College of Human Resources, Education & Public Policy

Present:Dean Rich, Pat Sine, Paul Sestak, James Morrison, Kim Yackoski, Elaine Stotko, Jo Fitzpatrick, Pamela Brown, Bob Warren, Nancy Brickhouse, Raheemah Jabbar-Bey, Maria Aristigueta

The meeting was called to order by Chair Sine at 12:15 pm

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

Motion to approve the Minutes of October 28, 1999: Morrison, second: Rich Vote: unanimous

CHAIR'S REPORT

Information will be covered under new business.

DEAN'S REPORT

• Dean Rich reported that MBNA has given a gift of $25 million to the University. These funds shall be divided as follows: $15 million for scholarship support, $5 million to the Business and Economics Department, $3 million to the Career Services Center and $2 million to endow the Delaware Center for Teacher Education, a CHEP unit.
  
  
• CHEP fund raising has reached $13 million of the $16.3 million goal after only 16 months.
  
  
• Chris Clark was named the new director of the School of Education.
  
  
• Fred DeMicco was named the new director for the Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management program and will start January 1, 2001.
  
  
• Dean Rich reported that there are 13 searches for faculty and senior professional positions currently underway in CHEP.
  
  
• The Faculty Senate unanimously approved the Leadership minor option (2/7/00).
  
  
• Two academic program reviews are also underway. They are the Consumer Studies program and the Ph.D and Ed.D programs in Education.
  
  
• CHEP Instructional Grants: seven have been awarded and one is pending.
  
  
• Disabilities Studies has moved to Graham Hall and Med Tech will, most likely, move to the third floor of Willard Hall.
  
  
• CHEP enrollments are up again this year and there will be enrollment limits. The out-of-state student profile matches UVa. Minority applications are also up.
  
  
• Budget requests to the state are proceeding along. It appears that we will get some additional support.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

• Committee on Committees
  Bob Warren submitted a handout that identified task areas for the coming year. Sine stated that a third member of the committee is needed. Jabbar-Bey volunteered and was unanimously approved.

OLD BUSINESS

• Interdisciplinary Studies major
  Stotko reported that the College Undergraduate Studies Committee unanimously approved the Interdisciplinary Studies major. It will now move on to the Faculty Senate.

NEW BUSINESS

Sine discussed a meeting that took place in January between the Executive Committee and Dean Rich in which three task areas were identified for action by the College Council.

1. Modification of the College name Dean Rich explained that Employee Services recently changed their name to Human Resources and that has created confusion of what human resources actually means. He is requesting that the name be changed to the College of Human Services, Education and Public Policy. This change would be "technical and non-substantive" and asked for the support of the College Council.
   
   Motion: to approve the name change; Warren, second: Morrison Vote: unanimous
   
   Dean Rich will send a note out to the University community explaining the reasons for the name change and the logistics related to it after these Minutes have been released.
   
   
2. To establish a committee to explore the issue of what procedures should be used to discuss college-wide academic issues. Sine explained that this came from how the Interdisciplinary Studies proceeded on its approval process. It gave many people an uneasy feeling and many wondered what the role of the faculty should be in an issue such as this. This committee will be formed to provide recommendations to the Council. Morrison stated that there needed to be a clearing of the air on procedures such as this. The confusion it created became the discussion rather than the program. Yackoski stated that some faculty came to her and expressed questions and confusion on the issue. Warren asked what the authority of the faculty is or should be.
   
   Motion: to form this committee; Morrison, second: Warren Vote: unanimous
   
   Morrison (nominated by Sine) agreed to be chair of this committee. Dean Rich suggested that the chairs of both the Graduate and Undergraduate Studies Committees be part of this committee. Fitzpatrick suggested that a salaried staff person also be included.
   
   Chair's note: At the time these minutes were posted, John St. Julien, chair of the USC, and Kathy Murphy, as a salaried staff representative, had both agreed to serve on this committee.
   
   
3. To establish a committee to develop and conduct a survey of all members of CHEP to gauge interest in operations, procedures and directions of CHEP. Dean Rich explained that the intent of this committee would be to determine the attitudes, interests and ideas of all of our personnel and the results could be used to help focus priorities of CHEP as move beyond our initial reorganization phase.
   
   Sestak (nominated by Sine) agreed to chair this committee. Other College Council members agreeing to serve on this committee include; Yackoski, Brown and Fitzpatrick. This committee will have a progress report including a timetable for the next College Council meeting.

FUTURE MEETINGS

MEETING FOR SPRING OF 2000
Sine discussed that the spring semester meeting will occur about six weeks apart. Dates and times to be announced.

Meeting was adjourned at 1:16pm.

Minutes submitted by Paul Sestak (sestak@udel.edu, Ext. 8553 )