EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, March 25, 1997 - 10:00 a.m. - Ottensman 149 AGENDA 1. Approval of Minutes of March 11, 1997 2. Announcements 3. Discussion Topics a. Summer Salaries b. DIN Summary c. Dean Search d. Nominations for Alumni Association Life Membership 4. New Busin ess __________________________________________________________________________ COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS, AND SCIENCE MINUTES - EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, March 25, 1997 - 10:00 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 1. Minutes of March 11, 1997 were approved as distributed. 2. Announcements a. J. Wilson questioned wh ich committees/commissions had vacancies requiring ballots to be prepared. She also questioned whether the CRST ballots could be completed during the same time frame. The Constitution and Bylaws would be checked before ballots are completed. The Dean checked with F. Domann, Chair of the Awards Committee, on the submission of nominees for Exemplary Faculty Awards. The Awards Committee recommended last year to solicit nominees at the end of the spring semester, with awards being presented in Octobe r. b. T. Ceylan reported that Drs. Lee and Li had received a Mechatronics grant in the amount of $11,000, and P.B. Ravikumar had received an award for the best paper presented at ASEE. c. Open Positions - T. Ceylan reported that 165 applications were received for the two openings, with 10 late applicants. R. Shultz indicated his department had received 80 applications, with 15 late submissions. Interviewees would be selected at today's 1:00 meeting. M. Anderson had recei ved 42 applicants, and the department is in the process of reviewing the applications. C. Sundin indicated that Lisa Buller had signed her contract. J. Krogman reported that the process would begin shortly for the opening in General Engineering. The Executive Council will be involved in this process. 3. Discussion Topics a. Dean's Search - Dean Horn reported that R. Curtis had incorporated most of the ad changes submitted by EMS faculty, and that the faculty meeting tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. would determine whether a search is instituted immediately or a year from now. The Faculty Senate is currently looking at the makeup of the Search and Screen Committee. b. Summer Salaries - J. Wilson will finalize the summer session salary report as soon as additional information is received from two departments. c. DIN Summary - The DIN Summary draft was distributed and reviewed. Dean Horn suggested that the Executive Council find a way in the future to compen sate program coordinators by approving one release course each year. Phase I DIN requests indicate a commitment for future funds to complete the projects through additional phases. The Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering projects will need to be completed next year. A concern was expressed by F. Domann regarding the use of DIN monies to fund positions. The Dean recognized that this was a valid concern, but that DIN funds were the only avenue at the Page 2 Minutes - Executive Cou ncil March 25, 1997 present time. For the long term, alternative funding sources should be pursued to get these positions transferred to base budgets regardless of the precedent. Senior Design expenses have been drastically cut, and Senior Design instructors should be alerted that partnerships with industry should be developed with travel expenses being paid by the industries. d. Life Membership Nominations - Nominations should be submitted to the Awards Committee no later than Wednesday, April 9. 4. New Business a. C. Sundin reported that a meeting was scheduled today to discuss the placement of an x-ray machine in a secured area of Ottensman, the proposed room being 2A.