EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, November 26, 1996 - 11:00 a.m. - Ottensman 149 AGENDA 1. Approval of Minutes of November 19, 1996 2. Announcements 3. Discussion Topics a. Proposed OIT Reorganization b. Fall 1997 Enrollment Management Figures c. College Awards for Alumni d. Academic Staff Evaluations e. ABET Criteria 2000 f. Parking Lot Stairs g. Deadline Dates for Academic Staff h. Ad-Hoc Salary Schedule Committee 4. New Business ____________________________________________________________________________ COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS, AND SCIENCE MINUTES - EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, November 26, 1996 - 11:00 a.m. - Ottensman 149 Members Present: M. Anderson, T. Ceylan, J. Clough, F. Domann, D. Horn, J. Krogman, M. Muslu (proxy for Shultz), C. Sundin, F. Tufte and J. Wilson 1. Minutes of November 19, 1996 were approved with the following amendments: a) Item 1 should read "...The Mechanical Engineering Curriculum Committee has approved the change of lecture to laboratory status." b) Item 2.f. should read: "...resulted in a range of $2.00-$37.50 per credit/per engineering course." 2. Announcements a. The EMS/BILSA Open House has been rescheduled to Thursday, February 6 at 3:00 p.m. Clyde Holverson will be putting together a plan for tours and demonstrations. This item will be placed on next week's agenda. b. J. Krogman asked if any departments were experiencing a problem with the Registrar's Office forcing students into closed classes. The issue will be brought up at the next Academic Deans meeting. c. F. Tufte questioned the policy on classroom assignment. It was pointed out that Colleges are allocated specific rooms for ini tial assignment; however, once the schedule is printed, Kathy Nechvatal in the Registrar's Office would schedule rooms for all Colleges. 3. Discussion Topics a. Dean Horn reviewed the proposed reorganization of Information Services. A plan will be disseminated at a later date for their input. b. The Fall 1997 Enrollment Management figures indicate that new freshmen are down 136 in applications and 159 in admitted students. This could mean an enrollment shor tfall payback of $2,000 per student for a one-time cost. Recruitment efforts need to be increased. c. The College of EMS anticipates the recruitment of eight permanent tenure track positions, one permanent academic staff position, two temporary positions, and a possibility of two additional temporary positions. The budget for tenure track interview expenses will support only two people per position, and every effort should be made to bring only one candidate to campus. It w as pointed out that a better job should be done in the length of the ads to bring the costs down. d. The Chancellor has directed each College to establish awards for alumni. Award categories need to be identified. The EMS Awards Committee will be assigned this task. The item will be placed on next week's agenda. e. Academic Staff evaluation deadlines have been disseminated. The goal setting conference deadline is December 31. f. ABET Criteria 2000 wil l be discussed at a future meeting. g. System has approved the construction of parking lot stairs by Civil Engineering students during the spring semester. h. A discussion was held on the survey disseminated by the Ad-Hoc Salary Schedule Committee. It was suggested that members may wish to attend this afternoon's Faculty Senate meeting to have their questions addressed. I. The NCA team will arrive on campus Sunday, December 1. On Monday, December 2, two members of the team (Dr. William E. Pierson, Professor of Electrical Engineering, and Dr. Ronald Sandstrom, Chair, Mathematics and Computer Science) will meet with the Dean from 10:30-11:15. At 11:15, the team members will meet with Executive Council members in Ottensman 149. A short tour will be conducted of Ottensman Hall. j. The Dean has asked each department for a half hour slot at a departmental meeting scheduled within the next two months. k. Jim Wiese will be attending a three-day session on Windows NT the first week in January. l. The Dean will route a communication concerning the American-Russian Mutual Success (A.R.M.S.) Exchange May 20-31, 1997 for those interested. m. A reminder was given on the upcoming Underkofler Awards due late in January. n. Representatives were sought for the MS Project Management Committee. The following names were submitted: Ken Buttry, D. Joanne Wilson and Sheela Yad av-Olney. o. F. Domann reported that Allen Bradley in Milwaukee was seeking speakers for their science club. Faculty members should send a short abstract to F. Domann.