Minutes of the University Committee
for April 27, 1999

The Committee met at 11:15 in 262 CART. Members present were Laura Gellott, Fran Kavenik, Carol Saffioti-Hughes, and Lee Van Dyke. Also present was Larry Duetsch.

The Committee briefly discussed the recent e-mail exchanges that have taken place in reaction to assertions made about the disposition of "merit" dollars. It was agreed that the Committee should await the report of its recently appointed task force before making any further comment.

The Committee discussed matters that they felt should be addressed during their meeting with the Chancellor's Cabinet on May 11. These include: development of a periodic survey of faculty perceptions of administrative performance (Chancellor, Provost, and the Deans); issues related to coordination of academic advising; issues related to development of new credit-bearing programs; space utilization issues; recent findings related to child care issues on campus; and the progress of the Initiative on the Status of Women.

The Committee developed the first draft of an instrument that could be used periodically to survey faculty perceptions of administrative performance. It was agreed that the draft should be reviewed during the next meeting of the Committee.

The meeting adjourned at 12:20.