COMMITTEE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS
Thursday, August 28, 2008
MEMO TO: ALL FACULTY
FROM: WMD
SUBJECT: Committee and Administrative Assignments
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COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
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MEMO TO: DPL (chair), PCS, Mike Caplinger, Jeff Deroshia
FROM: WMD
SUBJECT: Departmental Computer Committee
This committee is charged to deal with all departmental and all college- and university-level computing and networking matters.
(i) PCS will be our Representative to any College-level Computing/IT committees to the extent faculty representation is required.
(ii) MC and JD will serve jointly as our Representatives to any College-level Computing/IT committees, to the extent faculty representation is not required.
(iii) DPL will be our Representative to the University Computing committees.
In instances where the committee needs to meet as a whole, DPL will serve as chair.
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MEMO TO: UH, LAM (chair), KKM, ZP, RLS
FROM: WMD
SUBJECT: Graduate Admissions Committee
Please perform the usual duties of screening applicants for our graduate program.
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MEMO TO: UH (chair), SPL, LAM (ex officio), SU
FROM: WMD
SUBJECT: Graduate Recruitment Committee
This committee is charged with continuing to advance our graduate recruitment initiatives. In particular, the committee should look into possible development of visiting and outreach programs to regional undergraduate institutions as a possible means of establishing channels of domestic recruitment. The committee is also encouraged to consider and develop innovative recruitment strategies.
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MEMO TO: JPC, MRG, KN, HBS (chair), YPZ
FROM: WMD
SUBJECT: Graduate Curriculum Committee
In addition to the usual duties of the Graduate Curriculum Committee, please develop a set of departmental standards for graduate student academic performance. These standards should be over and above the Graduate School baseline standards.
Deadline: A draft Standards Document should be ready for faculty discussion/approval by Mid-March 2009, respectively.
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MEMO TO: CDF (chair), SPL, IS, SU
FROM: WMD
SUBJECT: Undergraduate Recruitment Committee
This committee is charged with developing new undergraduate recruitment initiatives. The committee should explore possible approaches (for significantly increasing enrollment in both the Physics and Physics and Astronomy majors) that include but are not limited to:
(i) developing (and involving faculty in) outreach programs
(ii) attracting existing UGA students into our majors program
(iii) retention of our existing majors.
For AY08-09 the committee is tasked with:
(i) developing a brochure/flier for distribution to high schools
(ii) developing a one-hour demonstration lecture for high school students using existing Physics and Astronomy laboratory and demonstration equipment
(iii) organizing a roster of faculty who are willing to give the demonstration lecture above
************************************************************************MEMO TO: JPC (ex officio), CDF, LAM, CCW (chair)
FROM: WMD
SUBJECT: Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
Aside from the usual duties of the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, the Committee should look into possible ways of upgrading and modernizing our undergraduate program with particular emphasis on upper division courses.
Also, please consider possible changes in introductory textbooks and instructional technologies (e.g. student response systems or automated homework systems) etc. as you see necessary.
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MEMO TO:
FROM: JPC (ex officio), HHM, HBS (chair), CCW (ex officio)
SUBJECT: Undergraduate Awards Committee
The Committee is charged to make recommendations for awards to our undergraduate students and to organize the appropriate awards ceremonies, including a possible lecture invitation to a former UGA Physics and Astronomy undergraduate for the presentation of the undergraduate awards.
Undergraduate Awards:
1) Hendren scholarship: $500.
2) Simons award for outstanding junior: $100.
3) Wheatley award for outstanding physics student: $100.
4) Astronomy Award: $100.
Because of the strong attendance at the awards ceremonies in recent years, I would like to urge the committee to again hold the next ceremony and preceding festivities in the lobby of our building.
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MEMO TO: JPC (ex officio), MHL (chair), LAM (ex officio), student member(s)
FROM: WMD
SUBJECT: Graduate Awards Committee
The committee should identify and appoint appropriate graduate student members to serve on this committee.
The committee is then charged to make recommendations for awards to our graduate students and to organize the appropriate awards ceremonies.
Graduate Awards:
1) Cummings award
2) Anderson-Pioletti award
3) Department Supplement to Outstanding TA awards
4) Physics and Astronomy Graduate Student Research Award
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MEMO TO: UH, MHL (chair), LAM, RLS
FROM: WMD
SUBJECT: Faculty Awards Nomination Committee
This committee is charged with recommending faculty, postdocs, students and staff to be nominated for extra-departmental awards and honors and with developing the appropriate nomination dossiers. Full consideration should be given to any and all college- and university-level awards and honors, as well as to national and international award opportunities.
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MEMO TO: TGH, RLS (chair), QZ
FROM: WMD
SUBJECT: Science Fair Coordination Committee
This committee is charged to handle our efforts for facilitating the State Science Fair, which occurs sometime in the spring. The responsibilities include communicating with the local organizers, serving as judges, and making an award on behalf of the department of a book as a prize. Please be alert to any undergraduate recruitment opportunities since this is an excellent place to make contacts.
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MEMO TO: MRG (chair), TGH, KKM
FROM: WMD
SUBJECT: Graduate and Undergraduate Assessment Committee
This committee is charged with implementing our departmental plans for graduate and undergraduate learning, assessment, as mandated by College and UGA policies. In particular, the Committee should:
1) Conduct the Senior Exit Examination, as specified by our undergraduate assessment policies, at the end of the present academic year.
2) Draft, by the end of the present academic year, an undergraduate assessment report, in accordance with applicable departmental, College and UGA policies.
3) Draft, by the end of the present academic year, a graduate assessment report, in accordance with applicable departmental, College and UGA policies.
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MEMO TO: JPC, UH, HHM (chair), KN, PCS, QZ
FROM: WMD
SUBJECT: Planning and Development Committee
The Committee this year is charged with :
(i) Developing out Building Emergency Action Plan
(ii) Updating of our (institutionally required and now aging) Five-Year Program Plan to bring it into alignment with the new Departmental Long-Range Plan.
Deadline: Documents (i) and (ii) to be ready for faculty approval by Mid-November 2008 and Mid-March 2009, respectively.
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MEMO TO: CDF, KN, PCS (Chair), YZ
FROM: WMD
SUBJECT: Colloquium Committee
This committee is charged with boosting the quality of our colloquia by
(i) obtaining and reviewing faculty input,
(ii) ensuring a balanced selection of topics, and
(iii) selecting speakers who are a likely to give a "good" colloquium.
Also, please make requisite arrangements for the colloquia speakers and plan ahead for potential or actual speakers for next year.
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MEMO TO: ALL FACULTY
FROM: WMD
SUBJECT: Menendez Memorial Lecture Committee
There is no need to elect a Menendez Memorial Lecture Committee this year, since funds for the Menendez Memorial Lecture are non-existent.
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MEMO TO: ALL FACULTY
FROM: WMD
SUBJECT: Graduate Prelim Examination Committee
This committee is charged with conducting the prelim examinations of our incoming graduate students.
Members to be announced by LAM on a rotating basis.
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MEMO TO: ALL FACULTY
FROM: WMD
SUBJECT: Graduate Student Preliminary Advisory Committees
Members to be announced by LAM on a rotating basis.
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MEMO TO: ALL FACULTY
FROM: WMD
SUBJECT: Overhead Return Committee
There is no need to elect an OHR Committee this year, since funds for OHR proposals are non-existent.
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MEMO TO: ALL FACULTY
FROM: WMD
SUBJECT: Graham Perdue Chair Search Committee
There is no need to elect a Graham Perdue Chair Search Committee this year, since probability of searching for a Graham Perdue Chair this year is non-existent.
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OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS
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Assistant Head: SPL
Graduate Coordinator: LAM
Laboratory Coordinator: JPC
ASTR Undergraduate Advisor: JPC
PHYS Undergraduate Advisor: CCW
Faculty Secretaries:
MRG (general faculty, graduate faculty)
HHM (tenured faculty)
DPL (full professors)
University Council Representatives: DPL, RLS
Franklin College Senate Representatives: JPC, KN
Public Relations Coordinator: DPL
SPS Advisor: ???
Web Page Coordinator: JD
Department Library Coordinator: MHL
Engineering Liaison: YZ
ORNL/ORAU, Dept. Liaison: UH
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