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

PRESENT: Alan Gabrielli, Mike Murphy, Sandy Pfeiffer, Dawn Ramsey, Judy Waits, Steve Hamrick
 
ABSENT: Dick Aynsley, Bill Barnes
 
GUESTS: Tim Zeigler for Bill Barnes, Pat Carden for Dick Aynsley
 
 
1. Faculty Positions:
Pfeiffer had to pull several one-year temporary positions for the 2002-2003 academic year, to cover Yamacraw monies that were not transferred this year. Decisions will be made soon about tenure-track searches to be conducted this fall. By July 19 the deans are to email Hamrick a description of those areas critical for FY04 searches. Then he will match requests with the ATL report. Pfeiffer will make recommendations to the president shortly thereafter, so that search processes can begin early fall term.
 
2. Graduate Assistants:
Only program heads and deans need to sign EIFs for graduate assistants and tuition remission forms. The paperwork does not need to be signed in the VPAA’s office.
 
3. Space:
We are awaiting a decision about the possible use of Building I for storage, to help free instructional and office space now being used to store furniture, computers, etc. [Update: after the meeting the president notified Pfeiffer that Building I could be used for storage, under certain specific conditions. Hamrick will contact Kashiri about the procedure to follow.]
 
4. Academic Plan:
Deans have copies of the current academic plan and will be talking to their program heads and faculty soon about revisions in same. We will discuss revisions in the plan at our August 28 and September 4 Deans Council meetings.
 
5. Graduate Tuition Differential:
Pfeiffer and Hamrick soon will meet with McCord and Whitaker to discuss use and amount of the graduate tuition differential funds.
 
6. Budget Issues:
Hamrick will talk to Whitaker about transferring funds for travel to Ramsey’s area and about creating a travel budget for the International Programs office. It also was noted that CTE needs an operational budget.
 
7. Math Report:
Waits will distribute the final Math Report to the deans. In the meantime, Gabrielli is planning to meet with the Math faculty to discuss recommendations.
 
8. Grant Writer:
Ramsey reported that a search committee has identified three candidates for the position of grant writer. Interviews will begin next week.
 
9. Honors Program:
Pfeiffer asked deans to be thinking about resurrecting the proposal for an Honors program. This topic will be discussed at our August 7 meeting.