May 6, 2005

TO: Executive Council

FROM: Jim Swartz

RE: Agenda for meeting on Wednesday, May 11, 2005
4:15 P.M., Nollen 2 Conference Room

1. Approval of Minutes of Meeting 5-04-05

2. Russell Osgood, President of the College
      - remarks

3. Jim Swartz, Dean of the College
      - remarks

4. Council Members
      - remarks

5. Faculty Position Requests ( proposals distributed previously):
      A. Anthropology (Linguistic/Sociolinguistic Anthropology)
      B. Biology (2 Positions):
          (1) Microbiology
          (2) Plant Biology
      C. Chemistry (Organic)
      D. English (Ethnic American Literature and Fiction Writing)
      E. Library (Librarian of the College)
      F. Music (Music of the Americas)
      G. Physics

6. EKI committee and American Studies committee membership (recommendation from EKI Committee)

7. Discussion of Instructional Support Committee proposal on curricular development stipends

8. EOC Summaries: Should they be supplied to Budget Committee for use in determination of Faculty Salary Merit Scores?

9. Continued Discussion of Report from Curriculum Committee on Independent Study from 03-04 (previously distributed)