May 15, 2007

TO: Executive Council

FROM: Jim Swartz

RE: Agenda for meeting on Thursday, May 17, 2007
8:30 AM, John Chrystal Center Lower Level Conference Room

1. Approval of Minutes of May 9, 2007 meeting

2. Russell Osgood—remarks

3. Jim Swartz, Dean of the College—remarks

4. Council Members—remarks

5. Response to Teacher Education Committee on new directions in teacher certification program

6. Discussion of and final recommendations on 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
l. Music (materials distributed as received)

7. Discussion of search for Dean of the College

8. Membership of EKI Advisory Board

9. Harris Leaves (materials distributed previously)

10. Discussion of review process for interdisciplinary appointments

11. Request for sharing of complete review letters