Reviewers' Notebook: The Computer Science Faculty: Expectations for Service

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While faculty members are expected to serve the College through committee membership, the extent of this expectation is rather vague. Indeed, the Faculty Handbook does not mention service in its description of "Faculty Duties and Responsibilities," but it does include service as an important element to be considered for salary, contract renewal, and tenure decisions.

In principle, the college seems to intend that service include activities both on campus and off. However, discussions and documents often emphasize work specific to Grinnell College.

In lieu of specific service expectations, we present information regarding current service activities.

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Current Committee Assignments

In the 2007-2008 academic year, Computer Science faculty members serve on the following committees:

  • Advisory Board to the Office of Interdisciplinary Studies (Rebelsky)
  • Budget Committee (Rebelsky)
  • Committee on Academic Standing (Walker)
  • Curriculum Committee (Stone)
  • Eco-Campus Committee (Davis)
  • Executive Council (Rebelsky)
  • Gender and Women's Studies Committee (Davis)
  • Hendrixson Fund Committee (Stone)
  • Linguistics Concentration Committee (Stone)
  • Scholarship Selection Committee (Stone)
  • Senior Faculty Status Committee (Walker)
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Other Active On-Campus Service

In addition to formal committee assignments, CS faculty are actively involved with numerous campus-based programs and activities. The following represents a sample list of activities.

  • Automated placement of incoming students in mathematics and computer science courses (with statistics to be added in 2008) (Walker)
  • Campus Advisory Committee on Environment Concerns (Davis)
  • Copyright Task Force (Rebelsky)
  • Database/Web development for an on-line PE-recruiting system (Walker)
  • Grinnell HHMI Committee (Rebelsky)
  • Grinnell Science Program (Davis)
  • Noyce Visiting Professorship Committee (Rebelsky)
  • Science Building Construction Liaison (Walker)
  • Science Division Chair (Rebelsky)
  • Technology Studies Concentration (Chair: Rebelsky, also Davis)
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Current Off-Campus Service Activities

As noted in the introduction to this section, many activities of CS faculty include service as a component of a larger project. The following list of current and recent activities includes activities for which there is a substantial service component, although these activities also may include significant elements of teaching and/or scholarship as well.

  • AP Computer Science Course and Exam Review Commission (Walker)
  • Committee on the Profession of the Mathematical Association of America (Walker)
  • EdMedia and DocEng Program Committees (Rebelsky)
  • External reviews of computer science programs (Walker)
  • Journal of Universal Computer Science (J.UCS) Contributing Editor (Rebelsky)
  • SIGCSE Board: Immediate Past Chair (Walker)
  • SIGCSE and ITiCSE Conference Program Committees (Walker)
  • Support of software for the submission and review of proposals to seven conferences (Walker)
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