Present: R. Osgood, J. Brand, J. Swartz, H. Scott, P. Smith, W. Ferguson, B. Grey, K. Kamp, T. Moore, M. Pillado-Miller, B. Voyles.

The meeting came to order at 4:20 p.m. in the Nollen House Conference Room.

The minutes and excerpts from the 8/30/00 meeting were corrected and approved.

President's Remarks

The President noted that J. Mutti has vacated his position on the Campus Budget Advisory Committee and that T. Moore has agreed to join the Committee along with J. Michaels. He noted that D. Clay and K. Voss will be presenting a more extensive budget overview this year. B. Grey suggested that the faculty members of this Committee should view themselves as faculty representatives and do so with the idea of reporting back to the faculty in some way.

The President reminded Council that the Board of Trustees will be meeting in Grinnell on October 5-6.

He handed out the latest version of the College's mission statement.

Dean's Remarks

The Dean noted that the science planning professionals are on campus this week meeting with faculty. The planning team for the Admissions and Welcome Center will also be here this week.

The Dean reminded Council that a year and a half ago (1998-99) the Council recommended that the Spanish Department conduct a search for a 5th position. Last year the Department carried out an unsuccessful search for a 3 year position and made a one-year appointment. The Department is now bringing a revised position description to Council for approval. M. Pillado-Miller motioned, B. Grey seconded, approval of the position description. Language was modified to include the sentence "In their letters of application, candidates should address their interest in teaching in a diverse undergraduate, liberal-arts environment that emphasizes close faculty-student interaction." The motion was approved.

Continued Discussion of Diversity Document

B. Grey noted that he has become aware of the existence of listserves maintained by various professional associations that can be used as an additional strategy for diversity recruiting. The President requested that these listserves be made known to Jean Cousins or Frank Thomas so there is a central repository.

The Dean noted that he has been working with Public Relations on copy for a large display ad which embraces both the larger institutional context and makes a positive affirmative action statement. He handed out a draft. Comments are welcome.

The President suggested that Council exhaustively review the diversity document today and then remand the discussion to a subcommittee of Council to redraft the document. The President asked B. Voyles, K. Kamp, and B. Ferguson to reshape the document based on this discussion and circulate the revision to Council for further consideration. A lengthy discussion ensued.

The meeting was adjourned at 6:40 p.m.

Secretary
Karen Wiese