March 25, 2008

TO: Executive Council

FROM: Jim Swartz

RE: Agenda for meeting on Wednesday April 2, 2008
4:15 P.M, JRC 226

1. Approval of Minutes of March 19, 2008 meeting

2. Russell Osgood, President of the College--remarks

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

4. Council Members--remarks

5. Update on faculty searches

6. Reviews of faculty members teaching courses outside of home departments

7. Process of consideration of faculty position proposals (to be distributed as received):

a. Which ones should be sent to Interdisciplinary Studies Advisory Board for comments
b. What principals will be used to guide discussion and prioritization?
c. Are there general themes we wish to emphasize over the next few years?

8. Faculty Voting (attached)