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. |