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Academic Council
Meeting Minutes
October 26, 2004
Present: Curtis
Johnson, Dean of the College; Stephanie Arnold, Dean of Arts
and Humanities; Gary Reiness, Dean of Mathematical and
Natural Sciences; Harry Schleef, Dean of Social Sciences;
Mervyn Brockett, Assistant to the President; and Terri
Banasek, Administrative Assistant and recorder.
Agenda Items
- Minutes of September 21, September 28, October 5, and
October 12 were approved pending final review by Dean
Johnson.
- Academic Council tabled further discussion of the
review of overseas and off-campus programs until the ISCC
has an opportunity to present their report to the
Curriculum Committee.
- Academic Council approved the revised art history job
description with the following changes:
- Change "strong generalist" to "broadly
trained."
- List Western art history in either the title of
the ad or in the job description.
- In boilerplate language, delete "appreciation for
the role of."
- Applications will be sent to Chair, Art History
Search Committee, rather than to Dean Arnold.
- Academic Council discussed possible occupants of the
downstairs area of Albany. Previously it was decided
that perhaps Dean Reiness, Barb Roberts, and the
environmental studies program director could move into
that space. Also, the departments scheduled to move into
the main level offices soon to be vacated by Social
Sciences faculty are academic advising, student support
services, and career services. Susan Hubbuch is
reluctant to move the Writing Center out of the library,
primarily because of security concerns during evening
hours.
Dean Arnold reported that there is concern on the part of
the philosophy and religious studies department about the
availability of printers and copiers in Howard. Dean
Johnson will track down this information.
Dean Reiness raised a related concern about a
conversation he had recently regarding use of the second
floor of BoDine after it is vacated by Social Science
faculty. He believes that the lines of authority are not
clear regarding who needs to be involved in planning for
future uses of the space and that he had received
conflicting views from different offices.
He also expressed the hope that the need for faculty
office space will not be overlooked in the planning for
future uses of Albany hall. Already we have outgrown
Miller Hall, and there are concerns being expressed at
the inadequacies of Fields Hall. This suggests that we
have underestimated space needs even in these relatively
new buildings, and we should learn from those oversights.
In addition we currently have no space dedicated for the
use of emeritus faculty, having converted some emeriti
office space in Olin Hall into a classroom several years
ago. It is likely that the need for offices in the
future will grow, and he sees Albany as a prime location
for additional faculty office space.
Dean Schleef reported that one or two offices in Howard
are being targeted for faculty emeriti offices. There
are four offices on the west side of the third floor.
For the longer term, we have flexibility there. This
area is targeted for environmental studies if the
position ends up in the Social Sciences for the proximity
to support staff.
Next meeting: Tuesday, November 2, 1:30 p.m.
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