EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, October 15, 1996 - 11:00 a.m. - Ottensman 149 AGENDA 1. Approval of Minutes of October 8, 1996 2. Announcements 3. Discussion Topics a. Morris Udall Scholarship b. Harold Saenger Estate Gift c. Advertising in Professional Engineer d. College for Kids/Middle University Courses 4. New Business _____________________________________________________________________ _________ COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS, AND SCIENCE MINUTES - EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, October 15, 1996 - 11:00 a.m. - Ottensman 149 Members Present: T. Ceylan, F. Domann, D. Horn, J. Krogman, R. Shultz, C. Sundin, F. Tufte and J. Wilson 1. Minutes of October 8 were approved after Jon Carson's name change was noted. 2. Announcements a. J. Krogman reminded the members of the Pioneer Preview dates of October 25 and 26. b. Th e Dean announced that Randel Dymond had been selected as the interim director of OIT. c. The members were asked to encourage faculty to return their APC ballots. 3. Discussion Topics a. It was determined that the materials received on the Morris Udall Scholarship should be sent to the Department of Civil Engineering for action. b. The Dean reported on the $100,000 Harold Saenger Estate Gift. The gift was identified as unrestricted, and the money will be used for the following: $40,000 - Child Care Center; $20,000 with matching funds - Continuing Education and Professional Development Funds for faculty (each College will receive a $10,000 grant); $10,000 Distance Education with matching funds to provide full motion video and links with CESA #3; $7,500 - Enrollment Initiatives (advertising); $12,500 - Graduate Student Assistantships; $10,000 - Atrium Renovation. c. Advertising costs were discussed. It was determined that advertising in the Wisconsin Society of Professional Engineering publication would be continued. The College will decline advertising in the ASEE's JETS publication. d. College for Kids/Middle University materials were disseminated. Faculty members are being sought to teach courses for the summer. 5. New Business a. J. Wilson has been ask ed to chair an advising committee made up of faculty and students to identify problems and needs. The following students have volunteered to serve: Brian Alberts, Mechanical Engineering; Jon Carson, Civil Engineering; Dan Marotz, Industrial Engineering; and John Unterholzener, Electrical Engineering. Students are being sought from Chemistry, Engineering Physics, and Mathematics. Page 2 Minutes - Executive Council October 15, 1996 b. A listing of all laboratories with station maximums was distributed for review. Any changes should be submitted to the Dean no later than Friday, October 18. c. Library Display Case - Materials to be placed in the Karrmann Library display case should be submitted to the Dean no later than October 31. d. New Positions - All tenure track positions should be approved by the Provost if the position replaces a former tenure track facult y member. It was felt that faculty should be sought with an industry experience base.