HFC- MINUTES -- AUGUST 31, 1998
Present:
Michael Arnush, Phil Boshoff, Steve Hoffman, Jon Ramsey, Anita Steigerwald
The meeting began at 11.00 a.m., BO101.
1. First official meeting will be 9/16, 9-10am, President's Conference Room; agenda:
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1-2 credit courses
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Academic Festival/Symposium (see below under #4)
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members of Council to serve as advisors to student committees (see below)
NOTE: other meetings will be on 9/16, 9/30, 10/14, 10/28, 11/11, 12/2, 12/9, all in PCR from 9-10.
2. Schedule for 9/8 event:
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4.30-5.00 Brief greeting (M. Arnush, incl. introductions of HFC, HF faculty); scavenger hunt (A. Steigerwald)
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5.15-6.15 Dinner (paper invitations to go to 40 frosh via Anita; to 31 sophomores, 20 faculty, HFC and David/Helen Porter via campus mail)
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6.15-6.30 Brief business meeting (E. Levy w. M. Arnush): willingness-to-serve on student committees:
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Social Activities (include co-curricular, field trips, fundraising, holiday party, etc.) (will be encouraged to plan both a late-September social get-together as well as a major event for the spring)
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Newsletter and Publicity
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First-Year Orientation (incl. coordination with Admissions)
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Alumni contacts
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HF Handbook and Website
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6.30-7.00 Presentation by D. Porter and M. Arnush
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handouts: one-page form for willingness-to-serve on Committees (name, email, phone, prioritize 1-3); scavenger hunt
3. Enrollments for fall courses strong; as of 7/98:
AH101H: 12
CH107H: 4
EC/HF100: 8
EN211.4/HF200: 15 & 11
FL263A: 9
GE113H: 22
MA111H: 20
SO101H: 19
(+ LSI workshop: ID201H: 25)
4. Co-curricular for AY '98/9:
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Sept. 8: Opening event
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early Oct.: Gallery talk, Felice Frankel (Luce Disting. Faculty)
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early Oct.: roundtable discussion, F. Frankel and Mary Crone (Physics)
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Nov.: "Arcadia" roundtable post-performance? (M. Arnush to contact L. Opitz)
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Steloff Lecture, Robert Pinsky (NOTE: it's one week before the Adler, on Nov. 3; M. Arnush to contact B. Boyers asap)
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Dec.: Music/Dance performance? (M. Arnush to contact M. DiSanto Rose & G. Thompson)
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Feb.: Moseley Lecture (J. Segrave), Feb. 18
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March?: Honors Symposium '99 "Documenting Documentaries" or something similar; incl. T. Lewis, D. McCullough, K. Burns, et al.?
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others? "Racism/Genocide" (M. Arnush to contact R. Ginsberg); R. Brodie's LSI gallery talk on looking at art analytically (M. Arnush to contact R. Brodie, J. Zangrando, S. Solomon)
5. Miscellaneous:
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A. Steigerwald has forwarded profiles of 25 first-year HF students to M. Arnush, who will circulate them to HFC
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M. Arnush to email the 20 summer-workshop faculty re: meeting on Oct. 9, 2.30-3.30, on an HF update: "How are you challenging the students in HF courses?" and "What are students bringing to the HF classroom?" - place TBA; email will include rallying of the faculty for beginning of semester, email invite to the 9/8 dinner, reminder of topics raised at May workshop
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HFC will have a liaison with Admissions (M. Arnush as ex-officio), with Curriculum Committee (J. Ramsey; will explore this relationship further at 9/16 meeting)
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HFC should report to CEPP 12/98
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HFC will decide spring '99 courses after 9/15 deadline
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M. Arnush to email 20 faculty + acad. staff requesting assistance in finding events HF can co-sponsor and support financially
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Self-reporting sheet needs to be designed
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M. Arnush to request creation of 2 bulletin boards (one for all HF faculty, one for all HF students)
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J. Ramsey to pull together one-page handout (recycle spring handout?) for faculty advisors for 9/8
Respectfully submitted,
M. Arnush
Meeting adjourned at 12.00 p.m.