February 4

GCEC Professional Development Committee Meeting

February 4, 2:00-3:00, Student Union #211

Present:

Kimberly Barchard,

Jessica Word,

Carolyn Sabo, 

Ariel Rosen, 

Melissa Bowles-Terry, 

Mary Riddel,

Valarie Burke,

Peter Gray 

Absences noted ahead of the meeting: Mary-Ann Winkelmes, Gina Sully, PG Shrader

We had one agenda item: to evaluate applicants for the UNLV Graduate Teaching Award. Applications 

and a rubric were circulated ahead of the meeting. We began the meeting by compiling summary scales 

of applicants. We then discussed the tentative rank ordering of applicants, discussing various merits and 

weaknesses and related points in applicant profiles. The committee recommended the following 

awardees:

First. Murtishaw

Second. Najimi

Third. Saladino

Valarie Burke recorded those recommendations. The next committee meeting in March will be devoted 

to discussion of a possible Graduate Mentoring Certificate program.