COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS, AND SCIENCE
MINUTES - EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING
Wednesday, April 14, 1999 - 3:00 p.m. - Ottensman 149
Members Present: M. Anderson, T. Ceylan, J. Clough, J. Krogman, J. Miller, M.
Mus lu, S. Owusu-Ababio, L. Riedle, R. Shultz, F. Tufte and P.Young
Visitor Present: T. Salmon
1. Minutes of March 31, 1999 were approved as distributed.
2. Announcements
a. J. Clough reported that last Saturday's WCATY program,
"Exploring in Engineering, Mathematics, and Science" was a success with 115
academically talented young people attendin g.
b. P. Young indicated that Hal Evensen had been hired for the
Engineering Physics position.
c. M. Anderson came in late, but he did bring treats.
d. M. Muslu announced that the Software Engineering program had
been approved. Copy for the 1999-2000 catalog is being developed.
e. The Dean requested agenda items for a College faculty meeting.
He suggested items such as the regression f ormula and inequity adjustments.
This brought up additional discussion concerning the formula. The Dean
indicated that this formula was developed to determine whether there were
groups being treated negatively requiring inequity adjustments. The forumula
was not designed to identify individuals, but groups. M. Anderson is part of a
committee looking at the RST process, and possibly a member of this committee
could give a presentation at the fac ulty meeting.
3. Discussion Topics
a. The curriculum proposal from the Department of Mechanical and
Industrial Engineering for a new course, 450 Biomedical Engineering, was
discussed. The course will be a technical elective and will be taught on a
rotation basis without increasing the number of courses taught in a particular
semester. Course was approved on a motion by M. Muslu and a second by J.
Miller.
b. The second proposal from the Department of Mechanical and
Industrial Engineering for a graduate component in 403/603 Production and
Operations Analysis was approved on a motion by J. Krogman and a second by L.
Riedle. A question was raised whether graduate courses would change the
teaching load assignments. Since these courses are dual undergraduate/graduate
courses, the majority of the students will be undergraduate and no changes will
occur in teaching loads at this time.
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c. Student evaluations will be conducted April 26 through May 5.
It was determined that five essay questions would be used. The Department of
Mechanical and I ndustrial Engineering will use the five essay questions and an
additional evaluation sheet. The Departments of Chemistry and Engineering
Physics and Mathematics will conduct their own student evaluations.
d. The College will again be seeking nominees for the Exemplary
Faculty Awards to be presented in the fall. The Awards Committee will be
reviewing all submissions. This brought up a question about current standing
committees and terms of office. This item will be placed on the next agenda.
The Council will also need to address the role of UWP faculty on the EMS
Advisory Board.
e. L. Riedle asked Council members to check with their faculty
about their perception of Sponsored Programs' publications and activities. An
e-mail will be sent soliciting feedback. The Dean felt that proposals
requesting funding from outside sources had diminished, and that faculty should
be encouraged to become involved in this writing.
5. Other Business
a. L. Riedle distributed a draft of the College pages for the Exit
Survey. Each program area will add their own page(s). It was determined that
Question 5 will become open-ended: "Please rate the Quality of your Education
in the following support areas:". General Engineering will prepare a survey to
be used at the so phomore level to cover specific courses (Chemistry, General
Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics). The "Did Not Take" area would remain
for those students who transferred to UWP. When any response includes a "D" or
"F", an asterisk will be used to ask the student for clarification. Question 6
will also become open-ended with a "Comment" section added. There was a
suggestion to add a question about educational climate. It was decided that
this area will be covered by T. Salmon.
b. The Dean asked that all budgets be reviewed. DIN budgets
should be closed out next week. He should be alerted to all encumbered items.
c. L. Riedle asked that departments submit their "Points of Pride"
to her as soon as possible.