Minutes of the Deans’ Council Meeting of March 2, 2010

Present: Anantha Babbili, Moustafa Abdelsamad, Art Hernandez, Dave Billeaux, Paul Meyer, Kelly Quintanilla, Mary Jane Hamilton, Frank Pezold, Harvey Knull, Christine Shupala

Guests: Renee Gonzales, Margaret Dechant

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 February 23rd were approved.

III. SACS/Site Team Update

Mrs. Shupala distributed a preliminary schedule for the SACS Site Team Visit and reviewed the timeline of events.

IV. Research Integrity

Dr. Knull summarized the new responsible conduct of research requirements. Ms. Gonzales reviewed the new requirements for training for IRB applicants.

V. Budget Development Due Dates

Dr. Babbili announced that the CFO will be sending a simplified list of budget timelines along with a list of future budget uncertainties. Dr. Babbili further announced that he will be playing a more inclusive role in the dissemination of information from the Division of Finance and Administration.

VI. Coordination of Deadlines

Dr. Babbili described the effort to coordinate the deadlines for department chairs. The Office of the Provost will be working with the deans on how to pace deadlines for chairs. Dr. Hernandez requested that the Provost’s Office schedule a way to express gratitude to the chair’s for their exceptional work on SACS.

VII. Enrollment Management Report

Ms. Dechant announced that official spring enrollment will be certified on March 15th by Dr. Orser. She also described the renovations that will be made to the Student Services Center and discussed the upcoming Island Days. Dr. Quintanilla and Dr. Hamilton suggested the use of tickets for PAC events to ensure fire code compliance during future events.

VIII. Preparing for 10K in Fall 2010

Dr. Babbili advised the deans to start determining how to prepare the University resources for 10,000 students in the fall. He warned the Council that the greatest pressure will fall on the Core Curriculum Program.

IX. PC Approvals

Dr. Babbili announced that the President’s Cabinet has approved the minor in Military Science, the Tenure and Promotion Timeline and the revised Web Procedure (61.99.99.C2.01).

X. Other Issues of the Council

The Council unanimously endorsed the recommendation for Dr. Richard Sheppard for Professor Emeritus of Education status.

Dr. Quintanilla and Dr. Hamilton requested that a formal process be developed for the selection of student speakers at graduation. Dr. Billeaux will follow up with this request.

Dr. Knull provided graduate program student data and the Research & Scholarly Activity Annual Report.

XI. Adjourn