EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, October 29, 1996 - 11:00 a.m. - Ottensman 149 AGENDA 1. Approval of Minutes of October 22, 1996 2. Announcements 3. Discussion Topics a. Space Utilization; Labs for Classrooms b. Engineering Physics Curriculum c. Department Name Change: Chemistry and Physics d. Proposed Changes in Faculty Bylaws 4. New Business _______________________________________________________________________________ COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS, AND SCIENCE MINUTES - EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, October 29, 1996 - 11:00 a.m. - Ottensman 149 Members Present: M. Anderson, T. Ceylan, J. Clough, F. Domann, D. Horn, J. Krogman, R. Shultz, C. Sundin, F. Tufte and J. Wilson Visitor Present: P. Young 1. Minutes of October 22, 1996 were approved as distributed. 2. Announ cements a. Department reports on the allocation of resources for faculty development should be turned in to the Dean by November 7. b. A brochure advertising work in Scandinavia during the Summer of 1997 was distributed for any interested students. c. Nominees for Senior Valedictory Speaker were submitted from the Awards Committee. The following names were recommended in r anked order: Amy Abing (First), Jenna Troxel (Second), and Jonathan Leach (Third). d. Dean Horn mentioned a newspaper article distributed at the Dean's Council where colleges were guaranteeing jobs for graduates. e. R. Dymond alerted the College that the AutoDesk contract included locking keys for the software which would be turned in at the end of the three year contract or a charge of $5 00/key would be assessed. f. Department chairs received a memo from B. Schwark regarding free engineering materials. This information should be referred to the departmental librarians. g. T. Ceylan and F. Tufte attended the Tomahawk workshop for new department chairs. h. Three sabbatical applications were submitted from the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. i. C. Sundin reported that J. Redepenning will be returning to his prior position at Nebraska. 3. Discussion Topics a. Space utilization will be placed on next week's agenda. In the meantime, departments should be reviewing utilization of space. b. Discussion was held on the Engineering Physics curriculum proposals. F. Domann moved to approve the documents with a sec ond by C. Sundin. It was recommended that the following changes be made: l) Document referring to the cooperative education/internship courses should reflect both one and two credit offerings (page 32); 2) Professional electives should include the following IE courses: 403, 443 and 473 (page 8); 3) Department Page 2 Minutes - Executive Council October 29, 1996 should not require Economics 223, but strongly suggest that the course be completed. This would eliminate additional credits being required to complete the general education component if Engineering Economics has been completed. The major's flexibility would then be a recruiting tool; 4) EE 221 Circuit Modeling II should be interchanged with CS 143 Intro Computer Science in the proposed four-year class schedule. Motion passed. c. A motion was made by R. Shultz and seconded by T. Ceylan to approve the department name change to Chemistry and Engineering Physics. Motion passed. d. Item 3.d. - Proposed Changes in Faculty Bylaws - will be tabled until the next meeting. In the meantime, department chairs should ask their faculty to contact College representatives on the Faculty Senate (W. Campbell, C. Holverson, J. Krogman and R. Shultz). 4. New Business a. Two College representatives are being sought for committees: 1) Professional Development Committee (look at the way in which professional development resources are allocated, and how effectiveness is assessed) - D. Drury was recommended. 2) Internationalization of the Campus (look at the support of international students, faculty and ex periences on the campus) - D. Boyles was recommended. b. A reciprocal EMS Open House following the BILSA Open House will be organized by J. Wilson.