1) CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order by Dennis Rome, Chair.  Also attending were members Stuart Hansen, Peggy James, Fran Kavenik, and Greg Mayer (Secretary pro tem)  Farida Khan and Herbert Colston (members elect) participated by phone in the election of officers for 2008-2009.

2) MINUTES

Minutes of the meeting of April 29, 2008 were approved.

3) ANNOUNCEMENTS

              There were no announcements.

4) UNIFNISHED BUSINESS

• Professor Mayer is working on a draft report from the UC to the incoming

Chancellor.  Shared governance should be a theme of the report, and reference to Chap. 36 of the statutes should be included.  Prof. Kavenik noted that candidates for Chancellor are generally not familiar with the traditions and legislatively established rules of shared governance that characterize the University of Wisconsin.  Other items to include are academics, and faculty hiring (the latter also a matter of shared governance, subject to the “affirmative recommendation” of the department). 

• The Chancellor Search and Screen Committee has completed its work and

 been disbanded.  The Regents subcommittee will interview the candidates on Monday.  If they decide immediately, negotiations with the selected candidate could begin as early as Monday night. 

• The in person part of the administrator evaluations process is complete.

5) NEW BUSINESS

• Prof. Mayer (seconded by Prof. James) nominated Prof. Rome for U.C. Chair. 

The motion passed unanimously. 

• Prof. James (seconded by Prof. Colston) nominated Prof. Evans for U.C. Vice

Chair.  The motion passed unanimously. 

• Profs. Gurtman, Leeds-Hurwitz, and Wallen were approved as augmentors for the Teacher Education Executive Committee.

d) The meeting with Prof. Martinez was postponed.

6) MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

              The Committee voted its unanimous and enthusiastic thanks to Prof. Kavenik for years of dedicated work providing baked goods to enliven and refresh the Committee.

7) ADJOURNMENT

The meeting was adjourned at 4:18 P.M.