Faculty Meeting Session II13
Colburn Lab 102, 1 pm on Friday, December 6, 2013
News & Agenda
1. Ken Cranker is serving as ELI senator to the UD Faculty Senate
2. Contribute to cohort service project by donating to Heifer International. Contact Dan Murray with questions.
3. There is a new copier at 318 S. College. A spare copier will be placed at 108 E. Main.
4. A group of 29 Brazilian students will be joining the ELI in January and February. They will be observing lower level (I-III) morning classes three times over a period of six weeks. Please email Mike Fields if you have a strong objection to a student’s placement in your class.
5. The All-ELI Holiday Party will be held Wednesday, Dec. 11th. Everyone needs a ticket. Ken Hyde can hold tickets for instructors by request. There will be a bus for students running a continuous loop between the Marriott and ELI student housing from a little before 6 until the party ends. Tim Kim will provide this information next week. Children and spouses are invited. Santa will be coming for a visit!
6. Thank you to faculty for support in urging students to complete their Intention Forms.
Committee Progress Reports
Please refer to the progress reports available here for full details.
Textbook Committee report given by Mikie Sarmiento.
Curriculum Committee report given by Nigel Caplan.
EAP Task Force given by Nigel Caplan.
The EAP Task Force is still working through the process. The plan is to bring a comprehensive proposal to faculty at one time. They are considering literature on administering academic courses, learning outcomes, and discussing which courses students should take, session lengths, the hours of classes, number of levels, vocabulary’s role. They are also looking at how EAP, CAP, Cohort, and the Bridge program are integrated. This is a lengthy process.
Library Committee report given by Walt Babich.
Other Business
Current Enrollment by Nationality as noted in the Meeting Agenda
China (40%)
Saudi Arabia (32%)
Japan (5%)
S. Korea and Kuwait (4% each)
Turkey, Colombia, Brazil (3% each)
All other countries (6% total)