April 28, 2007

TO: Executive Council

FROM: Jim Swartz

RE: Agenda for meeting on Tuesday, May 1, 2007 [Note change of day]
4:15 PM, Joe Rosenfield Center Room 226

1. Approval of Minutes of April 25, 2007 meeting

2. Russell Osgood—remarks

3. Jim Swartz, Dean of the College--remarks

4. Council Members—remarks

5. Discussion of Music staffing

6. Discussion of faculty position proposals:

a. English—Medieval Literature
b. Political Science—Comparative
c. Political Science—Judicial Politics and Processes
d. Library—Data Services Librarian
e. Gender and Women’s Studies Concentration—GWS
f. Computer Science
g. Philosophy-Neuroscience
h. Linguistics Concentration—General/Spanish Linguistics
i. Chinese & Japanese; E. Asian Studies Concentration—General/Japanese Linguistics
j. Ad Hoc Committee on Humanities—Film History and Theory
k. Art—Digital Film-New Media

7. Harris Leaves (materials distributed previously )

8. Discussion of review process for interdisciplinary appointments

9. Request for sharing of complete review letters

10. Discussion of review of salary process