Yes, financial need is what I’m hearing too. Also different visas. Some are relatively easy. Other types of visas are tough.

I lieu of using webcams, I am giving open book open note exams and writing the question prompt in such a way that it cannot be “googled.” Also, I am reducing the time/question that I am giving the students. It seemed to work this morning with my first exam

Are faculty routinely informed of what the students have been informed of (e.g. access to financial support for students)?

do you anticipate furloughs?

Or layoffs?

healthalerts.unt.edu

yes

I’ve found the daily updates very helpful

Daily updates are great!

yes, looking at all Covid updates

The updates a great

It is very helpful to have the daily updates

Have been reviewing the updates frequently.

I have a comment on the Student Fund.

Research, externally funded or otherwise, is much more socially isolating than lectures. Do you envision opening up research laboratories sooner than returning to in person lectures?

You have talked about total dollars in revenue lost and projected total cuts for universities our size. However, can you help us translate this into metrics we can understand at department level? Percent cuts anticipated? Can you also offer a rough a timeline of when to expect such announcements?

Awesome!!!

That is great!

What is the mechanism for donation?

Great!

http://www.unt.edu/staygreen

Thank you!

https://www.unt.edu/staygreen

Thank you

To donate: https://one.unt.edu/untcares

another site is https://one.unt.edu/untcares which allows you to just use a credit card - very easy to donate.

I was just going to say that an email JUST came in about donation: https://one.unt.edu/untcares?erid=5041901&trid=9415951a-2594-43c4-b8de-9f6b45ea4a1e

that link is the donate button in the email

There has been talk of moving from semester to multiple terms, are there plans for this in contingency for a resurgence of Covid in the fall?

I’ve referred several students to the Dean of Students office. They’re AWESOME in helping our students.

Sheri, agreed

I have live chats with students on Zoom which makes them really happy.

Live chats are a great idea…

All embassies are currently closed and are not handling routine business such as student visas. When did they get I-20 and when did they get in the queue?

Many units are holding virtual happy hours also

Not till November in China

Also impacts faculty

IT’s also been a lot easier to arrange for guest speakers to come into the Zoom class with students, which offers a nice variety.

If we can allow international students to take more than 1 online course per semester, that wiuld ease their mind.

would..

Some faculty stuck in home country, some hires suspended. Students may be able to start on line and then join in person in January, same for some faculty.

Question for Jennifer

Felix, can you ask it here?

or message her directly?

Here is the link to the Stop the Clock guidance. https://vpaa.unt.edu/stoptheclock-covid19 and here is the link to Pass/No Pass https://registrar.unt.edu/grades/passno-pass

You can ask here

UNT International is working on figuring out which courses work on line and which don’t.

Ok. International students are required to enroll in 9 credit hours to be considered full time. Would it be possible to lower the number?

Jennifer, how about if their previous review was negative?

Jennifer, how is this disruption impacting the grievance process that faculty may have already initiated?

We have concerns regarding the Pass/No Pass decisions for Graduate students.

To Jennifer, will you be sending out that information for graduate instructors related to grading, one semester extension on doctoral work, etc.?

Yes - thank you

How about a synchronous component for summer I courses?

Remote closes are ok

To Jennifer: Do you have the one semester extension plan for doctoral candidates?

I've had a lot of colleagues ask me about intellectual property rights - what are the issues with that for faculty who didn't realize they would be teaching online until Spring Break?

Thank you.

Thanks to all of you for what yo are doing, and stay healthy!

Thank you for stopping by!

I'll respond to any other chat questions

I think it would be worthwhile to communicate that to the Graduate student body directly; we often share this information, but repetition is key and, again, they feel in the dark on all this.

Thanks to both of your for your leadership

Sound is not coming through

can't hear

lost the screen

Linda and Tao: The chairs have the guidance and a spreadsheet on 5th and 6th year graduate students and will be providing the graduate school with a list of who should be considered to be eligible for an additional semester of TBP/TF eligibility.

yes

Much better!

Nancy: On intellectual property - I have recommended a syllabus statement regarding not distributing content in the class. Will post that statement as it protects student distribution of content

Thank you so much, Jennifer

“Class recordings are reserved for us only by students in this class for educational purposes. The recordings should not be shared outside the class in any form. Failing to follow this restriction is a violation of the UNT Code of Student Conduct and could lead to disciplinary action.”

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sorry, wht is rptc

As for IP more generally - we did not have faculty go through the CLEAR process for IP - should the course eventually become a fully online course then it would go through the IP process with CLEAR.

This is so helpful - thank you again, Jennifer!

I would prefer that the College RPTC be involved

Some departments are separate, others are not.

If we could make it the departmental PAC

Do they not already feed into the Chair's recommendation, as it does for other promotion and tenure considerations

Agree with Paul.

Should we remove the word "Professor?" Leaving the word "Emeritus" for faculty or librarian.

Add librarian? I think it’s important to leave Professor there because promotion makes it more difficult to question distinguished record of service. If one is promoted that argues for the status

Perhaps add librarians

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Abstain

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Yes.

Yes discussion

why is unit a problem?

SO MOVED!

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Yes is yes to table?

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YES

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Sorry, about the caps: yes

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Thanks, Elizabeth. It is very helpful when you provide the "back story" of each of the first reads.

and then listed us as the FIRST to be CUT!

Should "tenure track" have a hyphen, "tenure-track"?

probably

It usually does...

My pleasure, Gloria

Thank you, Elizabeth and Barb.

Thank you!

Thanks, Elizabeth and Barbara

Thanks Elizabeth and Barb!

I'm on it.

Stay well!

Yes

I am on it

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It can be handy to open one’s own emailed versions of the documents since we cannot individually scroll the shared screen document.

Yes, finally was able to find my vote icon

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Question/comment on Senator Yanowski's piece.

I VOTE YES on this, but hav another meeting that I need to get to. See you in a month

Thank you Jason

Yes

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So true, Denise!

thank you, officers, very helpful idea

FDL is a great opportunity for academics - take advantage of it!

What about faculty on development leave serving on committees?

Right now the policy is that they should either resign or it is up to the committee chair to decalare a vacancy or let the position continue inactive.

Arn’t we on faculty development leave now? hahahaah

I will report our earlier discussion to the Bylaws committee, but they'll need to make the decision in the context of the current Bylaws revisions.

Thank you.

My hand is up!

Thanks everyone!

Faculty Development Sessions are April 14 2:00-3:00 and April 15, 10:00-11:00. You may register to attend on the OFS webpage. Messages were also sent out from the provost’s office to your college and department chair yesterday.

Tiffany the draft that went to executive committee stated it was for undergraduates. Just to be clear.

Provost Cowley, Senator Cherry indicated that the distinction was made after the EC weighed in.