CMS Internal Advisory Committee Summary - 10/17/01 - Page 1

Members Present:

CMS Internal Advisory Committee Summary - 10/17/01 - Page 1

Dan Baden (CMS/Director)

Patricia Kelley (Earth Sciences/Chair)

Jim Merritt (CMS/Associate Director)

Curt Moyer (Physics/Chair)

Martin Posey (CMS/Resident)

Scott Quackenbush (Biology/Chair)

Steve Skrabal (CMS/Non-Resident)

Joan Willey (CMS/Associate Director)

CMS Internal Advisory Committee Summary - 10/17/01 - Page 1

Members not Present:

CMS Internal Advisory Committee Summary - 10/17/01 - Page 1

Jack Hall (Environmental Studies/Dir.)

Charles Ward (Chemistry/Chair)

Jeff Wright (CMS/Resident)

CMS Internal Advisory Committee Summary - 10/17/01 - Page 1

Recorder: Dennis Ihnat

Discussion Item: IAC Membership

Dan: Discussed election of CMS non-resident faculty IAC representatives

  • Steve Skrabal elected to one-year term. Dan made introductions.
  • Dick Dillaman was elected to two-year term, but has schedule conflict and will not be able to serve.
  • IAC recommendation: Offer Steve Skrabal the two-year term, and offer Ron Sizemore (runner-up in previous election) the one-year term.
  • Will present recommendation at next faculty meeting.
Agenda Item: Security

Dan: Summary of current issues

  • ID Badge
  • Will set up photo ID day @ CMS
  • Stolen Items
  • Temp cleaning crew employee identified as culprit; items located & returned; situation has been addressed.
  • Card reader on CMS Wet Teaching Lab
  • Evaluating options to provided necessary access with appropriate controls
  • (Dropped from consideration after faculty consult subsequent to IAC)
Agenda Item: Coastal Ocean Research and Monitoring Program (CORMP)

Dan: Attended meeting on 11/5 with UNC (GA) to discuss multiple programs: CORMP/SEACOOS/CARO-COOP

  • SEACOOS delayed for a year, but will be talked up in DC
  • Expectation that CORMP & CARO-COOP (South Carolina program) will become NOAA line-item
Agenda Item: Strategic Plan

Dan: Already working on 2 objectives in Education Committee report

  • See Goal 3, Objectives 4 & 5 (handout)

Joan: Handout is not final report

  • Final version was on web page
  • Will check & confirm final version is available
Agenda Item: Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunities

Dan: Propose $20K for summer undergraduate research opportunities, depending on availability of funding.

Patricia: Alternate external funding sources? (NSF)

Dan: 1-2 years @ CMS to establish track record, then seek federal funding

Scott: Effective program would give credits for summer programs

  • 10-15 credits (full summer load)
  • Content-heavy Course (team teach?)
  • DIS/Internship

Martin: Team Teaching has advantages

  • 7 wks, 1 faculty/week…7 faculty share load
  • Students get exposed to additional professors

Dan: Start this summer

Scott: Key is to ensure research earns credit toward degree

Patricia: Undergraduate summer course requires 15 students

  • Scott: can get exception for “experiment”

Scott: Will draft 1-page summary of proposal and pass around IAC

Discussion Item: Graduate students

Dan: Received faculty request to provide support for graduate students in summer

General discussion ensued

Agenda Item: Operations Personnel

Dan: Held mtg. w/OPS group to discuss Service & Quality

  • Will use CMS funds to hire 3 additional personnel
  • IT, Aquaculture Mechanic, & Boat Maintenance
  • CMS/IT has work order form, working on process
  • Procedures in place to deal w/illegal attachment to network
  • Have asked OPS to identify/review job descriptions. Multiple tasking seems to be diverting attention from primary responsibilities.