Present: Professors H. Abramowitz, C. Chancey, A. Chelich, R. Colon, S. Conners (Sergeant at Arms), M. Dakich (Parliamentarian), T. Dougherty, R. Evans (Presiding Officer), R. Foreman, J. Jennings, S. Lerner, L. Mura, T. Pavkov, D. Pick, K. Pierce, L. Rittenmeyer, S. Sil, C. Stacy, R. Stankowski, C. Torres-Robles, J. Walker, G. Wegner, J. Wermuth (Secretary), L. Willer, Vice Chancellor L. Bryant, Vice Chancellor G. Newsom, Vice Chancellor S. Singer

Absent: Professors A. Ahmed, J. Higley, Chancellor J. Yackel, Student Representative J. Casas

I. The meeting was called to order by Professor Evans.

II. Professor Evans requested approval of the minutes of December 1, 1997, meeting of the Council of Faculty Delegates as distributed. Professor Lerner so moved and Professor Foreman seconded the motion. The motion to approve the minutes passed.

III. Professor Jennings moved approval of the agenda of the February 2, 1998, meeting of the Council of Faculty Delegate. Professor Lerner seconded the motion. The motion to approve the agenda passed.

IV. Chancellor's Report

Vice Chancellor Bryant said that Student Services Staff is developing a website. He said that this week is Financial Aid Awareness Week and encouraged those present to make students aware of it. He said there will be a College Goal Sunday ‘98 presentation in Gyte 103 on February 8 at 2:00 p.m. He said there will be a new student orientation in April for those students who committed early to Purdue Calumet. He said Student Government continues its food drive through February 3.

Vice Chancellor Singer said that candidates are being interviewed for the library directorship and urged those present to attend their presentations. She said that there will be an academic review for the President, the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, and the Executive Vice President for Administrative Services on Tuesday, March 3 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. She said items to be presented may include assessment activities, the south Lake County initiative, the environmental studies minor, the Resource Center, applied master’s programs, the Challenger Center, and the voluntary early retirement program. She said the Council will be represented during the presentation, and asked those who wish to add input to do so through her.

There was no special business of the day.

VI. Unfinished Business

There was no unfinished business.

VII. Reports of Committees

Professor Evans said that Professor Mura will be presenting information on the actions of the ad hoc Curriculum Committee during her report from the Research and Educational Policy Committee. He urged those present to pay particular attention to her remarks.

Agenda Committee: Professor Jennings said the Agenda Committee is focusing on the bylaws, having received its final report from the ad hoc Bylaws Committee which has discharged its function. He said the Agenda Committee is preparing a final set of bylaws which will be on the agenda at the March 1998 meeting of the Council.

Faculty Affairs Committee. Professor Jennings said the Faculty Affairs Committee will present at the next meeting of the Council a document of one year’s effect to carry out the outstanding faculty awards process. He said the Committee is completing work on a document that makes recommendations on promotion and tenure, with the target of presenting it at the next Council meeting.

Nominating Committee. Professor Walker said the Nominating Committee has distributed the Committee Preference Survey by email, and that responses are due no later than February 9.

Research and Educational Policy Committee. Professor Mura reviewed the establishment and subsequent actions of the ad hoc Curriculum Committee, and said that an electronic bulletin board has been established for and by this committee. She said the committee has established its procedures and reviewed several proposed curricular changes. She said the committee decided on three levels of action: approval, denial, and reconsideration back to the proposing body. In the discussion that followed, request was made that a number for each proposed course not be required immediately, and that a reconsideration procedure be implemented.

Professor Mura noted that ten proposals had been reviewed, nine had been approved and one had been sent back for reconsideration. Professor Mura moved that the report of the ad hoc Curriculum Committee on the nine approved proposals be accepted. Professor Lerner seconded the motion. In the discussion that followed, Professor Mura said that she will provide the Secretary with the list of approved proposals for dissemination to the Council and the faculty. Upon vote, the motion to accept the report passed without dissent.

Resources and Planning Committee. Professor Pick said that the Resources and Planning Committee responded to a request by the Chancellor to consider increased faculty participation in university resource management by reviewing the role of the present Resources and Planning Committee, and what happens for good or ill at other institutions. He said the Committee met with the Chancellor during the previous week to consider the matter further. He said it was proposed that there be a university wide resources committee advisory to the chancellor that would have a majority of members of the faculty; plus clerical and service, and administrative and professional staff as members. He said there would be strong links between it and the proposed Senate, that that terms of service be long, and that those who serve on it be granted release time from other duties to carry out committee duties. Professor Evans said that at a recent meeting with the Chancellor, he had recommended that several Senators serve on the proposed committee along with the president of the proposed Senate for the duration of their terms of office. He said the president would serve ex officio and without vote He lauded the Chancellor for his initiative in establishing such a committee, noting that it was a new and significant step forward in faculty-administration relations.

Student Affairs Committee. Professor Torres-Robles said there was no report form the Student Affairs Committee.

Student Government. In the absence of the president of the Student Government Association, there was no report. Vice Chancellor Bryant said that the group was continuing its food drive, and was surveying students on the use of the Student Service Fee funds. He noted the success of the basketball teams and urged those present to attend.

VIII. Other New Business

There was no other new business However, there was discussion of the room arrangement and a reminder to deans and department heads to consider the selection of Senators for the Fall 1998 semester. There was also discussion of the procedure for electing Senators.

IX. Adjournment

Professor Evans requested a motion to adjourn, and Professor Foreman so moved. Professor Dougherty seconded the motion. The motion passed without dissent.

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