COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS, AND SCIENCE

MINUTES - EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING

Tuesday, March 10, 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, P. Young and J. Wilson

Minutes of March 3, 1998 were approved as distributed.

Announcements

The College of EMS faculty and staff will meet on Wednesday, March 11 at 3:00 p.m. in Ottensman 140. J. Runde will be presenting an overview of PeopleSoft.
There will be a memorial service for Mansour Abughalous on Wednesday, March 11 in the Touch e Room of the Ullsvik Center from 4:30-5:30 p.m. The Dean encouraged attendance.
A reception will be held for Kathleen Mailer, Provost candidate, from 2:30-4:15 in the LeCafe Room of the Ullsvik Center on Wednesday, March 11.
T. Ceylan reported that some concerns had been expressed on the bomb threat incident.
J. Krogman requested that advisors set aside advising time slots just two days before registration for General Engineering students. These students will be enc ouraged to set appointments. An announcement will be made at the faculty meeting.

Discussion Topics

The Industrial Engineering curriculum proposals discussed at the March 3 meeting now have the approval signatures from the outside departments. Motion was made by J. Wilson and seconded by M. Muslu to accept the proposals. Motion passed.
Curriculum proposals from Mechanical Engineering were discussed. The proposals will expand the available technical elective courses by adding three new ME courses and one EE course. A suggestion was made to clarify the staff requirements. The prerequisite for the Electrical Engineering course will be changed to allow Mechanical Engineering students to enroll. A motion was made by J. Krogman to approve the documents with a second by J. Wilson. Motion passed.
The Ottensman building hours for Good Friday, April 10 will be expanded to 5:00 p.m. Departments will be responsible for la b hours.
Ottensman rewiring will take place this summer. Negotiations have been completed to update to a 10 switch rather than a 10 competitive in EIC, Graphics Lab, CECIL, CAMEL, Chemistry 301 and faculty offices. If an additional $4,500 per lab can be found, the Electrical and Industrial Engineering labs can be included. Chemistry and Physics labs will remain on the existing system, but all competition will be eliminated in the thin wire.
The DIN budgets approved by the Execut ive Council have been set up and will have account numbers shortly.
A discussion was held on the rental of student lockers by student organizations. Student organizations have requested an expansion of these lockers outside the instructional labs which would affect students and space. It was felt that the two student lounges on the first floor would be the appropriate locations. The lockers would need to be well secured and attractive. There was no objection to this request. The Dean will monitor the situation.
The second reception for incoming freshmen engineering students will be held at Wisconsin Power & Light's System Operations Center in Cottage Grove on March 12 from 6:30-8:00 p.m.