By now most of the Christmas decorations have been put away, and it’s time to get ready for a new semester. We’ll gather in Young Auditorium for our Faculty-Staff Assembly next Monday, January 14th. Join us at 8:30 a.m. for coffee, juice, and breakfast foods in the lobby of Hickingbotham Hall, where you can visit with colleagues until we begin the meeting at 9:00.
Below is a tentative agenda, followed by a list of important academic dates for the semester. If you’re aware of other agenda items, written announcements to be printed, or corrections to the information below, please send them to me or Marsha Whalen (whalenm@obu.edu) by noon this Friday, January 11th.
As always, we have a busy semester ahead, but there are many things to be thankful for as we begin a new year. For me, one of those is the privilege of serving with such talented and dedicated colleagues at Ouachita.
May God’s richest blessings be with you in 2013!
Stan Poole
Faculty-Staff Assembly
Young Auditorium
January 14, 2013
9:00 a.m.
AGENDA (Draft)
Call to Order
Prayer
Introduction of New Faculty & Staff
President's Remarks Rex Horne
Planning Committee Byron Eubanks
Assessment Committee Deborah Root
International Study Report Ian Cosh
Compliance and Training Phil Hardin & Doug Reed
Announcements
—Break—
Student Financial Services Update Susan Hurst
Academic Affairs Stan Poole
Approval of December faculty meeting minutes
Committee Reports
Curriculum & Academic Standards Committee Nathan Reyna
Interdisciplinary Studies Committee Stan Poole
Miscellaneous Business
Adjourn
Important Dates: Spring 2013
Academic Advising.................................................................................. Advisors should be available in their offices
Monday, January 14, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, January 15, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Registration................................................................................................ Tuesday, January 15, 9:30a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Walker Conference Center
Classes begin............................................................................................................. Wednesday, January 16, 8:00 a.m.
Last day to register................................................................................................................................. Friday, January 18
Last day to add a course.......................................................................................................... Wednesday, January 23
Christian Focus Week................................................................................................................................... February 11-15
(Classes dismissed: M 9:00, W 10:00, Th 10:00, F 11:00)
Last day to drop a course.................................................................................................................. Friday, February 22
Mid-term grades due............................................................................................................................ Thursday, March 14
Spring Break.................................................................................... March 15th (5:00 p.m.) to March 25th (8:00 a.m.)
Good Friday Holiday................................................................................................................................. Friday, March 29
Last day to withdraw from a course........................................................................................................... Friday, April 5
Pre-registration for Summer & Fall 2011................................................................................... April 8-12 and 15-19
Early Registrations......................................................................................................................... Saturday, April 20 & 27
Scholar’s Day........................................................................................................................................ Wednesday, April 24
Faculty meeting................................................................................................................... Tuesday, April 30 at 4:00 p.m.
Young Auditorium
Academic Awards Banquet....................................................................................................................... Thursday, May 2
Walker Conference Center
Final exams................................................................................................................................................................ May 6 - 10
Spring Commencement................................................................................................... Saturday, May 11 at 9:30 a.m.
Final grades due................................................................................................................. Tuesday, May 14 at 5:00 p.m.
