COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS, AND SCIENCE
MINUTES - EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING
Friday, November 13, 1998 - 3:00 p.m. - Ottensman 149
Members Present: T. Ce ylan, J. Clough, J. Krogman, J. Miller, M. Muslu, S. Owusu-Ababio, L. Riedle, R. Shultz, F. Tufte and P. Young
Visitor Present: T. Salmon
The minutes of October 30, 1998 were approved as distributed.
Announcements
T. Ceylan reported that K. Rolle had injured his hand. Everyone wished him the best.
T. Salmon expressed her appreciation for the presentations during the "Bring Your Daughter to College Day". Positive comments were received by the Dean.
Discussion TopicsThe Joint Review of Engineering Physics and Environmental Engineering will take place late spring 1999-2000. The APC will also be reviewing engineering programs next year.
A Professional Development survey was prepared for the Provost which will become an on-going process. As departments go through the RST process, objectives will be developed for professi onal development with the time frame and expected results. A copy of these objectives should be submitted to the Dean. Information will then be in place for next year's report to the Provost.
P. Moriarty requested the identification and location of any libraries to be cataloged. It was determined that no libraries exist in the College.
Guidelines have been established for on-line course fees. Any courses on-line are to be built for a new audience, and not for our own students. The fees associated with these courses will be as follows: Undergraduate - $160/credit plus a $36 fee/course; Graduate - $468/credit.
A review was given of the Software Engineering proposal. The program will be reviewed by two external evaluators and a representative at the UW System level. T. Ceylan moved to approve the proposal with a second by J. Miller. Motion passed.
The draft of the Exit Survey will be discussed at the next meeting.
J. Paul has expre ssed concern about the lack of nominees for both the Faculty College and Underkofler programs. The Dean would like members to submit possible names of people who would be good candidates for either program by the next meeting. J. Paul will then encourage participation.
Other Business
T. Ceylan will give a report next week on his attendance at the ABET Annual Meeting.
The Dean reported that the EMS Strategic Planning document was two years old and should be updated prior to the ABET visit. Each department should submit a nomination for a representative to serve on a committee to update this document.