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
 
 
1. Announcements/Updates:
The deans will attend both graduation ceremonies, whereas the faculty will attend just the graduation for their school.
 
2. Program Review:
Our policy and triggered list was approved by the BOR. The reviews to take place this year are TCOM and ATET. Pfeiffer notified the BOR that the ATET review was moved up to this year from the year originally scheduled.
 
3. Salary Equity Study:
Ramsey said the RFP will go out as soon as Pfeiffer approves it, which should be Thursday, November 29.
 
4. Workload:
Pfeiffer will discuss a number of workload issues with the president-especially concerning summer. The Workload Committee soon will be working on specifics of scholarship.
 
5. Distance Learning:
Ramsey said the University System is no longer supporting streaming video. However, WebCT is being supported.
 
6. Distance Ed Funds:
After much discussion, the deans recommended that the MSIT, HTC, and CNST programs receive some funding for developing online courses. Ramsey will write up the specifics about what each program will do and how much funding they will receive.
 
7. Item for next agenda:
Certificates leading to degrees