Weather Update
Due to the storm, Barnard College closed at 4pm Friday, for non-essential personnel. “Essential personnel" include staff in Facilities, Public Safety and Residence Halls.
Friday evening and weekend classes are cancelled but events are going forward as planned unless otherwise noted. The Athena Film Festival programs are also scheduled to go forward as planned but please check http://athenafilmfestival.com/ for the latest information.
The Barnard Library and Archives closed at 4pm Friday and will remain closed on Saturday, Feb. 9. The Library will resume regular hours on Sunday opening at 10am.
Please be advised that due to the conditions, certain entrances to campus may be closed. The main gate at 117th Street & Broadway will remain open. For further updates on college operations, please check this website, call the College Emergency Information Line 212-854-1002 or check AM radio station 1010WINS.
3:12 PM 02/08/2013
Resolution
The Barnard Faculty's commitment to monitoring teaching effectiveness was formalized in the following resolution:
Resolved, that beginning in 1989-90, all Departments will provide enrolled students an opportunity to make written evaluations of all undergraduate courses taught by Barnard faculty. [REF: Faculty Meeting, Minutes 4/3/89.]
Evaluations
Course evaluation forms are available through New CourseWorks @ Barnard to all enrolled students in all undergraduate courses taught by Barnard faculty. During the 2008-2009 academic year, after much consultation with various faculty and student committees, the College revised its course evaluation and moved to an online evaluation system. This college-wide effort has resulted in a form and system that will provide more in-depth and useful feedback from students on their courses and faculty. Instructors are able to add up to ten of their own customized questions to the end of the standard form. Faculty do not need to direct students to fill out the online evaluations, but they are welcome to remind students in class of the importance of doing so. They system will generate reminder messages to the students during the evaluation period. A department may opt out and take responsibility for implementing its own system by petitioning to the ATP.
For detailed information on dates and procedures visit the Instructional Support page on the Library's web site.
Expectations
Departments are expected to utilize student course evaluations to improve the overall quality of department offerings; for advising individual faculty members (especially new ones) on how they might improve their teaching; for evaluating faculty for purposes of review, retention, and promotion; and, for recognizing teaching excellence by all faculty. Results of the evaluations will be available for each faculty member on CourseWorks until the next mandatory review or promotion, so they can be used in that assessment.
