Disability Studies Faculty & Affiliates Meeting Agenda

February 12, 2024

10 – 11:30am

 

Zoom Connection Information

Meeting URL

Meeting ID: 952 8011 1962

Call in by phone: 206 337 9723 US (Seattle)

Find your local number: https://washington.zoom.us/u/abQrTrSsvl

 

Announcements

  1. Remaining Winter 2024 Faculty Meetings
    1. Wed, Feb 28th 9-10:30am
    2. Mon, Mar 11th 10-11:30am
  2. UW DRS Faculty Advisory Group being formed
  3. Alternative Testing Advisory Committee to be formed
  4. Other announcements

Important Dates & Upcoming Events

  1. Feb 21, 1-4pm Provost Visit
  2. Wed Feb 28, 5:30-9:00pm Film Screening: Being Michelle
  3. May 31, 2-4  DSP Convocation

Administrative Updates

  1. Updates on November core faculty meeting with Dean Woody (Heather E):
    1. Memo to Dean outlining space and technology needs of the program
    2. Joanne to share last few years of enrollment data with Dean Woody
  2. HDEvans and KBeckett submitted to Dean revised MOU between DSP & LSJ, proposed changes include:
    1. Removing DSP from under administrative overview of LSJ
    2. Retaining ~8 hrs/wk of Academic Services Director (Kat)
    3. Increasing to ~10 hr/wk of Academic Advisor (Jonathan)
    4. Officially retaining ~8 hrs/wk of Administrator (Felicia)
    5. Obtaining ~2 hrs/wk of Admin Assistant
  3. Preparation for 2023-24 program review
    1. Submit DSP core faculty and affiliate reports
      1. May use report submitted to home depts or may use DSP template
      2. Provide info for 2022-2023 AY and 2023-2024 AY
      3. Submit via google form
      4. Please submit by midnight March 4th

 

Academic Planning

  1. Courses offered SP 2024:
    1. 230 Intro: Joanne (TAs: Emerson Dusic & Tiffany-Ashton Gatsby)
    2. 421 History of Eugenics: Joanne
    3. 430/535 Queering the Crip: Ryan DeCarsky
    4. Undergrad capstone supervision DIS ST 493/499:
      1. Ronnie: Marissa Manning
      2. Other advisors needed
    5. Grad culminating projects DIS ST 600:
      1. Joanne: Michelle Bacca
  2. Course Proposal Review – ALL CORE FACULTY will review
    1. 12 course proposals
    2. Proposition: hold Exec Faculty session last 45 mins of Feb 29th or Mar 11th meeting to vote on proposed courses?
  3. Request to allow DIS ST courses to be listed as electives for new Evans School major in Public Service and Policy (from Susan Inman)
    1. Interdisciplinary Electives:   
      1. DIS ST 230 Introduction to Disability Studies (5)
    2. Upper Division Electives:  
      1. DIS ST 384 Topics in Disability Rights and Inequalities, when the topic is appropriate.
      2. DIS ST 433 Disability Law, Policy, and the Community (5) 
      3. DIS ST 434 Civil and Human Rights Law for Disabled People (5)
      4. DIS ST 421 History of Eugenics

Award Committees

  1. Awards must be determined by May 10th
  2. 2024 Dennis Lang Award Committee – call for nominations went out Feb. 8th
    1. Chair: Sushi Oswal
    2. Members: Heather Clark, Scott Bellman, Mo West and 2023 Awardees: Or Vallah, Emma McDonnell, and Toby Gallant
  3. Barbara Greenberg Scholarship Committee – call for applications
    1. Chair: Mark Harniss
    2. Members: Steven Rosenbaum, Sushil Oswal, Joanne Woiak
  4. Harlan Hahn Committee – call for proposals went out Feb 8th
    1. Chair: Ronnie Thibault
    2. Members: Heather Feldner, Sushil Oswal, Jason Naranjo
    3. Need two more members

Non Award Service Committees

  1. Committee Chairs will report out during next faculty meeting
  2. See Committee expectations and 2023-2024 member information
  3. Committee Chairs
    1. Graduation Committee Chair: Joanne Woiak
    2. Curriculum Committee Chair: Joanne Woiak
    3. DS Graduate Certificate Committee Chair: Heather Evans
    4. Undergrad Outreach Committee Chair: Stephen Meyers
    5. Alumni Outreach Committee Chair: Christine Lew
    6. Research and Capstone Presentation Series: Jose Alaniz

Poem

Adjourn