COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS, AND SCIENCE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING Friday, February 9, 1996 - 12:30 p.m. - Ottensman 149 _________________________________________________________________ AGENDA 1. Revised Minutes of February 2, 1996. 2. Announcements 3. Discussion Topics a. Curriculum Innovation Committee Report b. General Engineering Semester Report/CGPA Limits c. Attendants for Computer Labs 4. New Business ________________________________________________________________ MINUTES Members Present: J. Clough, R. Dymond (proxy for M. Anderson), D. Horn, J. Krogman, D. Logan, A. Richert, R. Shultz, C. Sundin and J. Wilson 1. The revised minutes for February 2 were approved as distributed. 2. Discussion Topics a. The Curriculum Innovation Committee has asked the Council to approve two recommendations. The first recommendation deals with establishing a faculty committee to investigate the curricular issues involving Physics, Statics, and Dynamics. An e-mail will be sent to all faculty asking for volunteers with a deadline of February 14. Chairs should encourage faculty to volunteer. The second recommendation was to approve the dissemination of a memo to faculty involving Cross- Disciplinary Education. The content was approved. It was noted that student involvement will require additional structure and implementation after faculty dialogue and interaction. Assessment of the results will be another key element. It was suggested that members of the Executive Council meet with the Curriculum Innovation Committee. R. Dymond will send the meeting schedule to Council members. b. J. Krogman distributed the "Summary of General Engineering Department Student Status Changes From September 1995-February 1996". Council members should review this material and notify J. Krogman of any changes needed in the core GPA. c. Attendants for the computer labs were di scussed. Funding lab monitors is costly, and OIT does not have funding available. Chairs discussed the handling of their individual labs and possible solutions. 3. New Business a. Vector has been asked to appoint a new student representative to the Executive Council. The meeting time is a conflict with student schedules, so Executive Council meetings will now be held from l:00-2:00 on Fridays. b. The Undergraduate Teaching Improvement Council is sponsoring a conference on "Teachin g, Learning and Technology" on April 26-27 at UW-LaCrosse. It was felt that this would be valuable conference to attend with its focus on using technology to increase productivity. Chairs should solicit interested faculty to present papers. c. The College of EMS Advisory Board's next meeting is tentatively planned for March 29 so that members can become involved in Engineering Expo. d. The Dean distributed admission figures for review by the Council. e. Support for US First is still being sought. Without major funding, this could be the last year for the program.