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Where are we going?. This page deliberately left blank. Crisis? What crisis?. We need a plan This is not a plan!. Senate work in coming year. Committee for the Future of the University of Nevada Apportionment – nothing radical here Faculty Senate Committee Work
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Where are we going? This page deliberately left blank
Crisis? What crisis? • We need a plan • This is not a plan!
Senate work in coming year • Committee for the Future of the University of Nevada • Apportionment – nothing radical here • Faculty Senate Committee Work • General Education and Core Curriculum Revisions • Faculty Morale Issues
Challenges for Higher Education in Nevada • The economy • Our image problem • Disruptive innovation • Faculty morale
Higher Education in Nevada - Short Term • Chancellor Klaich’s Formula Funding Plan • Board of Regents Plan • Interim Committee on the Funding of Higher Education • next meeting is May 23, 2012 • will include testimony from faculty and students • work completed by August/September 2012 • Legislative session begins on February 4, 2013
Science education: a national security issue? • 90% of the world’s scientists and engineers live in Asia? • True • False
Faculty Rights and Privileges • Morale – will discuss findings of the Campus Affairs Committee in Fall • Job security • Merit • Healthcare - rising costs, declining benefits