Chandra V McKenzie
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Monday, June 27, 2011 9:07 AM
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Semester Conversion Update - June 20 - 24, 2011
http://www.rit.edu/conversion/
June 20, 2011 – June 24, 2011
Semester Conversion Office - Weekly Update
INFO
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Nine new termed Academic Advisor positions have been approved for conversion, effective July 1, 2011.
The positions will be temporarily assigned to specific colleges until June 30, 2013 with FTE out of the
Office of the Provost. A search committee consisting of the Assistant Dean of CAST, CIAS, CHST, COLA, and
KGCOE, along with the Director of Institute Advising Office and the Assistant Provost for Academic Affairs
has been charged with conducting the search. A training plan for on boarding and training of new
Academic Advisors is being addressed by the Dean’s Delegates for Advising (aka Conversion Advising
Committee) and coordinated through the Institute Advising Office.
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NYSED has approved 46 programs. The list of converted programs approved by NYSED is posted on the
Calendar Conversion website: http://www.rit.edu/conversion/facstaff redesign.php.
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Academic Senate has approved 150 programs. The list of converted programs approved by Academic
Senate is posted on the Calendar Conversion website:
https://www.rit.edu/conversion/media/documents/ApprovedProgramsbySenate.pdf.
CONVERSION RELATED MEETINGS
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Calendar Conversion Council met 6/14/11.
Advisor’s Council met 6/14/11.
IAP Subcommittee met 6/15/11.
Dean’s Delegates met 6/22/11.
Advisor’s Search Committee met 6/20/11 and 6/23/11.
Curriculum Conversion Process Committee met 6/23/11.
TEACHING AND LEARNING SERVICES
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As redesigned programs rapidly pass review, faculty members have an idea of the semester-long classes they
will be teaching 2013. If you’re thinking about your semester courses and want to explore design 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.
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