Minutes
College Council Meeting of October 9, 2001
College of Human Services, Education and Public Policy
202 Old Alison, Noon to 1:30 PM
Present: Laura Eisenman, Michael Gamel-McGormick, Pennie Walser,
Jeff Fahnoe, Tim Barnekov, Barbara Van Dornick, Barbara Curry, Fred Hofstetter,
Katheleen Minke, Bahira Sherif, Cheryl Ackerman, Bob Warren, Jim Flynn
Excused: Paul Sestak, Kim Yakowski, Kristine Ritz
The meeting was called to order by Chair Minke at 12:05
Approval of the Minutes
Motion to approve the Minutes of May 23: Laura Eisenman; second: Michael
Gamel-McGCormick; vote: unanimous
Chair's Report
Chair Minke summarized the mission and charge of the College Council
Dean's Report
Acting Dean Tim Barnekov reported on the following items:
- Named/endowed professorship events
Fred DiMico - Aramark Chair in HRIM - will occur early in Dec.
Carol Vukelich - Sandra and Bruce Hammonds professor will occur
in spring
Jim Heibert - was appointed the Robert J. Barkely Prof. Which supplants
his earlier desgnation as H. Rodney Sharp Prof. Now supported by
Barkely endowment - will celebrate this in conjunction with the
Alumni lecture.
- Searches that occurring right now
Chair of Individual and Family Studies
Director of the Center for Community Development and Family Policy
School of Education - currently six searches taking place
Senior faculty position as Elementary
Teacher Education Director
3 Assistant Professors
2 non-tenured instructors
Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management - two searches at
Assistant Professor level
Consumer Studies - 1 at Assistant Professor level
- Development Campaign
Janet Mikulich is new development officer
- Strategic Plan
Focus on implementing college priorities: some have been achieved:
- Web site for Office of Student Support Services
- Approval for HRIM Master's in Hospitality Information Management
- Number of endowed CHEP professorships increased to six - several
years ahead of schedule;
- CHEP guidelines implemented for administering extended appointments
for faculty -still need to work on process of establishing workload
agreements and procedures for evaluating performance on these
appointments;
- Work being done on guidelines for evaluating performance of
research and public service centers
CCDFP - test case, will undergo a modified version of the Academic
Program Review this year
- includes a self study
- review by an external panel which will be chaired by Audrey
Noble and includes a review team of prominent national figures
in the fields of community development and nonprofit leadership
- this review will hopefully provide a model for future evaluations
of Centers
- "Peer Review" of Public Service/Clinical Faculty - very
important process that has to be put properly in place this year because
right now it is wrought with issues - issue of variation in reviews;
who are the "peers"; seriousness of process; lack of clarity
of process;
Individuals who go up for review need adequate line time to put their
material together;
- CHEP tent at Homecoming
- this Saturday - tent will be with the other tents on the practice
field north of the stadium and there will be food;
- Budget Outlook
- projects through 04-05
- unkowns:
- State salary money
- Utilities
- Health insurance
- Central tuition account
- Endowment income - lost $75 million in weeks after Sept. 11
- Collective bargaining
- CHEP budget - approximately $25 million with almost $4.5 million
in state funds
- Cuts in state funds
- Cuts in 1-1 budgets
- Cuts in Dean's office
- Priority to make sure employees retain their jobs
Old Business
No old Business
New Business
Nominations and appointments
The following individuals are the Council members for the year 2001-2002
(number in parentheses indicates whether the individual will be in the
first or second year of the two year term):
IFST: Michael Gamel-McCormick (2)
Bahira Sherif (1)
HRIM Paul Sestak (1)
CNST Janet Hethorn (2)
UAPP Robert Warren (2)
Raheemah Jabbar-Bey (2)
Jim Flynn (1)
EDUC Debra Knight (1)
Kathy Minke (2) - Chair
Barbara Curry (2)
Fred Hofstetter (1)
Laura Eisenman (2)
Nora Hyland (1)
Bill Moody (1)
PROFESSIONAL
STAFF
Cheryl Ackerman (1)
Jeff Fahnoe (?)
Barbara Van Dorenick (?)
SALARIED STAFF
Pennie Walser (1)
STUDENT MEMBERS
Undergraduate representative - ????
Graduate representative - ????
EX OFFICIO
MEMBERS
Grad Curriculum Committee Chair - Martha Buell
Undergrad Curriculum Committee Chair - Belinda Orzada
CHEP P&T Committee Chair - Bob Hampel
Professional Staff Council Chair - David Racca
Student Services Council Chair - Kim Yackowski
Discussion of length of terms in School of Education: Laura Eisenman will
have one year term on College Council
Kim Yackowski is working on finding undergraduate and graduate student
representatives
Motion for Bahira Sherif to be vice chair; approved by all
Executive Council formed:
Chair: Kathleen Minke
Past Chair: Paul Sestak
Vice-Chair: Bahira Sherif
Volunteer: Michael Gamel-McCormick
Motion to vote: Kathleen Minke; second: Laura Eisenman; vote: unanimous
Committee Reports
Committee on Committees
This committee at the College level is responsible for: Graduate Curriculum
Committee; Undergraduate Curriculum Committee; Promotion and Tenure Committee
Chair responsible for making sure complete slate gets submitted in spring;
Chair Minke proposed that Barbara Curry voted in as Chair; unanimous
vote
Members voted in: Jim Flynn, Jeff Fahnoe, Pennie Walser
Motion approved by all;
Reminder: Barbara needs to be reminded in the spring that she needs
to check that each committee fills its slate;
Graduate Curriculum Committee
No report
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
Important to make sure that there is a liaison from the undergraduate
curriculum committee to the Faculty Senate. This is particularly important
at those times when there are program changes. Currently Michael Gamel-McCormick
is the representative to the Faculty Senate Undergraduate Committee.
Next Meeting
November 13th 117 Willard Hall from noon to 1:30
Next potential meeting on December 12th in 187 Graham Hall.
Chair Minke proposed that we do not have more meetings than necessary
and then concluded the meeting
Minutes submitted by: Bahira Sherif
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