April 30, 2024 Minutes

Council of Department Chairs

In attendance: Curtis Bennett, Krzysztof Slowinski, Jesse Dillon, Lijuan Li, Lora Stevens, Will Murray, Prashanth Jaikumar, Jim Kisiel, Christine Whitcraft, Babette Benken, Christina Hall, Margaret Karteron, Lindsay Aymar, Tatiana Avila

  1. Approve agenda (10:00) - Approved
  2. Approve minutes from April 16 - Approved as amended
  3. Announcements
    1. Operations
      1. Commencement
        1. All award winners have been emailed and names posted on the website
      2. ISA vs GA
        1. Margaret Karteron will share modified GA PD for those who need to hire ISA’s
    2. Dean
      1. No announcements
  4. Associate Deans
    1. Academic Programs
      1. Schedule
        1. We need more seats in several Chemistry and Biology courses (based on data in handout) 
        2. We will need to hire more lecturers to meet the need for more sections
      2. Beach XP, brief discussion about AY 2024/25 Beach XP
    2. Research
      1. No announcements
    3. Graduate Programs
      1. CNSM received 2 GEF fellowships
      2. Richard D. Green winner notifications going out today (4/30); 2 students did not get funded this year
  5. Summer CDC retreat date
    1. August 15-16
      1. 8:00am-5:00pm (block for now)
    2. Date for End of Spring Semester dinner with the chairs
      1. TBD
  6. Adjournment
  7. Chairs and Dean discussion

Upcoming Dates

  • May 10: Last Day of Classes (Friday)
  • May 23: Graduation @ Angel Stadium (9:00am)
  • July 20: Sharks @ the Beach and Science in the Halls
  • August 19: Fall semester begins
  • August 23: Convocation
  • August 26: First day of Fall 2024 classes

Meeting minutes were APPROVED Tuesday, May 14, 2024.

Note: The minutes above reflect discussion on the date of the CDC meeting about policies, not actual policy. Faculty and staff should wait for official communication on each subject before acting.