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.

The minutes and excerpts of the meeting of February 23, 2000 were corrected and approved.

Remarks of the President

President Osgood passed out a revised version of the draft mission statement with optional wording for the lead sentence based on reactions from several Trustees, D. Smith, and Frank Thomas. He asked for further Council comment.

Remarks of the Dean

The Dean handed out a spreadsheet which updates Council on the status of faculty searches. He noted that there are a number of actions and information to bring before Council.

M. Pillado-Miller moved, E. Dobbs seconded, approval of a proposal from the English Department for a one-year temporary replacement position. The motion was approved.

M. Pillado-Miller moved, E. Dobbs seconded, approval of a proposal from the English Department to bring a Consortium for a Stronger Minority Presence fellow to campus next year. The motion was approved.

M. Pillado-Miller moved, E. Dobbs seconded, approval of a one-year replacement position in the Religious Studies Department. The motion was approved.

The Dean reviewed the personnel situation in the Chinese Department.

B. Ferguson moved, D. Smith seconded, approval of a one-year replacement position and a two-year split position in the Sociology and American Studies Departments. The motion carried.

Discussion of the Fund For Excellence

There was a continuation of the discussion of the framework for consideration of the Spring 2000 Fund For Excellence proposals. The President noted that he will be talking with various campus constituencies about this framework in the next few weeks.

Discussion of Planning Process

Council discussed a February 21, 2000 memorandum from the President on the academic planning process at the college.

Council Remarks

D. Smith stated that he will be presenting the new procedure for amending the faculty handbook at the full faculty meeting on March 6.

The meeting adjourned at 6:10 p.m.

Secretary
Karen Wiese