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

VISITORS: Steve Hamrick, Dave Cline
 
 
1. Evaluations:
Evaluation forms for deans were emailed to the Expanded Cabinet, faculty, and staff. Director evaluations were emailed to the Academic Leadership Council and staff. The dean of EU evaluations will be emailed as soon as the email list is verified.

2. Reassigned Time:
Fowler distributed a memo detailing how reassigned time has been determined for each school. (Summer is considered separately from the rest of the year.) Deans are to decide how they will distribute the hours and inform Fowler by March 22.

3. Graduate Assistants:
Deans are to study the graduate assistant table prepared by Fowler and request any adjustments by March 7. Pfeiffer then will submit the request to the president.

4. Performance Appraisals:
Pfeiffer encouraged the deans to re-read the working P&P before meeting with their faculty. He emphasized the need for consistency in appraisals.

5. Budget:
The group agreed that deans could involve programs heads in developing school budgets to the degree that they wish. Fowler and Pfeiffer will discuss budget strategy the first of next week.

6. Non-Tenure Track and Temporary Positions:
The group made decisions about what openings for next year would be filled with tenure-track faculty, non-tenure track faculty, and temporary faculty. Several tenure-track searches will begin immediately.

7. Office Space Usage:
Hamrick brought a map of academic space on campus, color-coded for each program/school. He'll talk to program heads about inconsistencies. Henceforth, we are methodically linking space allocations to the number of faculty and staff in a department. No program "owns" space as such. Pfeiffer said we will provide adjunct faculty with adequate office space and other facilities, especially in light of the growing pool of adjuncts.

8. Strategic Plan:
The group shared views on the strategic plan draft now circulating among the Expanded Cabinet. Members of the council will submit their views individually by the deadline of March 8.