Chandra V McKenzie
Subject:
FW: Semester Conversion Update - April 25-29, 2011
http://www.rit.edu/conversion/
April 25, 2011 to April 29, 2011
Semester Conversion Office - Weekly Update
INFO
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An informal open forum for Academic Affairs will be held:
ο Tuesday, May 10, 3:30 - 4:30, Campus Center, Bamboo Room - 2650
And repeated on:
ο Wednesday, May 11, 1:30 - 2:30, Campus Center, Bamboo Room - 2610
Presenters are Fernando Naveda, Joe Loffredo, Lynne Mazadoorian and Chan. McKenzie. The forum
will provide Calendar Conversion and GeneSIS project status updates with time for Q & A.
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There will be open forums on First Year Seminar
Town Hall Forum One Thursday, May 5th: 2-4 PM Chester Carlson Auditorium (76, 1125)
Town Hall Forum Two Friday, May 6th: 3-5 PM Chester Carlson Auditorium (76, 1125)
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Eighty-nine programs have been approved by Academic Senate. The list of converted programs
approved by Academic Senate are posted on the Calendar Conversion website:
https://www.rit.edu/conversion/media/documents/ApprovedProgramsbySenate.pdf
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The following programs have been recently reviewed by Grad Council:
ο CIAS - MFA in Fine Arts
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The following programs have been recently reviewed by ICC:
ο NTID - Laboratory Science Technology AAS
ο NTID - Laboratory Science Technology AOS
ο CIAS - Film
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CONVERSION RELATED MEETINGS
ο The General Education Committee met 4/29/11 and is scheduled to meet again 5/6/11.
ο The Calendar Conversion Steering Committee is scheduled to meet 5/2/11.
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TEACHING AND LEARNING SERVICES
As redesigned programs rapidly pass review, faculty members have an idea of the semester-long classes
they'll be teaching in 2013. If you're thinking about your semester courses and want to explore design
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ideas, visit Teaching & Learning Services on the lower level of The Wallace Center in A650. During our
walk-in hours…
Thursdays, 1PM – 3PM
Fridays, 9AM - 11AM
…you don’t need an appointment to talk with one of our Instructional Design Consultants about course
design or other conversion issues. You can also look at ways to integrate academic technologies or
media into your course.
Comments or questions can be directed to the Academic Calendar Conversion Office
[email protected].
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