Deans Council Minutes

July 18, 2001

NOTE: At times, issues of confidentiality may require that some items discussed in meetings be excluded from these minutes.

Present: Bill Barnes, Dick Aynsley, Joel Fowler, Alan Gabrielli, Mike Murphy, Sandy Pfeiffer, Dawn Ramsey, Judy Waits

BOR Capital Outlay

Pfeiffer will be part of the SPSU team attending the BOR Capital Outlay meeting on July 20 to present the proposal on the steel lab, Gateway project, final renovations of the physics building, and final burying of the fiber optics cable.

Summer Pay

Fowler has been looking at the cost of summer pay in comparison with other system institutions. The Workload Committee will look at this topic in early September.

Expanded Cabinet

Deans are included in the Expanded Cabinet, which will meet the first Wednesday of every month. Items for the agenda should be sent to Pfeiffer who will forward them to Mary Phillips.

Fundraising Suggestions

Pat Garrett, Executive Director of Advancement, may visit the deans regarding fundraising suggestions.

General Faculty Meeting

Murphy will be speaking for the VPAA at the general faculty meeting on July 26 at noon.

Graduate Tuition Differential

Fowler has been looking at the graduate tuition differential and the theory behind the allocation of funds. After some discussion, it was decided to put this topic on the agenda for the next Deans Council meeting, July 24.

Graduate Assistants

There was discussion on graduate assistants and how many graduate programs can have. It was noted that there must be a direct correlation to teaching, instructional support, etc. GAs should not be doing routine office work. This item should be on the Extended Cabinet agenda for August 8.

Budget

FY 02 budgets for the schools and programs were given to deans. Fowler will be the liaison with the budget office.

The next Deans Council will be July 24, from 1-2:30 in J334.