Minutes of the Deans’ Council Meeting of January 5, 2010
Present: Anantha Babbili, Moustafa Abdelsamad, Arthur Hernandez, David Billeaux, Kelly Quintanilla, Chris Shupala, Mary Jane Hamilton, Frank Pezold, Harvey Knull
Note taker: Cely Smart
I. Call to Order
Dr. Babbili called the meeting to order.
II. Minutes from Previous CDC Meeting
The minutes of the Dean’s Council from December 1st were approved.
III. Focus Report Progress
Ms. Shupala updated the Council on the progress on the SACS focused report and the credentialing process. She reviewed the new forms for the certification of credentials. Dr. Hernandez suggested the addition of a check box to indicate if the form was only an update.
IV. Distance Education Report
Dr. Babbili reported that the Distance Education task force has completed their report. He provided copies to the Council and requested recommendations by Friday, January 15th.
V. Summer Enrollment Strategy Report
Dr. Babbili discussed the strategy report and requested that the deans share the report with their department chairs.
VI. Course Distribution
Dr. Hernandez provided the Council with the recommendations for the class schedule that were made by the study group. Dr. Abdelsamad suggested that all requests to change the schedule should be sent to the dean as well Dr. Orser’s office. Dr. Babbili suggested adding the wording “Any deviation from the time slot must be reviewed by the dean and receive a signature of approval” to the schedule.
VII. Tenure and Promotion Recommendation Due
Dr. Knull provided a list of the promotion and tenure candidates and requested that the deans check all names and titles for accuracy. He also requested all of the college policies on promotion and tenure.
VIII. Other Issues of the Council
Dr. Babbili announced that the department budget requests should go to the deans in February and they should be discussed with him before they are submitted. The requests should be completed in March.