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Category Archives: “Academic Writing Team”
Open Letter: Twenty-two Professors of English to Principal Woolf and Dr. Susan Cole (5 November 2010)
5 November 2010 Dear Principal Woolf and Dr. Cole: Queen’s is poised to begin writing an academic plan that will, in the words of the Principal, “set the course for Queen’s for the next decade or more.” [1] As professors … Continue reading
Queen’s News Centre: “Imagining the Future” referred to SCAD (27 September 2010)
Excerpt from “Senate in Brief,” Queen’s News Centre, 27 September 2010 Principal’s Report In his report to Senate, Principal Daniel Woolf provided an update on academic planning. The Academic Writing Team’s report has been referred to the Senate Committee on … Continue reading
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“Imagining the Future” without Writing (21 September 2010)
Commentary on Imagining the Future and the Town Hall Meeting of 15 September 2010 By Mark Jones Kudos to Professor Susan Lord for two things: reminding us that a university curriculum should ideally include some instruction in writing, and asking … Continue reading
Report on the Academic Writing Team’s “Town Hall” (20 September 2010)
By Susan Lord On the 15th of September, “Academic Writing Team” (AWT) members Jill Scott, Tim Bryant, and Yolande Chan responded to about 30 people in attendance at the first of this semester’s “Town Halls” on the Academic Plan.
Queen’s News Centre: Academic planning process moves to Senate (20 September 2010)
As posted in Queen’s News Centre, 20 September 2010: The academic planning process enters the next phase this week when the Academic Writing Team’s report is referred to the University Senate.
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Queen’s Journal: Academic plan raises new debate: Discussion continues at town hall (17 September 2010)
By Jessica Fishbein, Assistant News Editor, Queen’s Journal, 17 September 2010 Tensions were high at Duncan McArthur Hall on Wednesday as students, faculty, staff and community members discussed 41 pages of academic recommendations.
Queen’s News Centre: Academic Planning process continues with community town halls (9 September 2010)
As posted on the Queen’s News Centre, 9 September 2009: Principal Daniel Woolf will host two town hall meetings next week to give the Queen’s community an opportunity to talk about the report of the Academic Writing Team,
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Selling Out the Future: Away from Academic Planning for Queen’s University (2 September 2010)
Reflections on the Report “Imagining the Future: Towards an Academic Plan for Queen’s University”: by Mark Jones The central weakness of the so-called “academic planning” exercise now underway at Queen’s is its subordination to a budget-cutting agenda.
AWT Report Now Available (25 August 2010)
I am pleased that the AWT published its report and provided for public comment. This is a step towards transparency. Continue reading
Queen’s News Centre: Academic Writing Team tables goals and recommendations for Queen’s future (23 August 2010)
As posted in Queen’s News Centre, 23 August 2010: After spending the summer reviewing responses to Principal Daniel Woolf’s “Where Next?” vision document, hosting two town hall meetings and listening and talking with the Queen’s community about future directions for … Continue reading
Report on the 2nd Consultation by the “Academic Writing Team” (19 August 2010)
Summary by Roberta Lamb Forty-three people, evenly divided among faculty and staff but including very few students, showed up in Wallace Hall on the 17th of August for the “Academic Writing Team”’s second consultative meeting of the summer.
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Roberta Lamb: Open Letter to the “Academic Writing Team” (19 July 2010)
Queen’s University is known for the quality of its teaching and its research; therefore, I wonder why the academic planning exercise does not follow procedures for academic planning and/ or strategic planning that are recommended by the research literature in … Continue reading
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QSERAP: Open Letter II to the “Academic Writing Team” (Professors Adams, Bryant, Chan, Nossal, Scott, and Smol) (16 July 2010)
“a genuine academic plan needs to be constructed by the whole community from the ground up” (Open Letter I, 28 May 2010) Dear Professors Adams, Bryant, Chan, Nossal, Scott, and Smol, Thank you for holding your first consultative meeting on … Continue reading
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Queen’s News Centre: Academic Plan process extended (5 July 2010)
As posted in Queen’s News Centre, 5 July 2010: The timeline for developing and finalizing the university’s Academic Plan is being expanded by several months into 2011 to promote “wide discussion and consultation” over the upcoming fall and winter terms.
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QSERAP: Open Letter to Professors Adams, Bryant, Chan, Nossal, Scott, and Smol (28 May 2010)
Dear Professors Adams, Bryant, Chan, Nossal, Scott, and Smol, We are encouraged by your expressions of your determination “to gather the thoughts of the Queen’s community” and to heed “the major tones that people are speaking” as you begin your … Continue reading
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Queen’s Gazette: Academic writing team “here to listen” (25 May 2010)
Queen’s Gazette, 25 May 2010 Six faculty members will be spending the summer listening to the views and ideas of faculty, students and staff, and identifying “themes that resonate” as part of the yearlong academic planning process.
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Queen’s News Centre: Academic Plan drafting committee in place (3 March 2010)
As posted in Queen’s News Centre, 3 March 2010: Six Queen’s academics will draft the university’s Academic Plan this summer.
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