Present: President Osgood, Special Assistant to the President J. Brand, Dean J. Swartz, Associate Deans H. Scott and P. Smith, E. Dobbs, B. Ferguson, T. Moore, M. Pillado-Miller, D. Smith, B. Voyles

The meeting was called to order by the President at 4:18 p.m. in Nollen House.

Discussion of Strategic Planning on Computing

John Kalkbrenner and Bill Francis were present to provide a brief overview of the strategic planning process that they have been involved in with regard to computing technology and to listen to Council members' comments on a memorandum dated 2/9/00 distributed at Council meeting last week. The President noted that the need for this was identified during the campus master planning process. B. Francis stated that they had met with the Instructional Support Committee today and now Council in an attempt to inform and receive comments on the overall direction of the planning process. He noted that the planning focuses on three overarching goals: 1)the college will be at the educational forefront in the use of technology for teaching and learning; 2)the college will have state-of-the industry technology; and 3)the college will have an infrastructure that will support flexible, responsive, and visionary use of technology for teaching and administrative functions. The President stated that he believes the college should adopt a rolling planning process in this area, reported to the campus community every six months, because the technology and related use issues change so often.

E. Dobbs noted that at the meeting with the Instructional Support Committee it was emphasized that technology takes in more than the computer. J. Kalkbrenner responded saying that this planning process really revolves around multimedia and information technology. B. Voyles urged that the planning process be driven by pedagogy and the need to provide information about resources which is easily accessible to the faculty.

Kalkbrenner and Francis left the meeting at 4:40 p.m.

The minutes and excerpts of the meeting of February 9,1999 were corrected and approved.

Remarks of the President

The President noted that his Office has received 34 Fund For Excellence proposals and they will be available to the campus next week. He will circulate a short summary of all the proposals this week.
He asked Council members to look at these proposals and provide him with their reactions at the next Council meeting. He will make his preliminary decisions known in a memorandum sent out to all members of the campus community on April 9th.

He noted that he and David Clay will talk to the full faculty about the 2000-2001 budget and the salary pool at the next faculty meeting.

Remarks of the Dean

The Dean updated Council on the status of current searches. The President suggested that Council discuss the overall process of what we do to attract candidates with a view toward strengthening it.

Personnel

M. Pillado-Miller moved, E. Dobbs seconded, approval of a temporary one-year contract extension. The motion was approved.

Interviewing for the Director of the Writing Lab has begun. E. Dobbs will represent Council in this process.

Amending Procedure for Faculty Handbook

The President reviewed the historical compilation of the faculty handbook. The President stated that he would talk with the Faculty Organization Committee next.

The President and J. Brand left the meeting at 5:30 p.m.

Department Chair Duties and Course Reduction

Council continued this discussion. This subject will be placed on Council meeting agenda in the near future.

Council Remarks

B. Voyles noted that all three divisions met essentially concurrently on two concentration proposals. He suggested that Council discuss the role of Council in the approval process.

B. Voyles also noted that there has been an objection to the idea of having faculty forums on long-range academic planning in two separate sessions, rather than in a single meeting which all faculty could attend. Council concurred that these are not action meetings and are appropriate precursors to a full faculty meeting discussion. The two sessions are now scheduled for March 3rd and 10th at 4 p.m.

M. Pillado-Miller reminded Council that only Council should know anything about specific offers being made to candidates and that this is privileged information.

The meeting adjourned at 6:35 p.m.

Secretary
Karen Wiese