Present: C. Hunter, D. Lopatto, E. Marzluff, W. Moyer, R. Osgood, T. Roberts, J. Swartz, E. Willis

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

The minutes and excerpts of 11/9/05 were approved.

President’s Remarks

The President remarked that he had just returned from a very nice alumni fundraising event honoring Robert Noyce in Atherton, California.

He noted that the Strategic Plan Implementation Document has been revised and reposted.

Dean’s Remarks

The Dean distributed a personnel request from the Physics Department which would allow five members of the Department to be released from one course each in order to take advantage of interdisciplinary faculty development opportunities offered by our Howard Hughes Medical Institute grant. D. Lopatto moved, T. Roberts seconded, approval of a position description for a one-year term replacement position. The motion was approved.

He asked for Council volunteers to interview final Library search candidates. W. Moyer, C. Hunter, and E. Marzluff volunteered to perform consistent service for this purpose.

The Dean noted that yesterday was the closing date for applications for this year’s Consortium for a Strong Minority Presence (CSMP) program. We have received over 300 applications and will be distributing the dossiers to departments soon. He mentioned, as an aside, that he has recently been contacted by representatives of several institutions asking about our diversity recruiting practices which indicates that we must be developing the external perception of success in this regard. The Dean noted that CSMP program administration will move to DePauw University next year.

He asked the Council and they agreed that there is no business for discussion so the next faculty meeting, scheduled for November 21, will be cancelled.

The Dean distributed a list of faculty who are eligible for promotion to full professor. He noted that he has made some progress in identifying faculty who would like to be brought forward for review. He also noted that the Council will need to approve the list by the end of this semester to allow sufficient time to complete the process by the end of next semester.

Council Remarks

C. Hunter noted that he had asked around about the student drinking party that had taken place in Carnegie during the prior weekend and had been told that this is an annual event that is supposed to be undertaken in clandestine fashion, but that this one got out of control.

E. Willis updated Council on the progress of the Diversity Steering Committee in its planning for events next year. She also noted that Brad Bateman and Frank Thomas and she would like to have a meeting with the President to discuss internal counting methodologies and the distribution of the Diversity Statement.

Chemistry Department Search

There was discussion of the current status of the Chemistry Department diversity search approved by Council last year.

Center Review Letters

Continuing from last week’s meeting, Council discussed and edited the drafts of the Center Review Letters.

The meeting adjourned at 6:05 p.m.

Secretary
Karen Wiese