EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING

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

Members Present: M. Anderson, T. Ceylan, J. Krogman, J. Miller, M. Muslu, L. Riedle, R. Shultz, F. Tufte, S. Yadav-Olney (proxy for J. Cloug h), P. Young and J. Wilson

Minutes of February 24, 1998 were approved as distributed.
Announcements

J. Wilson reported that several UWP staff and students attended a Milwaukee reception for incoming Engineering freshmen hosted by Jeff Mazanec, Vice President of HNTB and an EMS Advisory Board member. Twenty-four students attended with their family and friends. The next reception will be held at Wisconsin Power & Light's System Operations Center at Cottage G rove.
The Dean indicated that a new scholarship brochure has been prepared by J. Wilson. Advisory Board members will receive copies for dissemination.
Provost Update - Names have been given to the Chancellor for selection of the finalists. The Chancellor hopes to report the outcome to the Board of Regents at its April 3 meeting.
Negotiations are continuing on the wiring project for Ottensman. Some wiring will be completed during spring break.
Assessme nt Activity Fund proposals are due Friday, March 6.
Kudos go out to the Industrial Education senior design groups for their work on assessment, including student portfolios. The assessment process should be revisited by all departments. Evidence of changes made due to the assessment process will be required for ABET.
Progress is being made on telephone calls to prospective students.
Suggested items for the April 3 Advisory Board meeting should be submitted to the Dea n by Friday, March 6.
The proposed building hours for spring break and for Easter were approved.

Discussion Topics

The Master's of Engineering degree has the backing of Extension, but additional negotiations are necessary due to UW-Madison's submission of a similar program. Certificate programs could be utilized in the meantime which require no external approval. The credits could then be transferred once the degree program is approved.
J. Krogman has been assigned the task of looking at Kimberly Clark's request to train a potential pool of 150 technicians to become engineers. The program would be a combination of undergraduate on-campus course work and distance education.
The curriculum proposals from Industrial Engineering were presented by S. Yadav-Olney. The proposals would include two emphases (Production and Management), reduce the credits required for graduation, provide students with more cho ices and more opportunities for specialization. With alternate offerings, no additional staff would be required, and support to the General Engineering program would remain a high priority. With the potential of a Business minor and the dropping of 363 Differential Equations and 143 Programming in C++, additional document approval must be received from Mathematics and the College of BILSA. The new 123 credits for completion of the degree will be a factor for other departments.