EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, April 15, 1997 - 10:00 a.m. - Ottensman 149 AGENDA 1. Approval of Minutes of March 25, 1997 2. Announcements a. ASEE - Call for Papers b. Advertisement - Telegraph Herald 3. Discussion Topics a. Enrollment b. Student Help - General Engineering c. Scholarship Reception d. Student Use - Copy Machines 4. New Business ________________________________________________________________________ COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS, AND SCIENCE MINUTES - EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, April 15, 1997 - 10:00 a.m. - Ottensman 149 Members Present: M. Anderson, T. Ceylan, J. Clough, F. Domann, D. Horn, J. Krogman, M. Mitchell (proxy for Tufte), R. Shultz and C. Sundin 1. Minutes of March 25 were approved as distributed. 2. Annou ncements a. J. Clough reported that the FIRST team came back on Sunday night, and she displayed the plaque presented to the team as one of the five Chairman's Awards given to teams that encourage young people to pursue careers in engineering, mathematics and science. The UWP/Platteville High School team was recognized by US FIRST as the only team to win this award without having a major sponsor. The "Good Morning America" show will feature the team in May. b. J. Krogman relayed the news that Jim Scott--a Mining graduate, recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus Award, and a Hall of Fame athlete--died in a plane crash last Friday. c. T. Ceylan reported that Jennifer Holte has resigned. Her position has been approved to be filled by the pool of candidates for the current two openings in the department. d. F. Domann indicated that Jason Griesbach, a double major in Electrical and Physics, had won first place with his presentation at the SPS/AA PT sectional meeting. e. The Dean asked that faculty members be alerted to the ASEE's call for papers for the October 9-11 Regional Conference at the University of Iowa. The deadline for submissions is April 21. f. The Telegraph Herald sent a letter to the Dean indicating that no ads would be placed without a purchase order authorization. 3. Discussion Topics a. Enrollment figures were disseminated for review. The College is up 7.4% in admissi ons, and down 5% in applications. It was felt that the telephone calls to students will generate more accurate counts. b. John Krogman indicated that three departments had generously agreed to help him with additional student help funds. He made a strong plea that these departments not be penalized in the dissemination of future student help monies. c. A tentative fall Scholarship Reception date will be disseminated through e-mail to eliminate any conflicts. d. The Exemplary Faculty Awards will be presented at the faculty banquet, with recognition at the Scholarship Reception. e. The Executive Council members were alerted to a concern of non-authorized people using the copy machines in the Dean's Office. Account numbers should not be given out to anyone except to faculty, staff, and student help, with only those people using the copy machines. f. Physical Plant contacted the Dean indicating that department signs could be reques ted at a cost between $80 and $100. M. Anderson reported that his department sign had been ordered from Bowden's Brush at a cost of $55. 4. New Business a. J. Clough questioned when the Expo prizes would be awarded. It was indicated that the Expo Committee wanted the prizes awarded at a formal ceremony, and J. Krogman mentioned that the "M" Ball was going to be held a week from Saturday. This may be an appropriate avenue for the presentation of the prizes. b. The Dean disseminated a copy of funding opportunities for review. c. An end of the year report for Foundation activities was distributed. P. Hundley plans to prepare two newsletters next year to report on Foundation activities. d. One of the Chancellor's Task Force meetings on University Advancement brought up the high level of mistrust felt by donors and members of the University community. P. Hundley will attempt to allay those concerns. e. T he new chair and program coordinators (Phil Young, Chair, Chemistry and Engineering Physics; Lisa Riedle, Program Coordinator, Environmental Engineering; Program Coordinator, Chemistry) will be invited to a couple of transitional Executive Council meetings prior to the fall. f. R. Shultz suggested that faculty may wish to attend the 4:00 Faculty Senate meeting today on a proposed faculty salary plan. g. Dean Horn will check with S. Zielke to see when capital requests will be approved.