LSAC Meeting Minutes – September 5, 2023

23-24 LSAC Members

(1) = serving final year of 2-year term, (2) = serving first year of 2-year term

  • HDOSE: Kakali Bhattacharya (1), Briana Gaines (2)
  • SESPECS: Valentina Contesse (1), Kyena Cornelius (2)
  • STL: Danling Fu (2), Larisa Olesova (2)
  • Dean’s Office: Thomasenia Adams or Elayne Colon

LSAC Charge & Carry Forward 23-24

Date: 9/5/2023

Attendance (bolded were present)

  • HDOSE: Kakali Bhattacharya, Briana Gaines
  • SESPECS: Valentina Contesse, Kyena Cornelius
  • STL: Danling Fu, Larisa Olesova
  • Dean’s Office: Thomasenia Adams, Elayne Colon

Meeting Called to order at 10:02am

Agenda

  • Approval of 9/5 Agenda
  • Agenda Items
    • Brief Introductions
    • Meeting Goals
      • Elect a chair for committee
        • Valentina Contesse
      • Identify 2-3 goals for committee work this year
        • Update Guidelines for Proposals to Lectures and Seminars document and communicate the process to faculty.
        • Continue to work on standardizing the process for reviewing award applications.
        • Define objective criteria for evaluating award applications.
      • Discuss meeting times
        • Schedule based on award schedule/need
    • Other Notes/Resources
      • Thomasenia:
        • International Educator of the Year Award being announced soon
          • Due to OER on Sep. 16
          • Materials will be sent to LSAC chair by Sep. 19; about 3 weeks for committee review
        • Will send information about awards related to research
        • Committee responsibilities
          • Provide recommendations about awards; dean makes final decisions
          • Provide recommendations for college wide lectures/seminars – submitted by college or identified by the committee
      • Colon:
        • Will look into Graduate Teaching Award details
        • Will send information about awards related to teaching
      • COE Award Tracking 22-23 document – will be updated for this year
      • LSAC 22-23 EOY Report

Meeting adjourned at 10:21am