Present: J. Brand, J. Swartz, P. Smith, D. Caulkins, W. Ferguson, B. Grey, K. Kamp, T. Moore, M. Pillado Miller, B. Voyles.

The meeting came to order at 4:25 p.m. in the Nollen House Conference Room.

The minutes and excerpts of the May 9th meeting were approved.

Dean's Remarks

The Dean noted that the faculty salary letters had been sent out this week and department budget letters will go out next week.

He updated Council on the completion of faculty searches. The following actions have been taken this year.

Grinnell College
New Faculty, 2001 - 2002
Tenure-Track and Regular, Continuing Positions

• Borovsky, Brian -- Assistant Professor of Physics, 2001-; B.A. St. Olaf College; Ph.D. University of Minnesota-Minneapolis (1998)
• Ellison, David -- Assistant Professor of Political Science, 2001-; B.A, M.A. University of Denver; Ph.D. University of California (2000)
• Feng, Jin -- Assistant Professor of Chinese, 2001-; B.A. Fudan University (China); M.A. University of Illinois; Ph.D. University of Michigan (2000)
• Graff, Rebecca -- Reader Services Librarian (with faculty rank of Assistant Professor), 2001-; B.A. Earlham College; M.L.S. University of Michigan (1997) (Renewable, non-tenure track)
• Gum, Ben -- Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, 2001-; B.S./B.A. Washington College; Ph.D. Princeton University (2000)
• Kelting, M. Whitney -- Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, 2001-; B.A. Colby College; M.A., Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison (1996)
• Savarese, Ralph -- Assistant Professor of English, 2001-; B.A. Wesleyan University; M.F.A., Ph.D. University of Florida (2000)
• Simpson, Erik -- Instructor in English, 2001-; B.A. University of Virginia; Ph.D. (in progress) University of Pennsylvania
• Tapias, Maria -- Instructor in Anthropology, 2001-; B.A. Sarah Lawrence College, M.A. (Ph.D. in progress), University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
• Torres, George -- Assistant Professor of Music, 2001-; B.F.A. California Institute of the Arts; M.A., Ph.D. Cornell University (1998)
• Valentin, Carmen -- Instructor in Spanish, 2001-; B.A., M.A. (Ph.D. in progress), University of Valladolid (Spain)

Moved from Temporary Position to Tenure-Track or Regular, Continuing Positions

• Benning, Heather* -- Assistant Professor of Physical Education, 2001-; B.A. Grinnell College; M.A. University of Iowa (1998) (Renewable, non-tenure track)
• Greene, Raquel* -- Assistant Professor of Russian, 2001- B.A. University of Virginia; M.A. University of Arizona; Ph.D. Ohio State University (1998)
• Roper, J. Montgomery* -- Assistant Professor of Anthropology, 2000-; B.A. Ithaca College; M.A., University of Kentucky; Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh (1999)

Term Positions
* Indicates Prior Employment at Grinnell College

• Berson, Jessica -- Instructor in Theatre (Dance); 2001-; B.A. Haverford College; M.A., Ph.D. (in progress) University of Wisconsin-Madison (2 Yr.)
• Bishop, David -- Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science; 2001-; B.S. Emporia State University; M.S. Kansas State University; Ph.D. LaSalle University (1997) (3 Yr.)
• Bunson, Paul* -- Assistant Professor of Physics; 2000-; B.S. University of Pennsylvania; M.S, Ph.D. University of Oregon (1998) (1 Yr.)
• Coward, Russell -- Assistant Professor of Education; 2001-; B.A. Trinity College; M.Ed., Ed.D, University of Rochester (NY) (1979) (1 Yr.)
• Hill, Chris* -- Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, 2001-; B.S., M.S., Colorado State University; Ph.D., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (1998) (1 Yr.)
• Hilton, Charles -- Assistant Professor of Anthropology; B.A. University of Oklahoma; M.S., Ph.D., University of New Mexico (1997) (2 Yr.)
• Maple, Maura -- Instructor in Biology; B.A. Austin College; Ph.D. (in progress) University of Kentucky (1 Yr.)
• Pacholec, Matthew* -- Assistant Professor of Philosophy; 2000-; B.A. Canesius College; M.A. Villanova University; Ph.D. DePaul University (2000) (1 Yr.)
• Praitis, Vida -- Assistant Professor of Biology; B.A. Swarthmore College; Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1995) (1 Yr.)
• Schulenberg, Melissa -- Assistant Professor of Art; B.A. Bowdoin College; M.A. Purdue University; M.F.A. University of Colorado-Boulder (1999) (1 Yr.)
• Takahashi, Kenji -- Assistant Professor of Japanese, 2001-; B.A. Aoyama Gakuin University (Japan); M.A., Ohio State University; Ph.D. University of Texas-Austin (2001) (1 Yr.)
• Trujillo, Hernando "Ernie" -- Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2001-; B.A. Middlebury College; Ph.D. Dartmouth College (1992) (2 Yr.)
• Udis-Kessler, Amanda -- Instructor in Sociology; 2001-; B.A. Oberlin College; M.A., Ph.D. (in progress) Boston College (1 Yr.)

Fellowship Positions

• Hare, Timothy -- Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellow and Lecturer in Anthropology; 2001-; B.A., M.A. University of Iowa; Ph.D. (in progress) State University of New York, Albany (2 Yr.)
• Lobban-Viravong, Heather* -- Lecturer in English (CSMP), 2000-; B.A. John Fisher College; M.A., Ph.D. (in progress) State University of New York- Buffalo (1 Yr)
• McNeill, David -- Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellow and Lecturer in Philosophy; 2001-; B.A., St. John's College (Annapolis); Ph.D. (in progress) University of Chicago (2 Yr.)

He reported that he had attended an open meeting with the Committee for Support of Faculty Scholarship to review process and review criteria which are used by the Committee in reaching decisions on Harris and Faculty Leave Program proposals. The meeting was well attended and he believes he will regularize it.

He met with M. Sortor, Gerry Adams (Registrar), and Rick Whitney (Facilities Management) regarding improvements to be made to class rooms Steiner 107 and Carnegie 313 and 314 this summer. K. Kamp asked if the Registrar will be puttling classroom information on the web. He responded that he would check with the Registrar.

The Dean stated that no matter what happens in the immediate future with the statistics position proposal he is firmly committed to improving our staffing in that area. B. Grey moved, M. Pillado Miller seconded, that the Dean indicate to departments that he expects them, if at all possible, to staff the statistics courses in future with tenured or tenure-track faculty members. The motion carried.

Mission Statement

The Dean noted that a group of individuals contributed to a draft mission statement which was shared with the campus community in the fall. Concerns were expressed and in response B. Grey appointed a subcommittee of the Council to redraft the statement and this subcommittee has now reported back to Council with a revised draft statement. Council expressed their appreciation to the committee for their effective work on the mission statement. Council members commented on the two versions of the mission statement and ultimately decided it would be helpful for a small group to review both drafts and other documents, including the core values documents, over the summer and bring a recommendation to Council in the fall. B. Grey moved, B. Ferguson seconded, creation of a committee including members of current Council, next year's Council, and the administration to consider the original draft and the current draft to produce a new draft by next fall. The motion was approved.

The Dean suggested that, evolving from this new statement, he would like Council to engage in long-range academic planning which will be at the core of institutional and budget planning. B. Grey noted that to that end J. Brand has prepared a memorandum dated 5/16/01 for Council members on the nature and process of long-range planning.

Karen Wiese and Jonathan Brand left the meeting at 5:15 p.m.

The Dean asked Council members if they would be willing to approve the text of position descriptions for already approved positions by email to assist these departments which would like to advertise during the summer. It was generally agreed.

Discussion of Diversity Initiative Proposals

Council discussed how broadly participatory the discussions of diversity initiative searches should ideally be.

B. Grey moved, M. Pillado Miller seconded, approval of the diversity initiative search in the area of human geography. The motion was approved.

B. Ferguson moved, B. Voyles seconded, approval of the diversity initiative search in the area of sociology. The motion was approved.

B. Ferguson moved, B. Voyles seconded, approval of the diversity initiative search in the area of political science. The motion was approved.

M. Pillado Miller moved, B. Grey seconded, approval of the diversity initiative search in the area of religious studies. The motion was not approved.

B. Ferguson moved, B. Voyles seconded, approval of the two-year leave replacement in sociology. The motion was approved.

B. Ferguson moved, M. Pillado Miller seconded, approval of the political science leave replacement proposal. The motion was approved.

The Dean remarked that the President would respond to Council's recommendations of regular faculty searches within a short period.

Council Remarks

B. Voyles asked whether it is true that the Service Bureau is being dissolved. The Dean responded that staff members in that office will retire soon and it is possible that the College would outsource the work. The operation would remain in Grinnell and might involve collaboration with other community institutions that do a lot of copying.

B. Grey and the Dean thanked all members of Council, and especially the departing members, for their good work this year.

The meeting adjourned at 6:40 p.m.

Secretary
Paula V. Smith