Next meeting: Wednesday, September 20, Noon, Faculty House
Agenda: Curricular Development Proposals and Announcements
Discussion of Classroom Space

Attending: Jon Chenette, Rebecca Stuhr, Bob Grey, Marci Sortor, John Kalkbrenner, Bill Francis, Lee Sharpe, Helen Scott, Tyler Roberts

The meeting began with nominations for a chair of the committee. Bob Grey nominated Rebecca Stuhr. Seconded by Jon Chenette. Approved.

The time of the meetings was discussed. Due to the number of people involved from many different areas, it was decided that the Wednesday meeting time would stand. The committee will meet every other week at noon in Faculty House, second floor.

Dates for first semester:
Sept. 6, 20
Oct. 4, 18 (18th is during fall break. Will we meet?)
Nov. 1, 15, 29
Dec. 6, 20 (Will we meet the 20th?)

Review of last year's committee work:
The Curricular Development Grant Application process was reviewed. This year, all concentrations will receive one general notice and are to return the application to the Associate Dean's office.
This committee does not micromanage budgets. It is up to each specific committee to manage its own budget.
This committee may be able to fund field trips. These were previously funded through the Dean's Office. Guidelines need to be available, making clear the advance planning is required.
Budget proposals should be submitted to the Associate Dean's Office, not the ISC.

Course collaboration: Team-taught courses no longer need to be cross-division, provided each faculty person involved chooses a common theme but from a different perspective.

Jon made a motion that the Mellon subcommittee be authorized to commit funds in cases when no further information is needed. Bob seconded. Approved.

The Mellon subcommittee members are currently Jon, Helen, and Bill. Tyler will join the subcommittee as Jon will be off campus in spring semester.

Discussion concerning second conferences: Pedagogical conferences will be treated as second conferences through CSFS (Committee for the Support of Faculty Scholarship). Scholarly conferences will still be funded through the Dean's Office.
Helen will send out guidelines for second conferences.

Third conferences will be lowest priority and will be funded only after requests for second conferences are considered.

Bill reported that new T1 lines have been added on campus, but there is still quite a bit of work to do.

Question of Mellon & Culpeper Technology Grants notice regarding the Awards section. Distinction needs to be more clear as to which awards are available for fine arts or non-fine arts faculty. Helen will correct wording before the notice is sent out.
-Email any suggestions to Angie Story-Johnson by Friday, September 8.

Current proposals:
-Pablo Silva's request for additional student labor has been approved.
-David Berk has requested equipment to use in "active space." The Theatre Department did not factor this purchase into its budget. This committee does not purchase equipment. A proposal may be sent to Bill Francis.

This committee needs to take into account the type of group making a request (Science groups, CFFLS, etc)

Phase II Science: Classroom space. Can Science building's new rooms be used for other divisions until other buildings are renovated? Carnegie 313 and 314, for example, are not completely functional.
-Three separate factions of the college are working separately on classroom space issues: ITS, FM, and Registrar.

Long-term agenda:
Classroom space and utilization
Student computer literacy
More items to be announced as discussions progress

Adjourned

Respectfully submitted,
Terri Phipps