COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS, AND SCIENCE

MINUTES - EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING

Wednesday, September 9, 1998 - 11:00 a.m. - Ottensman 149

Members Present: M. Anderson, T. Ceylan, J. Clough, J. Krogman, J. Miller, M. Muslu,

S. Owusu-Ababio, L. Riedle, R. Shultz, F. Tufte and P. Young

J. Krogman indicated that an election needs to be conducted to select an APC representative for a three-year term. T. Ceylan's membership has expired.
The deaths of Paul Gray (retired Electrical Engineering professor), Carey Lynn Millunzi (a third year Electrical Engineering student) and D. Klaassen's mother were announced. Flowers are being sent from both the departments and the college.
S. Stacy will be contacting department chairs for faculty members to accompany company recruiters for lunch.
Proposals will be requested shortly for the Opportunity Fund. Monies will be available in January.
The Dean distributed a memorandum regarding the Eisenhower Grant Proposals. Funded activities will take place May 1, 1999 through July 31, 2000. Proposals are due by October 28, 1998.
The Dean also reminded the Council that the ILI program from NSF has a deadline of November 16. Proposals would carry matching funds and are an opportunity to double DIN funding.
A memorandum will be distributed October 1 to all faculty alerting them that starting November 1 their earning statements would be delivered by e-mail. Those who do not have direct deposit would need to pick up their pay checks in the Payroll Office.

The College needs to look at curriculum and design starting from General Engineering and on up to the degree granting programs. This is one area of deficiency which needs to be addressed in the lower level courses. The Dean questioned how the College can set up a structure to facilitate this planning. J. Krogman indicated that a project in GE 102 is the closest to design that is currently being completed. If design components are added, a decision would have to be made on what to give up in the course content. It was suggested that departments outline their design needs so that GE faculty can incorporate these needs. The Dean requested that each of the degree granting engineering programs review the GE courses that their students complete, and then make suggestions as to what kind of a design component they would like to see in those courses. These suggestions should be submitted to the Dean's Office by Homecoming. The item will then be placed on the October 16 agenda.

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L. Riedle distributed a revised copy of the Admissions and Academic Standards for UWP engineering programs. The major revision took place in Item E. Additional changes were proposed. The document will be presented to the faculty at their next meeting.
L. Riedle distributed both the Engineering Alumnus and Employer Questionnaires for review. Suggestions were made for changes to the Alumnus Questionnaire, and the Employer Questionnaire will be discussed at the next Council meeting.
The date for the Scholarship Reception has been set for Thursday, October 15 from 4:30-6:00 p.m. in the Beaux Arts Room of the Ullsvik Center.
The Department Chairs of Chemistry and Engineering Physics and Mathematics will check with their faculty to see if they wish to be involved with the Engineering Alumni Association and become a College association.

L. Riedle reported that the Faculty Senate had approved a Dean's Search and Screen Committee composed of five faculty members from the College of EMS with a mix of race and gender. Names need to be submitted by next Friday. A discussion was held on the balloting procedure, and a decision will be made at a later date.
The next meeting of the Executive Council will be Friday, September 18 at 3:00 p.m.