Executive Council Minutes                       

 

Thursday, December 8, 2011

8:00 a.m.

Conference Room, 211 Engineering Hall

 

 

Members present:  Barnet, Clifton, Evensen, Jadaan, Kile, Kunz, Parker, Riedle, Scanlan, Sealy.

 

Visitors present:  Clough, Muslu, Salmon-Stephens

 

Approval of Minutes:  Computer issues—they are on the S drive. Approve at next meeting.

           

Discussion Topics:

 

  1. Budget:  Plan on 80% of total budget for the 2012-2013 year.
  2. Budget Lapse:
    1. Position Requests—There will be a give back of 20 positions campus wide.
    2. Fall/Spring Teaching Loads (2012-2013)—Worksheet outlining faculty teaching loads was distributed.  Discussion followed.
    3. Research Release/Reassign—Documentation of the 25% release time for professional development needs to be better documented.  Discussion followed. 
    4. Overloads—These need to be eliminated beginning Fall 2012.  The perception across campus is that EMS has release time and then getting paid for overloads. 
    5. Other—Allocation information for each department was shared with each chair that included positions assigned to budget category.  Discussion followed.  Multiple complaints about how payment and position allocations have been accounted for on the financial side of the budget.  Osama requested that the minutes indicate that he wants the technical support position be removed from GE and transferred elsewhere within the College.  Lisa requested that people send her an email with corrections and/or concerns about this information. 
  3. Other:
    1. Core GPA calculation with the new +/- grading system—How do the departments want to have this calculated?  There needs to be guidance from the chair of each department as to how they want calculations.  Dave made a motion that as a College we adopt the default of C- as an adequate grade to progress.  Philip seconded.  Discussion followed.  Motion carried.

 

Reminder to everyone that emails should go to Lisa and Bill only on these discussions. 

 

There was discussion of attending Faculty Senate.  Everyone would be welcome to attend. 

 

Adjournment @ 9:02 a.m.