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
 
VISITOR: Bill Gruszka
 
 
1. Governor's Teaching Fellows:
Deans are to send nominations to Pfeiffer via email by Friday, December 14, 2001. Pfeiffer will inform deans of his selections.
 
2. Non-tenure Track Faculty:
Early next term Pfeiffer will clarify what constitutes non-tenure track positions and whom we are recommending for these positions.
 
3. Budget:
Fowler will talk to Whitaker about the budget and bottom lines. More information will be available to deans in January.
 
4. SPSU and IT:
Gruszka gave an update on his plans and thinking regarding SPSU and Information Technology. He has spoken to all IT support staff around campus and is getting a feel for the type of system SPSU needs. He wants to improve customer service across campus, have all techs working collaboratively, and upgrade the helpdesk. Before he gives his final proposal to the president in February/March, he will discuss it with the Deans Council.
 
5. BAS Option:
Pfeiffer reported that Ken Allen and Pat Garrett talked to him about Allen's interest in helping to market the BAS degree. After much discussion, the group decided it could support Allen's interest in increasing SPSU's enrollment by marketing the currently approved BAS degree. (The degree is described in the SPSU Catalog.)
 
6. RFPs and Requests for Proposals:
David Stone's CIT office on the first floor of Building J will be the repository for conference announcements and various requests for proposals that concern faculty-until the Teaching and Learning Center opens next fall. Ramsey will send an announcement to Academic Affairs.