April 28, 2004, 1:30 am., UW2 327
Present: Colin Danby, Particia Kelley, Andrea Kovalesky, Sandeep Krishnamurthy, Mike Stiber, Jane Van Galen, Barbara Van Sant and Linda Watts
Guest: Mary Baroni
Guest remarks - Mary Baroni, Chair of the Grants and Contracts Initiatives Task Force will discuss Dr. Eric Thelan's visit to UWB.
Mary Baroni shared information with the EC on the Grants and Contracts Inititiative Task Force. The task force was formed as a response to the expressed interest of the faculty at the 2004 Faculty Retreat for support of a research culture at UWB. The task force's mission and mandate is to recommend systems and policies to create the infrastructure needed to support research. Mary has invited Dr. Eric Thelan, Executive Director of Research and Sponsored Programs at Marquette University to UWB for consultation with the Task Force and faculty. Dr. Thelan will be on campus May 20 and 21. The agenda leaves time available for Dr. Thelan to consult with groups or individuals on May 21. Times open for consultations are 9:30 am - 3:00 pm. A public presentation will take place May 20, 4:00 - 5:00 pm, UW2 005, with a reception following. Mary stressed that Dr.Thelan's approach to research and sponsored programs is a value driven, service oriented method that emphasizes faculty career development. Dr. Thelan's website is: www.marquette.edu/orsp . Mary requests that the EC share this information with their departments and ask that any faculty or small groups that are interested in scheduling a time to consult with Dr. Thelan be put in touch with Mary. The EC provided Mary with some useful information on faculty conducting research at UWB currently.
Approval of EC Minutes
EC Minutes of April 14, 2004 were unanimously approved.
Discussion of 2004-2005 Ballot/Committee Roster for GFO
Linda addressed the EC regarding the status of GFO Committees and the GFO Chair and Vice Chair status at the present time. Many GFO Committees have full to partial rosters, programs will be notified of openings on committees within the next two weeks. The Academic Programs Office at UWS is initiating the nomination process for the upcoming Graduate School Council elections. The election for the Bothell seat on the Council will be held this Spring as part of the election cycle for all appointments that begin during the 2004-2005 academic year. UWB has been asked to establish a nomination committee of three graduate faculty who will choose two willing candidates to serve on the Graduate Council. The EC concluded that the Council could constitute that committee. No decision was finalized on the matter. An election for Faculty Council on Promotion and Tenure may need to be conducted separately from the GFO Chair and Vice Chair nominations. Currently, there is no available nominee for GFO Vice Chair. Linda apprised the Council of the situation and asked the EC to deliberate on this matter without her being present. The EC considered a few possibilities to resolve the problem, Jane Van Galen could, if elected serve as GFO Vice Chair through Autumn 2004 at which time, an election could be held to nominate Chuck Jackels to serve as Vice Chair the remaining term (Winter 2005-Autumn 2005). Chuck will be consulted about this arrangement. Other faculty members will be asked about availability and willingness to serve as GFO Vice Chair.
Action item: Linda will send the EC a current GFO Committee roster with openings on each committee.
Minutes submitted by Barbara Van Sant
