COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS, AND SCIENCE
MINUTES - EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING
Friday, December 11, 1998 - 3:00 p.m. - Ottensman 149
Members Present: M. An derson, T. Ceylan, J. Clough, J. Krogman, J. Miller, M. Muslu, S. Owusu-Ababio, L. Riedle, W. Sanders (proxy for F. Tufte), and P. Young
Visitor Present: T. Salmon
Minutes of December 4, 1998 were approved as distributed.<BR>
Announcements
J. Krogman has been named the Chair of the EMS Dean's Search and Screen Committee. He reported that ten applicants' materials are cu rrently being reviewed. The Provost would like to see a new Dean named by April 1.
Lab Mod proposals are due in S. Zielke's office by February 28. Members should start giving serious consideration to this program. Guidelines can be obtained from the Dean's Office.
Discussion Topics
Departmental and College budgets are due by the end of January. Budgets will remain at the same level as this current fiscal year. Departments should be putting th eir budgets together along with requests for capital equipment and DIN funds. The Dean was requested to again distribute the supply monies. Capital items should be listed for the regular budget, and DIN funds will be allocated after that process.
Curriculum proposals from the Department of Chemistry and Engineering Physics were reviewed. The new courses proposed, 3l3 Environmental Chemistry and 311 Environmental Chemistry Lab, would replace 343 Water Chemistry. It is expected that the lecture and lab would be required for Reclamation students, and the lecture required or recommended for Environmental Engineering students. Suggestions were made to be consistent with the listing of the pre-requisites in both the proposal and the syllabus, and to clarify the library resources which would be required. The proposals were approved contingent upon the approval of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Other Business
Departments should be monitoring their current budgets. Most departments are on track, but some departments need to monitor their expenditures.
J. Krogman expressed a concern about the ability of departments to track both grades and pre-requisites. The Dean will look into this situation.