Flagstaff vol. 6, issue 14

              From the President
a r c h i v e s
President's "open Door" Meeting Scheduled
For January 29
The next "Open Door" meeting with TNCC President Templin is
scheduled for Friday, January 29 from 7:30 - 9:15 a.m. in the Peninsula
Room. A light breakfast will be served.
The format for the session is an informal discussion. Topics the
President will discuss include the 1993 legislative session and
preparation for the college's self-study for reaccreditation. Other issues
will be discussed according to the interests of those present.
The meeting is open to anyone wishing to attend.
Templin Named Head Of College Association
Thomas Nelson Community College President, Robert Templin, was
last week appointed to serve as the 1993 President of the Association of
Virginia Colleges and Universities (AVCU). The association is the only
organization in the Commonwealth representing all Virginia
institutions of higher education, including both private and public.
More than 65 colleges and universities are members of AVCU.
Christine Pederson To Serve As Editor Of Sacs
Self-study Report
Christine Pederson, Instructor of English, has been appointed to serve
as editor of the college's self-study report and as assistant director of the
SACS Self-Study Steering Committee. Dr. Bobbie Wright was
appointed last November to chair the steering committee.
A Self-Study Kick-Off visit will take place during the latter part of
March when the SACS Executive Director will visit our campus.
Following this visit the college will begin an intensive self-study
extending over a period of 18-24 months with a SACS visiting
committee coming in the Spring of 1995.
Professor Emeritus Nominations Due February
15,1993
The deadline for nominating persons to be considered for
appointment as Professor Emeritus is February 15,1993. The status of
Professor Emeritus is one of our methods of honoring persons for
meritorious service.
According to VCCS policy, the eligibility criteria and benefits of the
honorary appointment include:
Eligibility
Retired employees of the VCCS who held faculty rank (usually that of
associate professor or professor)
Persons with a minimum of ten years of service in the VCCS.
Persons who made meritorious and significant contributions to the
college
Benefits
Emeriti professors shall continue to be listed in the faculty section of
the college catalog and identified as professors emeriti.
Professors emeriti may appear in the academic procession at
commencement and shall march at the head of the faculty.