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Diversity Council,

Rollins College 
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Diversity Council All College Committees and Initiatives 
3-9-2021 
Minutes, Diversity Council Meeting, Tuesday, March 9, 2021 
Diversity Council 
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DC Meeting Minutes 
March 9th, 2021 
1-2 pm (WebEx) 
In attendance: Sarah Laake, Katrina Jenkins, Miranda Jung, Stephanie Kincaid, Megan Kohr, Teasa Mays, 
Robert Whetstone, Emily Block, Samantha Vega, Marianne DiQuattro, Nourhan Mesba, Samantha 
Douguet, Jenifer Ruby, Patricia Tome, Josephine Balzac, Stephanie Gonzalez Guittar, David Zajchowski 
1. Minutes Approval 
a. February minutes approved.  
 
2. Announcements and Reminders 
a. Diversity Infusion Grants Awarded (see Megan’s PP for details) 
• 3 Diversity Infusion Grants Recipients 
•  5 submissions total, overall quality submissions 
o Ethnographic, Interactive Ant-Racist Theater Project 
o Disability Empowerment Week with Dr. Sarah Parsole and Elisabeth 
Smith 
o Lighting Up Conscious Vice: Dramaturgy and Design with Dr. Marianne 
DiQuattro and Jordan Lewis 
 
b. Upcoming: Presidential Award for Diversity and Inclusion Nominations 
• Faculty, staff and/or student eligible 
• Role cannot solely entail diversity work, but leads efforts across campus 
• Must not have won this award in the past 5 years 
• Link to our website submission: https://www.rollins.edu/diversity/diversity-
inclusion-award/  
• Nomination deadline is March 31 
 
c. Next meeting is our final regular business meeting of the term 
• March 30 meeting will be our last regular meeting 
• April 20 meeting will be open to last years’ Infusion Grants Recipients to speak 
about their final projects 
 
3. Report from Racial Justice Task Force (Stephanie Gonzalez Guittar) 
a. Were partnering with Social Impact Hub to work on the Center of design model to 
address next steps 
b. Met today (3/9) to see where at and took away 5-6 actions 
• One of these is to increase the awareness of the Diversity Council (i.e. monthly 
email, list resources/our names, hold open meetings for students) 
• Meeting again next week to break down these suggestions and how to be more 
visible to students 
 
4. Bias in Student Evaluations of Faculty Whitepaper (refer to Stephanie’s email for report and PP) 
a. Work the Faculty Affairs Committee has been focused on and this is the final report 
b. Up for discussion at CLA Faculty this Thursday (3/11) 
c. Course Instructor Evaluation = CIE 
d. Our CIE survey is developed in house 
e. Report broken down (3 parts): 
• Review of literature on bias of student evaluations 
o Overwhelming evidence from literature that student evaluations are 
biased 
Authors recommend against the use of student evaluations AT ALL in 
performance evaluations 
• Internal study at Rollins College  
o Found “very small differences” in the numerical scores between 
male/female, white non-Hispanic/faculty from minority groups 
o But large differences were found -> i.e. “male faculty are more 
knowledgeable” and “white faculty are more effective” 
• Recommendations 
o Allow faculty to add comments in response to each CIE 
o Change name of CIW to “Student perception of the course and 
instruction” 
o Faculty should view a tutorial on CIEs 
o The CIE should be one part of a larger component 
o We shouldn’t rank faculty relative to each other, since scours are 
already skewed 
o Look at the student comment data 
f. DC thoughts/comments in response 
• Cannot rate fairly if majority of faculty are white 
• These scores do not feature the amount of labor that female and minority 
faculty put in to reach this 5.0 standard, compared to white faculty 
• Folks at like the Endeavor Center should be evaluating the level of teaching, not 
on 22-25 year olds 
• What is the ratio of white faculty to minority? These two different sample sizes 
may skew this report 
• If teaching a small class, just one bad score can lower your overall score on the 
5.0 scale 
• We are not entertainers, but that is how you get a 5.0 on how this scale is 
created  
• Keeping the CIE as a sole indicator is lazy on the college 
• The way students speak about the female faculty at Rollins is not positive, at all 
• Rollins puts a ton of weight on these to determine tenure and that is not fair 
• These students comments can be offensive, emotionally -> CIEs are pathways 
for bias and abuse 
• These are submitted by student anonymously, so how can faculty be expected 
to respond back line by line when they have no idea who submitted the review 
• Students submitted to academic honor council – how does that impact their CIE, 
especially if the faculty member is female or a minority -> should they even be 
allowed to fill out a CIE? 
• Nancy Chick created the site below that may assist on this topic - 
https://liverollins.sharepoint.com/sites/EndeavorCenter/SitePages/Tools-for-
Evaluating-Teaching.aspx?CT=1615315308209&OR=OWA-NT&CID=97291e0d-
ce5f-bcf9-69ee-f1a60b98c23f  
g. Next Steps? 
• DC prepares a statement in response that provide generally feedback of our 
response and our responses 
• All are also encouraged to share your feedback during the Faculty meeting on 
Thursday 
Next Meeting Date and Time: March 30th from 1:00-2:00 PM 
 


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Minutes, Diversity Council Meeting, Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Rollins College Student Government Association,

Rollins College 
Rollins Scholarship Online 
SGA Legislation Student Government Association 
4-2-2021 
S.Res.2021.08 Commencement Committee Act 
Rollins College Student Government Association 
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Recommended Citation 
Rollins College Student Government Association, "S.Res.2021.08 Commencement Committee Act" 
(2021). SGA Legislation. 187. 
https://scholarship.rollins.edu/sga_legislation/187 
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Office of the Chief Justice 
Student Government Association of Rollins College 
1000 Holt Avenue, 
Winter Park, Florida, 32789 
Data Loss Notification Letter 
 
 
Dear Rollins Community,  
 
The Student Government Association experienced a data loss during the Vice 
Presidential transition. The data loss affected the attached legislation. The Executive team was 
able to recover the original legislation submitted to the senate. Although the attached legislation 
was submitted to the senate, we are unable to guarantee whether changes were made to the 
legislation during the senate session. 
 
After conversations with the executive team, we are choosing to make the legislation 
publicly accessible to uphold the Student Government Association’s commitment to 
transparency. Please use the attached legislation as a guiding document for future Student 
Government Association initiatives.  
 
Thanks, 
Niko Ellison | Chief Justice, Student Government Association 
  
Commencement Committee Act 
 
 
Legislation S.Res.2021.08 
 
Sponsored by: Omar Sadek, Conner Jones, Alise Fortune, and 
Akheem Mitchell.  
Co-sponsors: Kyle Bennett, Hannah Munford, and Manny 
Rodriguez.  
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 
 
IN THE SENATE OF THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT 
ASSOCIATION OF ROLLINS COLLEGE 
 
12/02/2020 
 
 
An Act 
To establish a Select Committee for Commencement in the Student Government Association.  
 
WHEREAS the spring, 2020 graduating class has yet to host their in-person 
commencement,  
WHEREAS the current (fall and spring) graduating class of 2021 needs a plan of action 
to allow for a safe commencement, during COVID-19, that honors their achievement.  
WHEREAS commencement is of special importance to first generation college students, 
students of color, LGBTQ+ students, and students of lower socio-economic status. Now, therefore,  
Be it Hereby Resolved, the Student Government Association of Rollins College 
will: 
(1) Establish a select ad-hoc committee entitled the “Commencement Committee” that will 
consist of three to five members, all of whom will be seniors. Seniors are defined as 
students who intend to graduate in the spring of 2021;   
(2) Charge the President of the Rollins College Student Government Association with the 
responsibility to appoint the Chairman of the aforementioned select joint committee and 
the designated committee members;  
(3) Delegate the following responsibilities to the aforementioned select committee:  
(i) Create a detailed proposal for holding commencement both virtually and in-
person, for previous graduating classes and the current graduating class;  
(ii) Coordinate and discuss the aforementioned proposal with the Executive Board for 
the Student Government Association;  
(iii) Foster continual dialogue with the Rollins faculty, the Rollins community, students 
anticipating to graduate in the Spring of 2021, and the students who have graduated 
in the Spring of 2020, regarding the changes made to graduation; and finally,   
(iv) Collaborate with President Cornwell, the administration of the college, and other 
appropriate bodies to execute a proposed plan of action;  
(4) Dissolve the aforementioned select committee the completion of the responsibilities listed 
in section 3 of this bill through a sunset clause of the end of Spring 2021.   
According to legislation 1920.07, the Chief Justice must ask for a legislation update two weeks after 
a legislation passes.  
 
“Hello Niko, 
I apologize for this being way overdue. I made the mistake of leaving this email in my drafts. Here 
are the updates for my pieces of legislation. 
Constitution Revision Committee: Passed, Incomplete. The committee was formed and is 
currently working on drafting a new constitution. 
COVID-19 Committee: Passed, Incomplete. The committee was formed and is currently 
working on completing the responsibilities outlined. The remaining task is keeping constant 
communication with the Rollins populace. 
Graduation Committee: Passed, Incomplete. The committee members are meeting with Sam 
Stark to discuss plans for graduation. The plan has not been solidified yet. 
Electoral Tallies: Passed. We will see if the amendment is applied during the '21-'22 election. 
COVID-19 amendment: Passed. Dress code is not enforced for the '20-'21 school year, and the 
COVID-19 Committee legislation was amended. 
Let me know if you need more, 
Hannah Munford 
Public Relations and English | Rollins College 
PR Chair, Student Government Association 
Press Secretary, Rollins Pre-Law Society 
Vice President, Off Campus Student Association 
hmunford@rollins.edu” 
 
 


S.Res.2021.08 Commencement Committee Act

Advocates for COVID-19 disciplinary procedures in SGA

Ellison, Niko

Rollins College 
Rollins Scholarship Online 
SGA Legislation Student Government Association 
4-2-2021 
COVID-19 Anti-Harassment Act 
Niko Ellison 
Rollins College Student Government Association 
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Recommended Citation 
Ellison, Niko, "COVID-19 Anti-Harassment Act" (2021). SGA Legislation. 193. 
https://scholarship.rollins.edu/sga_legislation/193 
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Office of the Chief Justice 
Student Government Association of Rollins College 
1000 Holt Avenue, 
Winter Park, Florida, 32789 
Data Loss Notification Letter 
 
 
Dear Rollins Community,  
 
The Student Government Association experienced a data loss during the Vice 
Presidential transition. The data loss affected the attached legislation. The Executive team was 
able to recover the original legislation submitted to the senate. Although the attached legislation 
was submitted to the senate, we are unable to guarantee whether changes were made to the 
legislation during the senate session. 
 
After conversations with the executive team, we are choosing to make the legislation 
publicly accessible to uphold the Student Government Association’s commitment to 
transparency. Please use the attached legislation as a guiding document for future Student 
Government Association initiatives.  
 
Thanks, 
Niko Ellison | Chief Justice, Student Government Association  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
S.Res.2021.02 
COVID-19 Anti-Harassment Act 
 
SPONSOR(S): Katelynn McAraw, Jessica Gonzalez  
 
CO-SPONSOR: Wisly Zephir 
 
October 21, 2020  
 
 
Whereas: Rollins College should prevent all forms of harassment or abuse, as defined 
in the Rollins College Code of Community Standards under the Abuse (Physical, 
Mental, or Verbal) section, as well as the Computer and Other Electronic Misuse 
heading.  
 
Whereas: All instances of harassment and misconduct of students, faculty, staff, and 
campus guests not adhering to COVID-19 policies should be reported to administration.  
 
 
Be it Hereby Resolved, The Student Government Association of Rollins College 
will: 
 
(1)  Promote positive student adherence to COVID-19 guidelines, through student 
spotlights on social media; 
 
(2)  Distribute the anonymous report form link 
(https://cm.maxient.com/reportingform.php?RollinsCollege&layout_id=13) via 
social media to remind students of a way to report incidents; 
 
(3)  Communicate with the Rollins College social media team, so that they can 
distribute the anonymous report form link; 
 
(4)  Communicate with Campus Safety and Rollins administration to establish 
enforcement policies for Rollins students, faculty, staff, as well as guests; 
 
(5) Work with administration to establish an educational conference or hearing for 
students who continuously disregard both COVID-19 and Abuse policies; 
 
(6) Work with administration to ensure that current COVID-19 and harassment 
policies are being enforced and disseminated; 
 
(7) Encourage students who are aware of any physical, verbal, or cyber harassment 
or abuse concerning COVID-19 policy to immediately report it to the College 
through the anonymous reporting system or with Campus Safety; 
 
(8) Request that all SGA senators implement these same guidelines as 
representatives of the Rollins community.  
According to legislation 1920.07, the Chief Justice must ask for a legislation update two weeks after 
a legislation passes.  
 
“Hi McKinnon! 
 
Here is our update: 
 
We reached out to the SGA Public Relations chair about sharing the anonymous report form link on 
the SGA Instagram. We also reached out to other student organizations about sharing a COVID-19 
anti-harassment post on their social media channels. 
 
In addition, we met with Dean Hayner to discuss social media harassment, as well as COVID-19 
policies. We suggested sending out weekly or bi-weekly text messages to update students, faculty, 
and staff on positive COVID-cases, remind them to check the dashboard, and continue to encourage 
everyone to follow policies put in place to keep everyone safe. Dean Hayner told us he would carry 
that idea forward to the rest of the Student Affairs team. 
 
Thank you! 
 
Jessica and Katelynn” 
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


COVID-19 Anti-Harassment Act

Allows SGA Judicial Board to verify vote count and establishes vote publication procedure

Rollins College 
Rollins Scholarship Online 
SGA Legislation Student Government Association 
4-2-2021 
S.Res.2021.01 Voter Tallies 
Niko Ellison 
Rollins College Student Government Association 
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Ellison, Niko, "S.Res.2021.01 Voter Tallies" (2021). SGA Legislation. 194. 
https://scholarship.rollins.edu/sga_legislation/194 
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Office of the Chief Justice 
Student Government Association of Rollins College 
1000 Holt Avenue, 
Winter Park, Florida, 32789 
Data Loss Notification Letter 
 
 
Dear Rollins Community,  
 
The Student Government Association experienced a data loss during the Vice 
Presidential transition. The data loss affected the attached legislation. The Executive team was 
able to recover the original legislation submitted to the senate. Although the attached legislation 
was submitted to the senate, we are unable to guarantee whether changes were made to the 
legislation during the senate session. 
 
After conversations with the executive team, we are choosing to make the legislation 
publicly accessible to uphold the Student Government Association’s commitment to 
transparency. Please use the attached legislation as a guiding document for future Student 
Government Association initiatives.  
 
Thanks, 
Niko Ellison | Chief Justice, Student Government Association 
  
 
 
S.Res.2021.01 
Voter Tallies  
SPONSORS: Mya Hurwitz, Hannah Munford, Dexter Hargrett 
Date: October 14, 2020  
 
Whereas: The Rollins Student Government Association should include voter tallies in all SGA 
elections to ensure the integrity of elections. The voter tallies are crucial in deciding if a voter 
recount is necessary and/or in providing insights to the candidates about the strength of their 
campaigning.  
 
Be it Hereby Resolved, The Student Government Association of Rollins College will:  
 
(1) Amend Article IV, Section 3, E of the Student Government Association Constitution to 
include  
a. “VII. To verify election results, the Judicial Board will have access to the official 
tally for all Student Government elections. Official tallies will not be released to 
the student body, executive board, or senate. If candidates give permission to 
release the official tally in their intent to run, a tie occurs, or an event harming 
election integrity/a recount is ordered, the official tally percentages may be released 
to the student body upon a majority decision by the Judicial Board.” 
b. “VIII. In the event that the candidates would like to view their percentages without 
releasing them to the student body, the Center for Inclusion and Campus Initiatives 
will release an official letter with the official tally percentages to all candidates.   
 
 
According to legislation 1920.07, the Chief Justice must ask for a legislation update two weeks after 
a legislation passes.  
 
“Hello Niko, 
I apologize for this being way overdue. I made the mistake of leaving this email in my drafts. Here 
are the updates for my pieces of legislation. 
Constitution Revision Committee: Passed, Incomplete. The committee was formed and is 
currently working on drafting a new constitution. 
COVID-19 Committee: Passed, Incomplete. The committee was formed and is currently 
working on completing the responsibilities outlined. The remaining task is keeping constant 
communication with the Rollins populace. 
Graduation Committee: Passed, Incomplete. The committee members are meeting with Sam 
Stark to discuss plans for graduation. The plan has not been solidified yet. 
Electoral Tallies: Passed. We will see if the amendment is applied during the '21-'22 election. 
COVID-19 amendment: Passed. Dress code is not enforced for the '20-'21 school year, and the 
COVID-19 Committee legislation was amended. 
Let me know if you need more, 
Hannah Munford 
Public Relations and English | Rollins College 
PR Chair, Student Government Association 
Press Secretary, Rollins Pre-Law Society 
Vice President, Off Campus Student Association 
hmunford@rollins.edu” 
 
 
 
 
 


S.Res.2021.01 Voter Tallies

Rollins College Student Government Association

Rollins College 
Rollins Scholarship Online 
SGA Legislation Student Government Association 
4-2-2021 
S.Res.2021.14 Radio for the Marketplace 
Rollins College Student Government Association 
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Recommended Citation 
Rollins College Student Government Association, "S.Res.2021.14 Radio for the Marketplace" (2021). SGA 
Legislation. 195. 
https://scholarship.rollins.edu/sga_legislation/195 
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Scholarship Online. For more information, please contact rwalton@rollins.edu. 
 
 
S.Res.2021.14  
Radio for the Marketplace   
AUTHORS: Marwa Abdellatif, Jessica Gonzalez, Dexter Hargrett     
CO-SPONSORS: Director of Student Media, Greg Golden, and Student Life Committee 
Chair, Wisly Zephir.   
March 3, 2021 
 
Whereas:  Rollins College should Support Student Media on Campus  
Whereas: Student Media has a great impact for students on Campus.  
Whereas: WPRK Radio is part of campus, therefore it should be played in the heart of 
campus,  Campus Center.  
Whereas: Rollins College should support all student led efforts to promote diversity and  
inclusion on campus   
Be it Hereby Resolved by The Student Government Association of Rollins College,  
(1) SGA will speak to the Director of Dining Operations., Diego Arenas to work with the IT 
department to include the Radio to be played at the Campus Center 
 
(2) A Meeting will be Scheduled by SGA with CICI Director, Abby Hollern, to discuss and 
advertise more of the radio station to highlight important events on campus. 
According to legislation 1920.07, the Chief Justice must ask for a legislation update two weeks after 
a legislation passes.  
 
 
 
“Good Evening Niko, 
 
Thank you for emailing me. The Radio station has started to play outside the marketplace, 
and within the upcoming weeks, it will be in the marketplace based on I.T department. Also, 
another update on last semester's legislation, Arabic will be taught, as of now, next spring by 
one of the French professor's here at Rollin's. Many students are anticipating for Arabic in 
the Spring so I'm excited to see its comeback! 
 
Thank You, 
Marwa Abdellatif” 
 


S.Res.2021.14  Radio for the Marketplace

Curriculum Committee

Rollins College 
Rollins Scholarship Online 
Curriculum Committee Minutes College of Liberal Arts Minutes and Reports 
2-23-2021 
Minutes, Curriculum Committee Meeting, Tuesday, February 23, 
2021 
Curriculum Committee 
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Curriculum Committee Meeting Agenda 
Date: February 23, 2021 
Location: WebEx room https://rollins.webex.com/meet/mvidovic 
 
 
Voting members: Non-voting members: Guests:  
 Martina Vidovic (Chair) 
 Valerie Summet 
 Brendaliz Santiago-
Narvaez (secretary) 
 Mark Heileman 
 Caitlin Mohr 
 Gloria Cook 
 Jana Mathews 
 Brian Mosby 
 Sarah Parsloe 
 Rochelle Elva 
 Kyle Bennett 
 Ashley Kistler 
 Stephanie Henning 
 Rob Sanders 
 Cameron Peterson 
 Zoe Pearson 
 Senal Hewage 
 
 
 Mae Fitchett 
 Toni Holbrook 
 Tiffany Griffin 
 Steve Booker 
 Gabriel Barreneche 
 Marianne DiQuattro 
 Nancy Niles 
 Ben Hudson 
 Vidhu Aggarwal 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agenda 
 
1. Approve minutes from the February 9, 2021 meeting 
a. Approval of meeting minutes by raising of hands- Minutes passed. 
2. Sub-committee reports 
a. New course-Brian-  Nothing to report.  Just the usual approvals. 
b. Academic Appeals Valerie- Nothing to report, just standard appeals. 
c. EC report –  Martina- Approved changes to calendar.  Grant wants an alternative 
calendar to account for possible changes  due to COVID next year.   
d. Registration-  Gloria-  We met Feb 12th– regarding questions from SGA on 
transfer credit policy, tied to Rollins current policy. It is posted to the college 
website. Transfer credit is owned by faculty and Department. Undergraduate 
transfer policy and practices are clearly articulated in the registrars website. There 
is staff in office devoted to handling transfer students.   We made a suggestion, 
we need a FAQ for transfer students. Stephanie will take this suggestion forward 
to across campus team.  It was fruitful meeting with SGA. Kyle commented- We 
thought it was a more of a marketing problem, you addressed it.  
e. SGA – Kyle- I’m doing an Instagram take over. I will ask if you are willing  to 
turn your cameras on at the end of the meeting ☺. 
3. Old business  
a. Health Services Management – Nancy Niles 
i. Martina- We had three requests.  We think you addressed it.  I sent to 
everyone the summary of the proposed curricular changes addressing all 
of our concerns. Any other questions for Nancy? No questions. 
ii. Martina- Let’s vote on changes-  Gloria making a motion, Caitlin second- 
In favor raising hands-  HSM proposal passed. 
 
b. English Major – Vidhu Aggarwal, Ben Hudson 
i. Martina- There were two concerns - One was IB policy and ENG145 
regarding  how it factors into curriculum.   
ii. Ben-  I took the concerns about the curriculum back to the Department. 
We agreed that we will accept all W courses to prevent any discrimination 
due to having two tier courses. We also agreed about IB credit which we 
did accept as part of the major.   
iii. Martina- Any in favor?  Jana- Motion to approve; Sarah -Second; In 
favor- by raising of hands.  English major changes approved. 
4. New business  
a. Theater/Dance curriculum change – Marianne DiQuattro 
i. Marianne-  We submitted a few different major changes.  The first is on 
just rationalizing the numbering and progress of the major.  There are 5 
subcategories students choose. There have issues with advising as students 
are taking courses out of order  etc… There will not be issues in staffing 
or credit load for students. We would like to change a core course  a 200-
level course into a 400- level capstone course titling it performance and 
critique of dramatic literature. This course is focused on application and 
integration.  It will be taken at the senior level. We put in a new course 
proposal.  Any questions about this proposed change? 
ii. Second change- We discovered performance emphasis in major was 
carrying too few credits compared to other courses and now changed it to 
a 4 credit course.  All emphases are 56 credit bearing.  
iii. Martina- In the past it counted as two credit even if contact hours were 
more like 4 credits?   
iv. Marianne- Yes.  
v. Martina-How many capstone courses do you offer per year?  
vi. Marianne- We teach them as directed independent studies because there 
aren’t enough . 
vii. Marianne-The  question leads to the third change- Instead of just showing 
up as directed independent studies  it would be for example:  “227 
Assistant directing, 327- Associate directing , 427- Directing /Capstone”. 
viii. Gloria- You have all these tracks, you have tech and directing. What does 
the transcript look like?  I see the rationale but I do not know how 
transcript proves it and supports it. 
ix. Marianne- Students have to produce a certain amount of work. Each 
course proposal standardizes expectations across courses in the 
department.  Students do not understand this is a course the way it is  
currently set with the independent studies.  The new course proposals have 
a model syllabus with it. Expectations are outlined. There are entirely new 
courses. We want to solve conflict.   
x. Gloria- I’m not understanding, it’s probably a question directed to Toni. 
I’m not sure how that works? 
xi. Marianne- Working with the Annie Russell  is conceived as co-curricular. 
They receive academic credit all along for these positions.  
xii. Toni – Historically they have gotten credit as it is co-curricular. I don’t 
think there is a transcript issue. You will see production. 
xiii. Marianne- Their resume will reflect this but the letters of recommendation 
will speak the loudest. Gloria these are electives, they are not requirements 
within the major. In order to have a capstone experience some students 
will take these.  We want the same expectations across the board.  
xiv. Toni- What were the production courses that were numbered at 400-level 
and are shifted to 100-level. You did not move them to 100-level courses.  
xv. Marianne- It was an oversight. Yes I’ll fix it.  I changed it because they do 
not have any requisites, they are  really introductory experiences. 
xvi. Jana- What you presented makes perfect sense.  I want to put a pin in this 
conversation.. we have majors on campus that are inherently performance 
based with a required experiential aspect. As our college  becomes more 
geared towards interdisciplinary experiential, experimental learning we 
should consider circling back to EC regarding what kind of experiences 
could and should count for credit.  We want to make sure we have a clear 
understanding campus – wide before we move forward.  Maybe next 
year’s committee to tackle that.  
xvii. Marianne- Other changes reconceptualized courses.  Changes in numbers 
that reflect the progress within the major.   This will help RCC advisors, 
help better locate students into introductory level courses. 
xviii. Martina- Any other questions for Marianne? 
xix. Marianne- I agree with Jana that these credits can get out of hand, but 
students do have to be choosy about their credits because many of them 
have bright futures. They need to pick and choose.  
xx. Martina- There is no limit that how many credits they can get on these? 
xxi. Marianne- No. I would there to be, but we do not limit them.  
xxii. Caitlin – I’m curious who teaches introduction to musical theatre 
performance course? It looks like a music course to me. 
xxiii. Marianne- This course is addressed in point 7. It is title change.  The 
music dept did not like the other title. The point is to introduce musical 
theatre to students with no experience in reading music sheets, acting and 
movement. This course is taught below the level of what is taught in 
Music.  It is taught by Missy Barnes. 
xxiv. Caitlin- I understand it is more remedial. But we do start Theory 1 at that 
level.  I am personally uncomfortable with it being in theatre.   I feel it is 
something to look at.  
xxv. Marianne- I have no idea how to pursue this when there are conflicts.  
xxvi. Stephanie- The major has a musical theatre track. 
xxvii. Toni- Anyone teaching within a given prefix must have at least 18  
graduate semester hours in the content of the course.  The person will have 
an appropriate terminal degree or equivalent semester hours. We need to 
look at the credentials of whomever is teaching.  
xxviii. Jana(chat)- I wonder if Music and Theater should have an offline 
conversation about this course. 
xxix. Ashley (chat)- I agree with  Jana. I'd be happy to take part in that 
conversation. Missy has already been teaching this class? Am I correct? 
I’m assuming it has already been approved.  
xxx. Marianne- Yes we would need to have this conversation elsewhere.  
xxxi. Ashley- She was hired to teach these course, therefore  I’m confident she 
meets the qualifications to teach the course. Regarding Caitlin’s concern, 
it is worth having this conversation with music and theatre.  We’ll touch 
base outside this meeting and will continue to talk about it. 
xxxii. Martina- Unless Gloria and Caitlin have an objection? 
xxxiii. Caitlin( chat)- I don't mean to specifically target Missy.  I'm just more 
interested in collaboration between departments as we already do with 
MUA101/MUA102. 
xxxiv. Gloria- We need to work it out between department as Ashley said.  
xxxv. Martina- This will get tabbed until this issue is discussed.  
 
b. Double counting Major/Minor – Ashley Kistler  
i. Ashley -First issue-  A student is a International Relations, International 
Business Double Major  with a Minor in Economics – Wanted to  use 
several ECON classes towards different majors.  Main concern you cannot 
double count that many classes.  I do not remember  how we have applied 
this in the past.  
ii. Mae- A course in smaller major or minor program can count to another 
program. I have never seen someone use 5 or 6 from a smaller program. 
iii. Ashley (chat)- Double Counting of Classes for Majors and Minors. If 
students are enrolled in more than one major or minor, they may double 
count no more than half the number of courses in the smaller program. If 
the smaller program requires an odd number of courses, the student may 
round up. No course may be counted for more than two programs. 
iv. Ashley- The question is do we want to limit that, or do we want to make 
exceptions for double majors/ minors. I don’t know what the answer is…. 
I want to make sure that the catalog language is fair and equitable. 
v. Valerie-  This is never going to go away, we always have that with minor 
proposals, as they are built out of old curses. I go with Mae, if they can do 
an entire minor from courses from other two majors, what is the minor 
adding beyond the two majors? This will also be a high achieving student 
problem.  
vi. Ashley- I agree with you in principle but if you did the coursework, do you 
not have the experience? 
vii. Kyle- I am a double major.  When  planning I lead towards Mae’s 
interpretation, but in theory and principle we should lean towards  one of 
Kistler’s interpretations.  Under normal coursework they would have those 
credentials, why can it not count ? 
viii. Ashley (chat)- Again, I'm not advocating a position.  I'm posing the 
question. Just want that to be clear for the record.  
ix. Zoe (chat)- I agree Kyle, if the issue is that too many students are double 
counting, maybe we should consider whether the overlap across majors 
and minors are too great. 
x. Jana-  The size of majors…. it is worth thinking about packaging and 
bundling, make them a natural bundle, how widespread is it? What does it 
do to staffing concerns?  This gives the impression they have achieved 3 
degrees when they really have achieved 2.  
xi. Ashley- How often this happens?  Usually with Interdisciplinary majors…. 
We see it happening when they are in interdisciplinary major usually.  The 
question is should it be permissible or not? 
xii. Gloria-  We should think about self- designing a major. Where students 
critically think about their coursework.  It is not just about a bunch of 
courses double counting. 
xiii. Zoe- I like the idea of giving students recognition of minor , students did 
the same amount of work. Like Dr. Cooks proposal creates a happy  
medium   where students can think critically about their pieces of their 
degree and combine the majors and minors into one degree.  I think it 
would be a good way for student thinking about doing these things.  
xiv. Jana (chat)- Zoe and Kyle agree.  
xv. Stephanie-  What is the value of a minor on the transcript?  There are ways 
of  demonstrating that instead of just having that in the transcript. It is 
important to think about the value of minors.  I think about the history of 
this policy…..  
xvi. Sarah ( chat)- In relation to Kyle & Zoe's point, perhaps there is a need to 
better promote the Social Innovation major, which is inherently 
interdisciplinary and self-directed.  
xvii. Ashley (chat)- I think we could say that about all interdisciplinary 
majors/minors. 
xviii. Ashley-  The question then is does catalog language need clarification? 
xix. Martina- You said appeals committee would deal with this (regarding the 
student)? 
xx. Ashley- They will. We can discuss it here or just let appeals committee 
deal with this. 
xxi. Jana (chat) We need modification. 
xxii. Stephanie (chat)- I would be in favor of adding clarifying language. 
xxiii. Martina- How many of these combinations will pop-up moving forward? 
Maybe Valerie you know as you are in appeals.  
xxiv.  Jana- There may be a catalog ambiguity. This is beyond the scope of this 
committee. 
xxv. Zoe (chat)- I think changing the language is a Band-Aid solution for the 
bigger issues that we discussed today. I'm ambivalent about changing the 
language, but I do think this conversation needs to be continued in the 
future. 
xxvi. Ashley – Curricular optimization committee is discussing this. The student 
we are discussing will go to the appeals committee.  We may want to wait 
for curricular optimization task force.  
xxvii. Mae- students in most cases do not look at the policy.  The statement 
clearly states it.  
 
 
Martina- We have run out of time . We will leave both Ashley and Kyle for the next meeting.  
 
c. rFLA 100 revision – Ashley Kistler- Discuss next time. 
5. Announcements 
6. Adjourn 
 
Minutes taken by B. Santiago- Narvaez 


Minutes, Curriculum Committee Meeting, Tuesday, February 23, 2021

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Curriculum Committee Minutes College of Liberal Arts Minutes and Reports 
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Minutes, Curriculum Committee Meeting, Tuesday, April 20, 2021 
Curriculum Committee 
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Curriculum Committee Meeting Agenda 
Date: April 20, 2021 
Location: WebEx room https://rollins.webex.com/meet/mvidovic 
 
 
Voting members: Non-voting members: Guests:  
 Martina Vidovic (Chair) 
 Valerie Summet 
 Brendaliz Santiago-
Narvaez (secretary) 
 Mark Heileman 
 Caitlin Mohr 
 Gloria Cook 
 Jana Mathews 
 Brian Mosby 
 Sarah Parsloe 
 Rochelle Elva 
 Kyle Bennett 
 Ashley Kistler 
 Stephanie Henning 
 Rob Sanders 
 Cameron Peterson 
 Zoe Pearson 
 Senal Hewage 
 
 
 Mae Fitchett 
 Toni Holbrook 
 Tiffany Griffin 
 Steve Booker 
 Gabriel Barreneche 
 Kathryn Noseworthy 
 Giselda Beaudin 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agenda 
 
1. Approve minutes from the April 6, 2021 meeting 
2. Motion- Jana; Second- Gloria, Valerie- In favor by raising of hands- Minutes passed.  
3. Sub-committee reports 
a. New course- Brian- No report 
b. Academic Appeals- Valerie- No report  
c. EC report-   Martina- Nothing to report. Waiting for result of elections. 
d. Registration- Gloria- Nothing to report 
e. SGA – Kyle- Nothing to report 
4. Old business  
a. GSC Grading Change –Kathryn Noseworthy 
i. Martina- We wanted to clarify courses could be repeated, and there were 
questions about why students were allowed to repeat course if they would 
be dismissed anyway.  
ii. Kathryn- Stephanie gave us clarifying language to help clean it up some 
more. I think there were questions about the courses and what would 
happen with the C’s. We changed the language that says that if one course 
is repeated and students get a B or better, the original C will not count.  
Our program is a lock step program, if students get below a B they will be 
unable to get the course until the following year. If they get a C it would 
accomplish the goal of setting a pattern.  We are ok with allowing that C 
to be converted if they get a better grade.  
iii. Martina- I like the clarification on what the active C grade is.  Maybe in 
the last sentence, change to singular “active C grade….”. Any other 
questions? 
iv. Martina- Are we ready to vote? 
v. Motion – Sarah Parsloe, Rochelle- Second; In favor by Raising of hands 
by all voting members. It passes. 
5. New business  
a. Intercultural Development Reflection Assignment – Giselda Beaudin 
i. Giselda-  I’m here to get endorsement from CC for a common cultural 
reflection assignments in courses. As part of efforts for center for global 
initiatives we looked at snapshot of year of graduates and the reflections 
students were doing. This came from strategic plan from the President. 
The data was not terrible as students were doing a type of reflection. The 
type of reflection is however inconsistent. We are moving forward with a 
number of recommendations. One easy thing to do is to ask all faculty that 
lead study abroad programs to include a common intercultural assignment. 
It is adaptable to different contents.  It is built on an accepted model for 
accessing intercultural learning. We create consistency.  Faculty are 
having these assignments anyway.  Generally speaking we would have all 
faculty assign it as study abroad courses. Because it may impact some 
people’s syllabi we thought it should be approved/ endorsed by this 
committee. 
ii. Martina- Who does the evaluation? 
iii. Giselda-  Right now, we do it through our office. But if all faculty do it, 
then we will do a sampling. 
iv. Jana- As someone who has used it in field study experience, I think it is 
useful in course design and to keep course mission centered. I wholly 
support it. I think it is great. 
v. Martina- All we have to do is endorse it? There is not vote. 
vi. Everyone agreed in endorsing the common assignment. 
 
b. Classes that can be used to substitute for MCMP – Ashley Kistler 
i. Ashley- There has been an increasing issue with students with accessibility 
issues  and the fulfillment of the MCMP competency. They have medical 
documentation showing MCMP is not the appropriate class according to 
their accessibility assessment. We’ve been asked to come up with classes 
that could be a substitute for students are in this situation.  I would like for 
us to have a conversation of classes that would be appropriate. I wasn’t 
comfortable making a decision long term, I’m seeking advise on how to 
proceed and what classes would work. 
ii. Martina- How many of these do we get a year? 
iii. Ashley- Not many.  I am just concerned as a way to document a way in 
which students want to get away from taking an MCMP. I do want to 
accommodate students that have a genuine need for the accommodation. 
We do know students that really do not want to take an MCMP. Only want 
to deal with legitimate requests. 
iv. Martina- There are a number of majors that  have a requirement of the 
MCMP. 
v. Ashley – Yes, and I believe this is something we need to consider. 
vi. Ashley- I substituted  a student’s request with a research methods class. 
But I don’t know what would be an appropriate option moving forward. 
vii. Martina- If we do not get that many requests per year, I think we are better 
with the case by case basis. If we create rule some students may end up 
not being able to major in certain majors that require the MCMP. 
viii. Mae (chat) - Typically, students receiving a disability accommodation are 
informed that it would not apply in majors and minors....i.e., a foreign 
language accommodation means they cannot major in INB and other 
majors that require f. language beyond the FCMP. 
ix. Jana- I wonder if we should keep a track of what the documentation is. 
The exceptions for foreign languages have really morphed.  It is a 
legitimate concern.  
x. Zoe- We don’t tell people with dyslexia to no major in English if a person 
has some accommodation with mathematical reasoning, it makes more 
sense to substitute the class instead of limiting the student as a whole.  We 
also don’t want students avoid  their MCMP by using this. We need to 
make sure math is accessible for their students. 
xi. Stephanie(chat)- What do other colleges that require a math gen ed do?  
Can we glean any ideas from other colleges? 
xii. Sarah (chat)- Isn't there a logical reasoning class in philosophy? I'm not 
sure how math-based this is, and might be a good option for gen ed. 
xiii. Ashley(chat)- @Sarah, I was told that was not a reasonable substitution for 
MCMP 
xiv. Mae (chat)- I've seen were Informal Logic was used as an MCMP as well 
as Math for the Liberal Arts at Holt or Valencia or Seminole 
xv. Ashley - Agree with Zoe we should accommodate  as she outlined, but we 
will always have students that will not be able to take certain courses for a 
number of medical reasons. Mae is this new?  
xvi. Mae- It is not new. They tool alternate courses. 
xvii. Rochelle- Just for education purposes. I have a hard time figuring out why 
a person has a medical reason not to take any math at all. Just for my 
education, how does that work? Can you explain this one? 
xviii. Ashley- I just had letters from Doctors  that said cannot take math. It 
wasn’t detailed on what the disability was. 
xix. Valerie- Why we need to find an substitution, why not just waive it? We 
have already exempted students from BCMP , PEA  because of COVID. 
xx. Zoe(chat)- It seems like these are very specific cases that need individual 
attention, making our blanket recommendation for alternate courses not 
super helpful. 
xxi. Mae(chat)- Approved by dean and math dept I believe. 
xxii. Ashley (chat)- Agree Zoe 
xxiii. Ashley- I think what we do is waive it and tell them to take other courses. 
It comes down to accreditation and the courses students are required to 
take for SACS.  Toni can correct me if I’m wrong.  
xxiv. Toni-Ashley is correct, there is minimum threshold. Minimum curriculum 
comprises 60 to  64 hours  right now. Based on accommodation they are 
given a substitution, so there needs to be a substitution. When we get 
accredited by SACS  we don’t want  student to come up short.   We need 
to show our education is in compliance with all the requirements. 
xxv. Sarah (chat) Or perhaps ask them to take an additional course in a 
different competency? i.e. an extra WCMP 
xxvi. Ashley- Again we don’t have to agree on a substitution  that is formal. We 
might be better not having a list and find substitutions on a case by case 
basis. 
xxvii. Sarah (chat)- I think that makes the most sense, given that students' needs 
may be different 
xxviii. Kyle- Motion we handle these on case by case basis; Second- Mark- In 
favor raising of hands.- Approved. 
c. Self-Designed Chinese Minor Proposals 
i. Martina- We have 3 proposals. I spoke to Patricia. She says given that 
there is such a low number of students that are interested, they don’t have 
grounds for approval. Lee Wei is retiring soon and the Japanese faculty is 
also about to retire. They get these every 3- 5 years (  in 2017  we had 4 
students).  I know there issues around credentialing. I understood that if it 
was not on the books it could fall through the cracks. Toni do we approve 
these minors, will it be acceptable? 
ii. Toni- If there is not an official minor (for SACS we only report self-design 
major), my concern was and is if there is critical mass we don’t have 
instructors with the credentials needed for accreditation.  We do not list it 
in the catalogue. 
iii. Martina- I located the form. There is no form but there are guidelines for 
submission. 
iv. Toni- Is it in the catalogue? 
v. Martina- It is now, Stephanie worked on it and added it now. 
vi. Toni- Well that is a gap I have to close. Does it need to be approved? 
vii. Martina- The process (Guidelines) was approved not the minor itself. 
viii. Toni-  I don’t know what to say, there is a principle of integrity we need to 
maintain for the creditor. There is no official Chinese minor, at that point 
they are independent studies. If the administration/ dean believes the 
credentials are acceptable are in place. If the committee feels that and is 
well informed/been due process, Lee is credentialed and able to verse, 
then we need to make sure it is documented.  
ix. Ashley-Want to clarify, Lee Wei, his Ph.D. is in ethnomusicology. He is 
teaching with an exception. I have no problem he oversees the minor…. 
Would you say this is the issue Toni? 
x. Toni – He is teaching on an exception as a native speaker. The other piece 
is that SACS requires us adequate faculty with terminal degrees on the 
discipline/ field to verse programs of the college.  This will fall through 
the cracks… we will not submit to SACS until 2024. It is the Deans call 
on the adequacy of the credentialing.  
xi. Martina- I would ask the committee whether they are ok with the 3 self- 
design minors. Then we send to a Dean… 
xii. Mark- Is there a way we could review the guidelines? 
xiii. Martina- I sent it last week with the agenda.  
xiv. Mark – The documentation is misleading and confusing for these self-
design minors 
xv. Ashley- The issue is that the information we had last week was not in the 
catalogue. I think we can say moving forward we can use this form. 
xvi. Martina- The forms have provided everything that is in the guidelines. 
xvii. Rochelle- Toni said this could fall through the crack now. If faculty are 
retiring, what will we do to make sure that the actual standards are 
maintained by the next review in five years. If things change sometimes 
they get forgotten. Will this factor in for next hiring cycle? 
xviii. Ashley- The students that proposed these minors are Juniors. Lee will not 
retire that quickly…. he will be around to see these minors through. 
xix. Toni(chat)- Next SACSCOC snapshot year is 2023-2024. 
xx. Rochelle- If we allow the students we will have to guarantee they can 
continue to complete it right? 
xxi. Ashley- I don’t think this will be a problem. We would work it out.  
xxii. Toni - I just want to express, I don’t think we are violating any principles 
of integrity. My concern was that this would not become a workaround 
that will continue long term with additional 4- 5 minors, more than what 
we have in programs that are on the books.  There are plenty of faculty 
with terminal degrees on modern languages that can oversee the minor, 
keeping Lee Wei as administrator and instructor. The bigger concern for 
me is did this get approved? I don’t remember this committee approving a 
self- design minor for the catalogue. Is it now in the catalogues and 
effective for 2021? I have to report to SACS in our last report. This is 
concern for me. 
xxiii. Stephanie-    I believe we approved this when I started in 2017. The reason  
being that self-design minors came up and we were already approving 
them through CC. We came up with the language, we put it together me 
and Emily Russell. It went through and it was approved by CC.  I know 
Josh Almond was in charge of CC at the time. 
xxiv. Toni – I didn’t know whether it made it through EC. 
xxv. Ashley (chat)- I don't remember it going through EC. 
xxvi. Stephanie- Everything fell through the cracks. It was in the catalogue. Not 
sure of it was sent to Karla. I’m adding it to 2020. 
xxvii. Jana- I don’t remember it going through EC. 
xxviii. Stephanie- Did it not go through EC? 
xxix. Ashley- I don’t see anything in my reports. It is possible it never went 
through EC. 
xxx. Stephanie-  Can this be reflected in the minutes.. that we are having a hard 
time finding the actual document. Can we have it in the minutes that this 
committee approves of the self- design minors/ guidelines? 
xxxi. Toni(chat)- Yes, please, and it should go to EC. 
xxxii. Ashley- I found  the end of the year report AY 2017-2018 in Josh Almonds 
report, it says “change catalogues language regarding self- design minor”. 
It doesn’t say it was sent to EC for approval. 
xxxiii. Toni- This would have been a new minor, wouldn’t it have had to go 
through EC as it is a new minor at the time….. and go through faculty for 
approval? 
xxxiv. Martina- It is a self- design minor it is not  really a new minor…. 
xxxv. Mae(chat)- Think Mario was the chair of CC when this came up 
xxxvi. Toni- If faculty have oversight of the curriculum we would go through the 
same process as any minor goes through. 
xxxvii. Martina – It is not the creation of new minor…. 
xxxviii. Ashley- I agree it should be approved by EC….. 
xxxix. Toni- I don’t understand how he could change the language if there was 
nothing in the catalogue at the time….. 
xl. Gloria- I found the minutes in which CC approved the language for self- 
design minor. Proposed by Emily Russell and Stephanie Henning.  It is up 
to you if it will go any further. 
xli. Ashley(chat)- Changed the catalog language surrounding the self-designed 
minor. That is what he said in his report, above. 
xlii. Toni (Chat)- So the issue is did it make it to EC and the faculty for 
approval. 
xliii. Ashley- That may be the problem, it wasn’t put on the agenda for the next 
year, It didn’t make it to EC that year. 
xliv. Martina- These minutes are not in the archive? (Kyle commented on chat) 
xlv. Ashley- Where did you find them Gloria.  
xlvi. Ashley – If it has already been approved by CC. It needs to be sent to EC. 
The issue is the students that are in the situation we should consider them 
independent of the guidelines. 
xlvii. Jana- Get Jenny the minors for approval. And then get that on the books. I 
make “a motion to make an exception to have Jenny approve these minors 
on a case by case basis with the condition that this formal logistical issue 
gets reconciled next year”- Kyle Second- In favor- Raising of hands. 
xlviii. Toni-  Stephanie, you shouldn’t put this in the catalogue for 2020, it needs 
to get approved and then we will put in the catalogue. 
xlix. Stephanie- I think it should be in the catalogue if we are using these 
guidelines….. 
l. Toni- It hasn’t been approved by faculty, we’ve been doing them as one 
offs, almost like appeals. Until the minor is approved, it hasn’t been 
through the process and should not be in catalogue. 
li. Ashley- Maybe Paul can get it through…. I don’t think it does have to go 
to the full faculty.  
 
6. Announcements- We have Holt major proposals, and Valerie if you want to discuss 
appeals and Academic Warnings. We will meet next Tuesday. We will invite new 
committee members to the committee. 
7. Adjourn 
Minutes taken by B. Santiago- Narvaez 
 


Minutes, Curriculum Committee Meeting, Tuesday, April 20, 2021

College of Liberal Arts Faculty, Rollins College

Rollins College 
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The College of Liberal Arts Faculty Minutes College of Liberal Arts Minutes and Reports 
2-18-2021 
Minutes, College of Liberal Arts Faculty Meeting, Thursday, 
February 18, 2021 
College of Liberal Arts Faculty, Rollins College 
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 Part of the Educational Administration and Supervision Commons 
 
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Faculty of the College of Liberal Arts 
February 18, 2021 
12:30 via WebEx 
 
Presiding: Paul Reich, President of the Faculty 
Recording minutes: Jennifer Queen, Vice President of the Faculty/Secretary 
 
Members in attendance: Aggarwal; Allen; Althuis; Archard; Armenia; Balzac; Barnes; 
Barreneche; Bennett; Bernal; Bommelje; Boniface; Brannock; V. Brown; Cannaday; Carnahan; 
J. Cavenaugh; Cheng; Chong; T. Cook; Cornwell; Crozier; Cummings; D’Amato; Davidson; D. 
Davison; DiLorenzi; Dennis; Diaz-Zambrana; Douguet; Elva; Ewing; Fetscherin; Fokidis; 
Forsythe; French; M. Fuse; Gerchman; Gilmore; Gonzalez Guittar; Griffin; Guevara Pinto; 
Haddad; De. Hargrove; Harper; Harwell; Hebeler; Heileman; Hewit; Hope; Houndonougbo; 
Hudson; KC; Kiefer; Kincaid; Kistler; Kline; Lewin; Libby; Lines; Luchner; Manak; Maskivker; 
Mathews; McLaren; McLaughlin; Mesbah; Moore; Mosby; Murdaugh; Musgrave; Myers; 
Namingit; Newcomb; Nichter; Niles; Nodine; Paniagua-Tejo; Park; Parsloe; Patrone; Pieczynski; 
Prosser; Queen; Reich; Riley; Robertson; Robinson; Roe; Rubarth; Ryan; Sanabria; Santiago 
Narvaez; Savala; Schoen; P. Stephenson; Stone; Summet; Sutherland; Svitavsky; Tatari; 
Tillmann; Tome; Vidovic; Walton; Williams; Wunderlich; Yankelevitz; Yellen; Yu; W. Zhang; 
Zimmermann; Zivot 
 
Guests: Nancy Chick; Kaitlyn Harrington; Stephanie Henning; Toni Holbrook; Karla Knight; 
Rob Sanders; Janette Smith; Jim Johnson; Giselda Beuadin; Kyle Baldwin 
 
 
Meeting called to order at 12:31pm. 
 
I. Approval of Minutes from January 21st, 2021 CLA Meeting 
a. Paul Reich asked for approval of the minutes as circulated. 
b. WebEx Poll Question: Do you approve the minutes from the January 21st CLA faculty 
meeting as circulated? 66 yes votes, 1 no vote, 6 abstentions. Minutes are approved. 
 
II. Announcements 
a. Paul	Reich	announced	that	the	call	for	divisional	nominations	for	governance	
committees	will	occur	at	our	March	11	Faculty	meeting.	We	have	the	following	
divisional	vacancies	for	AY	21-22:	
Business:	FEC		
Expressive	Arts:	CC,	FRDC,	FEC,	Global	Initiatives	
Humanities:	EC,	CC	(?),	FAC,	FRDC,	Diversity	Council,	Global	Initiatives	
Science	and	Mathematics:	EC,	CC,	FAC,	FRDC,	Diversity	Council	
Social	Sciences:	EC,	CC,	FAC,	FEC,	Diversity	Council,	Global	Initiatives	
Social	Sciences-Applied:	FRDC,	Diversity	Council	
b. CC Nomination for the at-large vacancies will be accepted in late March after divisional 
representatives have been announced. We have the following at-large vacancies for AT 
21-22:  EC Faculty President; CC (2); FAC (3); FRDC (1); All-Faculty Appeals 1 + 2 
alternates; Student Life (2). 
c. Nancy Chick announced (1) there is a 2-morning workshop in May on designing for 
equity, social justice, and anti-oppression.  Here is the link 
(https://www.rollins.edu/endeavor/programs/designing-workshop.html) for information 
on the workshop and how to apply. And (2) thanks to the diversity council, the Provost 
and the Endeavor Center we are able to sponsor a few individual faculty for membership 
in the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity.  If you are interested here is 
the link (https://www.rollins.edu/endeavor/programs/ncfdd.html) for more information 
and how to apply. 
 
III. Business 
a. Global Initiatives and International Programs Update (see attached) 
i. Jim Johnson and Giselda Beaudin gave an	update	from	the	Global	Initiatives	
Committee	and	International	Programs	and	fielded	questions. 
Q: In the student survey, did “study abroad” include field studies? 
A: Yes. 
Q: Is the global citizenship course going to be offered in Maymester? 
A: Yes.  It will be offered for the second half of this semester and Maymester as well. 
b. Curriculum and General Education Staffing 
i. Anne Stone moved that we move to a committee of the whole to so that Paul Reich 
and Ashley Kistler could facilitate a conversation on the how we deliver our 
curriculum in a fiscally responsible way as we move to increase our student-to-faculty 
ratio to 11.5 to 1.  Richard Lewin seconded.  It was approved by acclimation.  A 
discussion hearty discussion followed but no votes were taken nor minutes recorded. 
 
Motion to adjourn by Sharon Carnahan.  Hesham Mesbah seconded.  Meeting adjourned at 1:50 
pm. 
International Programs
& Global Initiatives
Updates for College of Liberal Arts Faculty
Spring 2021
General Updates
• Participation in Semester Study Abroad: rebounded in 2019-20 from a 
low of 95 to 123 (140-145 was the norm in prior years)
• Data gathered in 19-20 and F20 continues to suggest that cost and 
progress to degree completion are primary concerns 
• The earlier students began seeking information about studying 
abroad, the less likely they were to be worried about a semester 
abroad delaying graduation. 
• Faculty are an important sources of information both about studying 
abroad generally and credit transfer. 
The Cost Barrier – Approved Semester Programs
• Rollins tuition plus accommodation (double room with shared bath)
• Majority of Rollins scholarships, all federal financial aid and all state 
financial aid can be applied to the semester abroad
• Generous need-based scholarships to offset costs for airfare and visa
• Added to our program web-pages:
• Whether there are scholarships available through the partner
• If you can legally work during the term abroad
• Information about cost of living in the program location
The Cost Barrier –
Summer and Field Study Programs
• Additional cost
• Scholarships from Rollins are mostly partial
• This is a concern, especially for high need students who cannot 
participate in semester study abroad
• Working to better publicize external scholarships
• Revised scholarship application to better identify students unable 
to do a semester abroad
• Exploring ways to provide more full scholarships and offer lower-
cost programs.
Degree Completion
• Courses on Rollins Approved Semester programs are approved for 
general credit
• Students work with faculty advisors and department chairs for course 
approvals for major and/or minor requirements
• rFLA Competencies: FCMP, Mathematical Reasoning and Ethical 
Reasoning
• rFLA Foundations Seminars: 200-level divisional seminars
Covid-19 Updates
• Cancelled 2020 programs in March 2020
• Supported 49 students to return home and finish the term virtually
• Cancelled all programs through August 15, 2021
• Decisions about fall 2021 will be made in early May 2021 
• Students planning for fall 2021 abroad will be allowed to register for 
courses on campus and apply for housing
• Departments with required field and global experiences are offering 
students graduating in 2021 an option for a non-travel alternative 
requirement.
Covid-19 Updates
• 1-credit course “Global Citizenship: No Passport Required”
• Designed with same learning outcomes as IP identifies for study abroad
• Fulfills global experience requirement for BUS & INB
• Provides an opportunity for global learning for other students
• Continue offering the course post-Covid as a complement to the study abroad 
experience.
• Virtual Global Programs
• Offered through existing study abroad program partners
• Primarily internships and other engaged learning experiences
• Exploring virtual exchange and opportunities for local global learning
Global Initiatives
• Collected data on 3 years of CLA graduates on rates of participation in 
substantial global experiences
• Narrowly defined for purposes of this study study abroad (including incoming 
international students) and majors/minors with significant global content.
• Survey of recent alums and NSSE survey data 
• Majority of Rollins CLA students feel that global learning is part of the 
Rollins education and experience
• Students who don’t participate in a substantive global learning experience 
is higher than expected around 30% total. 
• Exploring ways to increase engagement in global learning experiences
• International Programs working on a number of initiatives to increase 
awareness of and access to study abroad
Global Initiatives 
Committee, 2020-21
Report to CLA Faculty
Jim Johnson
Co-Chair
Agenda
• Global Opportunities Index
• Faculty/Staff RIG Group Travel Survey
• RIG in the Time of Covid-19
• Global Initiative Committee Grants
Global Opportunities Index
• Developed by GIC 2019-2020
• Identified ways to increase Rollins’ students’ 
exposure to global issues in short/medium/long 
term
• Approved by CLA Curriculum Committee and 
Crummer Curriculum Committee
• Sent to all teaching faculty in December 2020
• Positive feedback
Rollins Internationalization 
Grant (RIG) – Group Travel
• Concern that few faculty/staff were taking 
advantage of global travel opportunity
• Sent survey in early Fall 2020
• Over 160 responses
• GIC already implementing changes 
Report
Rollins Internationalization 
Grant (RIG) for Group Travel
October 20th 2020, 9:30 am EDT
Q1 - Have you received a Rollins Internationalization Grant 
(RIG) (-- previously President's Internationalization Initiative (PII) 
grant) for faculty group travel in the last 10 years?
~33
%
~67
%
Q2 - We are very interested in your reasons for not taking 
advantage of RIG or PII grant opportunities for group 
international  travel. Please select all that apply.
Q2 - We are very interested in your reasons for not taking 
advantage of RIG or PII grant opportunities for group 
international  travel. 
Other reasons:
13
%
Q2 - We are very interested in your reasons for not taking 
advantage of RIG or PII grant opportunities for group 
international  travel. Please select all that apply.
REASONS 2 & 3:
• Family issues (spouse/partner; young children; ageing 
parents)
• Timing – hard to get away
• Eligibility – not sure if eligible or not eligible
• Recent hire at Rollins
• Didn’t know about it 
• Not sure if it’s safe
• Lack of emergency medical care
• Application process time-consuming
• Itinerary is too “busy”
• Applied and was rejected
• Trying to get pregnant
Q8 - What would make you more likely to consider joining  a RIG 
group (with other faculty) travel program? ( Please check all that 
apply)
Q1 - Have you received a Rollins Internationalization Grant 
(RIG) (-- previously President's Internationalization Initiative (PII) 
grant) for faculty group travel in the last 10 years?
33
%
67
%
Q3 - Which destination(s) in the last 10 years?
#1 Reason: I was interested in the country/region  
(46.60%)
Q5 - Your interests were primarily--
31%
25%
24%
11%
9%
Q9 - The Committee is exploring the idea of more focused 
regional connection. That is, focusing on visits to a country or 
region for two or more years in a row. Would this make you more 
or less likely to apply for a RIG group travel program if you had 
multiple years to choose?
39%
}
} 42%
}
} 19%
Q10 - If you were to choose the destination for a RIG group 
travel program (12-14 days), which country or region of the world 
would you choose?
Q10 - If you were to choose the destination for a RIG group 
travel program (12-14 days), which country or region of the world 
would you choose?
RIG in the Time of Covid-19
• No official individual or group travel since 
March 2020: int’l travel suspended thru 
mid-August
• 2019/20 grantees deferred to 2021/22
• We hope for resumption of travel in Fall 
2021
The Good News!
• Global Initiatives Committee (GIC) grant 
available 
• For projects, workshops, or events that 
promote global learning and collaboration
• Up to $1,000
• Go to https://www.rollins.edu/global-
initiatives/grants/committee.html
Contacts
• Giselda Beaudin: gbeaudin@rollins.edu      
• Jim Johnson:   jpjohnson@rollins.edu  
CLA Divisional Representatives  
Hilary Cooperman, Zackary Gilmore, Emily 
Nodine, Alberto Prieto-Calixto, Blake 
Robinson, Marc Sardy


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Rollins Scholarship Online 
Student Life Committee Minutes College of Liberal Arts Minutes and Reports 
4-2-2021 
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Friday, April 2, 2021 
Student Life Committee 
Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarship.rollins.edu/as_sl 
SLC Meeting Agenda 
April 2, 2021  
 
a. Jana Mathews (Chair, faculty)  
b. Sarah Parsloe (Secretary, Faculty) 
c. Raghabendra KC (SHIP subcommittee chair, Faculty)  
d. Nancy Niles  
e. Jonathan Harwell 
f. Wisly Zephir (Student Rep) 
II. Call to Order 
III. Approval of Minutes 
a. KC moves 
b. Jonathan seconds—minutes approved 
IV. Committee Reports 
a. Recycling Committee Challenge: Jana and Nancy are trying to be included on 
recycling meetings, but have not been consistently included on emails 
V. Old Business 
a. Revisions to SLC Handbook 
i. Jana asks if we have too many committee members—13 included, 
divisional representation, five staff and three students  
1. Nancy agrees that we would be more efficient 
2. Jonathan suggests that it is harder to pull together a meeting 
3. Membership Change: 3 faculty, 3 staff, 3 students (at minimum); 
starts academic year 2022-2023 to prevent lack of overlap  
a. Doesn’t count Karla—she is permanent, ex officio 
b. Staff representation could come from wherever  
c. Process question: what would the process of selecting 
staff members? 
i. Jana will send this to Student Affairs for their 
feedback  
4. SHIP Changes: 
a. Quarterly funding cycles officially implemented  
b. Summer experiences will be reviewed on a case-by-base 
basis 
c. chair presents applications for 
discussion/approval/rejection; emails applicants with 
decision 
d. made the term “SHIP Budget Manager” consistent 
throughout the document 
e. added responsibility: SHIP Budget Manager will collect 
students’ post-experience reflections  
f. Application changes 
i. Applications are required to submit a document of 
acceptance to a conference/workshop  
ii. Following Giselda’s recommendations, removed 
non-Rollins study abroad as a funded option 
iii. Following CLP recommendations, removed summer 
internships as a funded option 
1. Fall and spring internships may be removed 
if CLP secures additional funding  
iv. Following CLCE recommendation, community-
based research was added 
v. Discussion: why do we not fund international 
competitive workshops?  
1. Committee agrees to remove this 
restriction  
vi. Shifted from a blog post to a 500-word reflection 
essay—aligned with other programs, and the blog 
post would not likely be approved by Marketing  
vii. Proposition: Chair might push forward remarkable 
applications to Marketing for promotion  
viii. Added estimated number of words per each 
application question 
ix. Add “Have you applied for a SHIP grant before;” list 
title of project and outcome—allows us to track 
who is applying, who gets funded, and encourages 
students to review their previous applications for 
improvement  
b. Ongoing Tasks 
i. Create a webpage that centralizes all sources of funding 
1. Include a FAQ section 
ii. Institutionalizing sources of funding for SHIP 
1. Goal: 20 domestic experience @S600 each=$1200 
2. KC notes that we should keep this conservative so that, once all of 
this is used, we can justifying requesting more  
3. KC asks if we can get data about how many total applications have 
been submitted (not just accepted) to make the case for funding 
VI. Adjournment 


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