COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS, AND SCIENCE

MINUTES - EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING

Wednesday, August 25, 1999 - 3:00 p.m. - Ottensman 149

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

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

Visitor Present: T. Salmon

1. The Dean welcomed members back for the fall semester. Joe Clifton was introduced as the Program Coordinator for Software Engineering.

• The Dean expressed his gratitude to Tamer Ceylan for his work as chair. The new chair will be selected through a departmental preference ballot. Tamer has agreed to continue to serve until the end of the month or until a new chair is appointed.



• Minutes of May 5, 1999 were approved as distributed.



• Announcements
• J. Krogman distributed data on the head count for fall. The figures show a record enrollment. The Dean indicated that this level is where the Chancellor wants the College to be for the future.
• P. Young reported that his department had two document cameras in Rooms 140 and 144 with a third one on order. Information will be distributed at a later date about a check out procedure.
• US News & World Report in their rankings of U.S. universities has listed UWP 32^nd in the top 50 non-Ph.D. ranking universities. UWP is the only UW campus besides Madison to make a national listing.
• The EMS Calendar of Events and building hours were both approved.



• Discussion Topics
• T. Ceylan reported on the change in prerequisite for ME 333 Design of Machine Elements to ME 304 Engineering Materials and GE 234 Mechanics of Materials with a minimum grade of "C".
• T. Ceylan presented the UUCC proposal for a new course in 455 Heat Transfer Applications. Because of the rotation of technical electives, no increase in teaching load will occur. The document was approved.
• J. Clough reported on the success of the first WCATY program on campus for talented 5^th, 6^th, and 7^th graders and their parents. T. Salmon gave an overview of the summer institutes and thanked faculty and staff for their support. Marketing for the institutes has expanded to cover all of Wisconsin and Illinois and Iowa.
• The Dean will be meeting on Thursday with women faculty members to discuss issues that have been raised concerning the work environment. A document will be prepared with scenarios in an attempt to educate faculty and staff. S. Owusu-Ababio had also indicated to the Dean that the College goals need to address people of color and minorities. The working environment of this group will also be evaluated.
• During the first two weeks of classes, the Dean's Office will prepare a list of volunteer activities that faculty can use to select those events they would like to be part of for the academic year.

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Executive Council Meeting

August 25, 1999

• Departments are now preparing Exit Survey summaries. T. Salmon asked for feedback on any issues dealing with women or advising.
• Winterim guidelines were discussed. Courses will be taught the first two weeks in January on an overload basis. Seventeen students are required for full pay, and a minimum of ten students for the course to be offered.
• UWP faculty membership on the EMS Advisory Board needs to be clarified. S. Owusu-Ababio and P. Young agreed to serve on a subcommittee with L. Riedle to develop a proposal.
• The Dean alerted Council members that Advisory Board members were sent fact and curriculum sheets for their comments. The comments will be posted on the EMS Web page, and the Steering Committee of the Advisory Board will pull together all of the comments for a final report to be used for ABET purposes. The Dean requested that all program areas submit their ABET drafts by September 20 for L. Riedle's use in checking commonality and format. M. Anderson will also supply copies of Michigan Tech's Self-Study. All course syllabi should also have the supporting documentation of homework and tests. Courses only offered during the fall semester will need to be documented for this current semester.
• J. Krogman reviewed the New Student Orientation event taking place on Monday, August 30 at 11:00 a.m. in the PAC Center. It was requested that the dean and chairs be present.
• The Vice Chancellor distributed a document entitled "Items to be Included in a Course Syllabus". The Dean's Office will prepare and distribute a document to the Chairs for each of their faculty member to include with his/her course syllabus.

• Other Business
• The Dean needs to report EMS departmental library representatives as soon as possible.
• A joint review of Engineering Physics and Environmental Engineering will take place this spring.
• L. Riedle distributed a document on the articulation agreement between UWP and UW-Oshkosh for the Joint Pre-Engineering Program. This item will be discussed at the next meeting.
• The Dean reported on the underutilization of minorities and women staff in the College of EMS. The College is 4-5 percentage points below.
• The cancellation of low enrollment courses was discussed. Six courses with an enrollment of nine students were allowed to continue due to the impact of the low freshman class for Fall 1995.
• T. Ceylan reminded Council members of the APC reviews for the Spring 2000.
• L. Riedle asked for departmental support to cover identifying and photographing graduating seniors for use at the Order of the Engineer Ceremony.