Attending: Marci Sortor, Lee Sharpe, Jon Chenette, Rebecca Stuhr, Tyler Roberts, John Kalkbrenner, Christopher McKee

Amendments to minutes of 9/6-7 (changes in bold):
Course collaboration: Team-taught Tutorials no longer need to be cross-division, provided each faculty person involved chooses a common theme but from a different perspective.
Cap on lunches-The budget requests will stand as they are for CFFLS and Science groups. The amounts requested are not unreasonable.
Long-term agenda: Student computer literacy/Information Literacy

Agenda for next meeting: October 4, Noon, meet at Fell House for classroom tour.

Discussion of proposals submitted:
There seem to be more proposals regarding GWS components than in other areas.

Discussion of budget:
· Not clear where budget is being spent (example: Africana Studies).
· Ask Helen for clarification on where Africana Studies budget was spent. Will there be no symposium in the spring?
· Africana Studies proposal: standard allowance for 4-day workshop is $520. Budget request will be adjusted by this committee.
· Does this committee want to set standardized cost guidelines for lunches, dinners, refreshments? It was agreed that ISC should set reasonable limits. The ISC will prepare a document with estimated amounts to aid faculty in planning budget requests.
· This committee needs to be consistent in budget awards.
· Faculty proposals should justify requests in excess of current allowed stipends, and state if the proposal is cross-discipline. For example, the current Africana Studies and Tech Studies proposals are requesting funds over and above current guidelines. ISC will request more information from each.
· Discussion of requests for lunch and/or dinner during workshops. If the workshop lasts a full day, it is reasonable to consider funding meals.
· Question on consistency in GWS expenditures. Do they have guidelines in place?

Motion by Marci, second by Lee, to approve budgets as submitted with the exception of Africana Studies , Technology Studies, and Global Development Studies. The committee needs further information from these areas. Rebecca will discuss these requests with Helen before our next meeting. Motion approved.

Discussion of classroom space:
· Survey/tour of classrooms (10 most and least favorite).
All committee members interested may participate. Suggestion was made to include Ivan Perry, who has experience and knowledge of classroom acoustics, etc. Tour is scheduled during our next meeting on October 4, meeting at Fell House. Discussion of rooms will follow tour. Committee members are responsible for their own lunch on October 4.
· How are classrooms scheduled? Science office staff schedules rooms; one Steiner classroom is scheduled by the Chaplain's office; Bucksbaum office staff schedules rooms; the IIF in the Library is scheduled through the Library; most of the remainder is scheduled through the Registrar or Special Services.
· Discussion of classroom usage percent. Registrar prefers 60%; Dean prefers 80%. Should this committee recommend a percentage between the two?

Discussion of field trips:
· The following questions and ideas were discussed:
What is the purpose of this committee? Do we fund curricular development/faculty development or costs of the course itself?
As Instructional Support, shouldn't we fund course-related field trips? Suggested: ISC should request budget and fund field trips, rather than funding through the Dean's office. ISC should set criteria, guidelines and limits. Fund the same trip twice, but then request that the department request funds through its own budget.
Rebecca and Terri will create a document which will include the various ideas mentioned. The committee will discuss this more following the classroom tour.

Question on student research:
· Who funds student research? Department? This committee? Development? What funds are available?
· Is it appropriate for this committee to make a recommendation that funds be available, but not through this committee?
The committee will investigate whether there is a need for and the appropriateness of making a recommendation concerning availability of funds for student research.

Regarding proposals: To increase the committee's efficiency, is it possible for someone in the Dean's office to "crunch numbers" (make sure that budget requests follow guidelines) before they are sent to the committee?

Respectfully submitted,
Terri Phipps