COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS, AND SCIENCE

MINUTES - EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING

Tuesday, January 13, 1998 - 3:00 p.m. - Ottensman 149

Members Present: M. Anderson, T. Ceylan, J. Clough, J. Krogman, J . Miller, M. Muslu, L. Riedle, R. Shultz, F. Tufte, J. Wilson and P. Young

• Minutes of December 12 were approved as distributed.

• Announcements
• T. Ceylan assured the Council that temperatures would be back to normal by the end of this week.
• J. Krogman reported that F. Masoom was hired as a continuing full-time teaching academic staff member. The Dean indicated that there was only one viable candidate for the ad vertised position, so the search will be reopened for Fall 1998.
• The Mathematics Department's opening will be advertised starting January 16.
• J. Clough reported that the FIRST Team met last night, and four people were sent to the New Hampshire Kick-off.
• J. Wilson reported that the Vice Chancellor's Search and Screen Committee had narrowed the search from 49 to 20 candidates. References will now be contacted.
• D. Klaassen will be attending the February Facu lty Collaboration Conference in Bloomington, Mn. Any additional names should be submitted to the Dean by next Tuesday.
• A discussion was held on the shortage of classrooms for the Fall 1998. With the exception of Chemistry, all departments will be teaching some sections outside of Ottensman. F. Tufte suggested that the Faculty Senate revisit the issue of allowing Tuesday/Thursday classes to be taught for l ½ hour blocks to free up classroom space. The Council agreed that this should be discu ssed by the Faculty Senate.
• Randy Dymond has been selected as the College Webmaster to replace A. Thomas. An additional student will be hired as support staff.
• Volunteers are being sought to attend the NSF-sponsored Introduction to Engineering Course Workshops scheduled either on March 19-21 in Los Angeles or May 18-20 at the University of Pittsburgh.
• Council members were alerted to the following deadlines for submission of proposals:

(1) Opp ortunity Fund - February 1

• John Deere - February 15
• SAIF/CIF - January 23



• Discussion Topics
• J. Wilson disseminated materials relating to the new Women in EMS Scholarship. The Women in EMS Scholarship Committee will be responsible for selecting the recipients. There was some concern that the pool of candidates should not include those students with a secondary education chemistry o r mathematics major. The Council determined that the pool should include teaching majors. J. Wilson suggested that the University's scholarship application not include the word "xerox" copy.
• A clarification was requested for the purchase of books for faculty members from departmental funds. The Dean felt that if departmental funds are used, then the books are not the property of the faculty member, but should be made available for use by all faculty members. Council members agreed with th at interpretation.
• Council members were asked if there was a need to disseminate a report on faculty salaries for use by department chairs and DRB's. It was felt that this information should be disseminated to the Chairs.
• Additional information pertaining to composite student evaluation numbers will be prepared by the Dean and disseminated to DRB Chairs and those faculty members participating in the student evaluation process.
• An additional copy of the ABET schedule was d isseminated as a reminder of upcoming deadlines.



• Other Business
• M. Anderson expressed a concern over screen placement in Ottensman classrooms. Some screens block concurrent usage of the chalk boards, and it was his suggestion that the screens be moved off to the side. The Dean will investigate this issue, and place the item on the agenda for the next college faculty meeting.
• Concerns were reported on the cleanliness of restroom s, classrooms and labs in Ottensman. The Dean will contact D. Langkamp regarding this issue.
• M. Muslu had requested e-mail capability for currently enrolled Electrical Engineering majors, but was told by OIT that it was not possible. The Dean indicated that this request could not be accomplished at this time through Compass, but would be available through Peoplesoft in the future.