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Network of Interdisciplinary Initiatives Fall 2007 Assembly

The Network of Interdisciplinary Initiatives held its fall Assembly on Monday, November 19, from 3-5 pm in the Mississippi Room, Coffman Memorial Union.  Participants on the Duluth campus were connected via ITV from 173 Kirby Plaza.  More than 80 NII members from both campuses convened at the Assembly to discuss proposed policy changes related to interdisciplinary and collaborative research, education, and training.

Meeting Agenda

3:00-3:15 pm:  Reception

3:15-4:20 pm:  Program

1.  Welcome to Twin Cities and Duluth NII members

2.  Communicating effectively using ITV

3.  Update on accomplishments of the Provost’s Interdisciplinary Team

4.  Update on OII Collaborative Leadership Development Initiative

5.  Formation of Steering Committee and NII Working Groups

6.  Discussion of pressing issues

1. Review of changes to the University’s tenure code with respect to interdisciplinarity
1. General criteria (7.11)
2. Departmental statements (7.12)
3. Procedures document: formation of special review committees
4. Protections for interdisciplinary faculty in Provost’s review of promotion and tenure files
2. Changes in graduate education
1. Discussion of draft proposal regarding policy on collaborative authorship of theses and dissertations
2. Discussion of draft proposal for new mechanism to appoint graduate faculty to ID graduate groups
3. Discussion of Graduate School Writing Initiative and Interdisciplinary Graduate Writing Groups

4:40-4:55 pm:

7.   Agenda topics for future meetings (open discussion)

4:55-5:00 pm:

8.  Concluding remarks and announcements (Gail Dubrow)

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