Minutes of the University Planning Council
for October 1, 2001

WYLL 363, 12:00 noon

Present: D. Cress, A. Crist, T. Fossum, P. James, K. Watters, D. Devinny, C. Zanowski, J. Hastings, R. Kirby, B. Johnson, M. Wafa, W. Feldt, S. Norton, L. Ross, L. Klaver, B. Piazza, S. Duveneck, S. McLaughlin, M. Eichner, B. Streeter, E. Letven, A. Statham, C. Evans.

The meeting was called to order at noon.

1. The minutes of the May 2nd meeting were approved.

2. The report of the Recruitment and Retention Task Forces (RTTF) was extensively discussed. There was consensus that the Chancellor should put together a small task force to integrate the recommendations of the RTTF into the University Strategic Plan. The new committee should consist of a member from each planning group with Enrollment Management leading the effort. The new committee should insure that the Recruitment Plan is both integrated into the Strategic Plan and coordinated with the upcoming NCA study.

3. The current Space Master Plan program was described by B. Streeter. There are 2 aspects to the plan; the first phase consisted of assessing program needs by talking with the faculty from both the College and School. Space needs from these discussions will result in a series of projects. A Master Plan will then be developed in which the projects will be placed in a sequence for completion.

The Committee felt that a pro-active approach should be used to examine how space needs of the school and college could be shared. Given the urgency of the issue, a timeline for reporting back to UPC should be the end of the semester.

4. A summary of new programs was distributed and corrections made.

5. There was a brief discussion of Human Resource Issues including:

1. Official Files
2. Employee-ADA issues
3. Systems for collecting information

The meeting was adjourned at 1:45

Eugene Goodman