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PRESENT: Bill Barnes, Dick Aynsley, Joel Fowler, Alan Gabrielli, Mike Murphy, Sandy Pfeiffer, Dawn Ramsey, Steve Hamrick, Judy Waits
 
 
1. Emeritus:
The president has asked that, when possible, emeritus recommendations be submitted such that the status is granted at retirement, not later. Pfeiffer will adjust wording in the P&P and then show the revised draft to the deans for comment. It was noted that when an emeritus letter is written and forwarded to the VPAA for his signature, a signature line should be provided for the president.
 
2. Budget:
Fowler continued the discussion from last week on the budget. Pfeiffer will present the final budget proposal to the university on April 4. On a related point, deans are to contact their programs to determine the precise group of faculty who will have T1 status next year and then submit the information to Fowler by Monday.
 
3. Promotion/Tenure Eligibility List:
The VPAA's office will continue to send the promotion/tenure eligibility list to the deans, as well as a list of those eligible for pre- and post-tenure review. It is each dean's responsibility to inform faculty of their eligibility, which takes in to account probationary credit where applicable.
 
4. Dean's Absence:
When deans plan to be away from campus for a full day or more, they should designate someone to be in charge and email their school faculty and Pfeiffer with that information.
 
5. Catalog:
Hamrick will be distributing the draft catalog to the deans and program heads soon.
 
6. Deans Council Members:
Hamrick was invited to attend all Deans Council meetings for the rest of the year, as a transition to his next year's interim position.