff and administrators develop loyalty to the institution, and persist to graduation at higher rates than students who do not experience positive encounters with campus personnel. In this spirit I encourage you to participate in the House Calls 2007 program.
2007-09-06 11:50
Spousal and Domestic Partner Hiring Program
The Knoxville campus is pleased to announce a new program to facilitate recruitment of excellent faculty. This program will be implemented with searches for the coming academic year and will pertain only to the recruitment of new faculty.
2007-08-24 11:50
Promotion & Tenure, Retention Reviews, and Annual Evaluations for 2007-2008
A memo to academic deans that explains the process and timetable for submitting faculty for promotion and tenure review, as well as retention reviews and annual evaluations.
2007-06-29 15:00
Year-End Thoughts
As I approach the end of my first year at Knoxville, I thought I should share with the campus some of the work of the Provost's Office over the past year and some of the items we will be working on in the future.
2007-06-19 15:00
Lender Advisory Board
I am pleased to announce the new Lender Advisory Board and its membership. This Board will replace the current committee that has established the preferred lender list.
2007-06-05 10:26
University Lender Protocols
In light of recent scrutiny of college loan programs, I have been reviewing the university's preferred lender program.
2007-05-22 17:57
Freshman Seminar Update and Thank You
In January the freshman seminar was but an idea Provost Holub brought with him from UC-Berkeley, where the program improved the first year experience of students. Today this idea is a reality at Tennessee, and seminar professors are now leaders in improving first year undergraduate education on campus.
2007-05-03 15:45
Guidelines on the Timeline for Tenure Consideration
This memo outlines a new approach to the timeline for tenure consideration for faculty appointments.
2007-02-14 16:43
Freshman Seminars
To address retention the campus has decided to implement a program of freshman seminars. These seminars will bring students into close contact with faculty members in their initial year, which will introduce them to the excitement of learning in higher education.
2007-01-31 08:00
Annual Advertisement in the Chronicle of Higher Education
If you plan to recruit lecturers for your department or college and would like to be included in this ad, please send Linda Silvers a response by February 9, 2007, indicating what area or areas you would like to have represented.
2007-01-25 13:53