Tuesday, April 25, 2006
1. Call to Order:
The meeting was called to order at 1:10 PM.
2. Approval of Minutes:
No minutes were available from the previous week.
3. President’s Report:
a) We discussed the implications of the Senate motion; the members of the FSSC agreed that Evans should have shared the motion with the Search Committee, but the motion must be read a second time before it will be formally presented to the entire Board of Trustees. The FSSC also agreed that we should begin to focus on the relationship with the new President and Provost, and it was suggested that Evans begin writing a cover letter to the position papers that outlined broad concerns over the direction of the University; both the letter and the position papers are intended to be used in discussions with the new President this summer.
b) Evans then briefly reported that the Search Committee had finished its interviews with the final candidates, and that they would meet Thursday to narrow the list to a finalist. She was optimistic that this candidate would have broad support; however, she did note that the final candidate would be presented to the Board of Trustees for approval.
4. Vice-President’s Report:
The elected ballot is finished; we are missing a candidate for EPPC from CLA. Perhaps a special election could be held in the fall if a candidate presents him/herself. Millner is now putting together the non-elected committee lists, for approval of the FSSC.
5. Old Business:
a) We discussed and edited the position papers on Curriculum, Workload, and Service, and discussed how these are to be used.
b) AboR: Judy Good is interested in following up this issue, and will work on getting students involved.
6. New Business:
We set the date and place for the end-of-the-year lunch.
7. Adjournment:
The meeting adjourned at 3 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Jane Evans
