This Week in LANG 8/19/2024

August 19, 2024
Categories: Community Events, General Events, General News

Dates and Events this Week

Monday, August 19

  • First Day of Classes

Thursday, August 22

  • 11:45 am – 12:45 pm, First CAPC Meeting
  • 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Promoted Faculty Reception, Student Union

Friday, August 23

  • 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm, Meeting with Associate Dean, Greg Weeks and NTT Faculty Members

Looking Ahead Dates and Events Fall 2024

August 26

  • Last day to add, drop a course with no grade @ 11:59pm

September 2

  • No classes, Labor Day

September 10

September, 13

September 19

  • Deadline to apply for December Graduation 

October 11

October 14-15

Student Recess, No Classes 

October 17

  • Last day to withdraw from course(s)

November 11

  • Veteran’s Day, no classes 

November 27-28

  • Thanksgiving Break

December 4

  • Last Day of classes 

December 5

  • Reading Day, Department Meeting 

December 13

  • Commencement

December 16 

  • Grades due 

Important Information for Faculty and Staff

Signature 

Please make sure your email signature complies with the guidance we received. It should look like this: 

Anabel Aliaga-Buchenau, PhD (she/her) | Chair 

Professor of German & Comparative Literature

Department of Languages, Cultures and Translation

Charlotte | Mebane Hall 435 

9201 University City Blvd.  l  Charlotte, NC 28223

Zoom: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/my/aaliagab

Zoom Phone: 704-687-5913

languages.charlotte.edu

You may have one logo underneath your signature (not several), pronouns are optional, but you cannot have publications or quotes or any other information included in your signature. 

This Week in LANG

I will continue to send a weekly newsletter. Please find important information in these newsletters. They will also be available on your departmental Canvas page and our Website. 

Please provide information about what is happening in terms of teaching, service, information about alumni, events you would like to share with the department. This Week in LANG

Scholarly Activities and Professional Development 

Please provide all information regarding Scholarly Activities and Professional Development, Funding, Editorial Work and Professional Service in this form: Scholarly Activities and Professional Development. The information you provide will also be included in the newsletter. 

Professional Headshots

Please get a professional headshot for our website. Select “Portrait Sessions” on the Photo Services page to sign up to have your headshot taken. https://ucomm.charlotte.edu/our-work/photo-services. If you would like to get your headshot soon please sign up here for September 10: Portrait Sessions Sign-up

Canvas Project – LANG Faculty Page

Please remember that you can find all relevant information in your Canvas LANG Faculty Page. 

Department Meeting PowerPoints

Please find here the PowerPoints for the Department Meetings on 8/13 and 8/14. (Videos will follow as youtube links for your convenience). 

Name Tags

If you have not already done so please complete the Request for a Name Tag by today 8/19 so that Carol can order them. 

Concur Travel System

Please make an appointment with Jules or Hanna if you were not present for the Concur introduction in the department meeting and have not completed the creation of a profile yet. 

We are working on understanding all the nuances about Concur. Please be patient as Jules and Hanna are working with you on Travel Requests. 

Department Meeting Schedule for 2024-25

Fall 2024 

Friday, September 6, 2024 2:30 – 4:00 pm

Friday, October 4, 2024 2:30 – 4:00 pm*

Friday, November 1, 2024 2:30 – 4:00 pm*

Friday, November 22, 2024 2:30 – 4:00 pm (Virtual, Tentative Date only if needed)

Thursday, December 5, 2024 10:30 am -12:00 pm, 12:00-2:00 pm party 

*additional meetings might have to be scheduled in October depending on our progress on the workload policy and the deadline provided by CHESS, which is November 8.

Spring 2025 

Friday, January 10, 2025 2:30 – 4:00 pm (Virtual)

Friday, February 7, 2025 2:30 – 4:00 pm

Friday, March 14, 2025 2:30 – 4:00 pm

Friday, April 11, 2025 2:30 – 4:00 pm (Virtual, Tentative Date only if needed)

Tuesday, April 30, 2025 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Digital ID

The Digital ID you now have on your phones will open all locked doors that have a digital lock. In addition, it will work as your regular ID for all other purposes. However, the police chief corrected the information I had previously received. In case of a lockdown, the Digital ID will not open a door that is automatically locked. 

Syllabi

In case you are still completing and putting final touches on your syllabi please see the Academic Affairs Syllabus Guidance we received earlier in August. Please also make sure you submit your syllabi to Hanna by the Drop/Add deadline, which is 8/26.

New Bylaws

Please see here the revised Bylaws 8/13/2024.

Updated Strategic Plan

Please see here the updated Strategic Plan 2021-26. Please note that the Dean is having CHESS create a new Strategic Plan, which might mean we will have to create a new one also. In the document, any crossed out language means that the action has been discontinued as per the Annual Report of 2023-24.

Workload Policies

Please find here the CHESS Draft Workload policy I presented to you at the department meeting. For reference, please see here the current LANG Workload Policy. 

I have put together a very preliminary draft of what a Proposed Department Workload Policy for Discussion in CAPC 2024 could look like. Please understand that this is a document meant to be used as a basis for discussion in the CAPC meetings and then in the department. I welcome comments to be shared with and discussed in the CAPC. We have until November 8 to submit our approved new LANG Workload Policy to the Dean’s office based on the CHESS Workload policy, which they expect to pass in Faculty Council in the next couple of weeks. 

Wishing you all a wonderful first day and first week of the semester. Thank you for all you do. 

All the best,

Anabel