Minutes of the University Committee
for March 2, 2000

The Committee met at 1:45 in 262 CART. Members present were Walter Feldt, Laura Gellott, Carol Lee Saffioti-Hughes, and Lee Van Dyke. James Kinchen was excused. Also present were John Buenker, Larry Duetsch, and Greg Mayer.

With all members of the 2000-01 University Committee present, the Secretary of the Faculty declared that nominations were open for Committee Chair for 2000-01. Professor Feldt nominated Professor Gellott. There being no other nominations, Professor Gellott was elected unanimously by the members of the 2000-01 Committee.

At this point, Professors Buenker and Mayer left the meeting and Professor Kavenik joined the meeting.

The Committee discussed a revised version of Dean Cress' proposal that departmental executive committees be required to provide probationary faculty members with annual written evaluations of their progress toward the achievement of tenure. It was agreed that the proposal should next be sent to all department chairs, asking for their input before the matter is scheduled for consideration in the Faculty Senate.

The Secretary of the Faculty distributed copies of a class schedule proposal forwarded to the Committee on Academic Planning by the Committee on Alternative Delivery and Programming. The proposal would permit classes to begin at 7:30am on M, T, W, and R; would move the activity hour to 11:55 on T and R; and would permit 165-minute classes each afternoon, beginning at 2:00 on M, W, and F and at 2:30 on T and R. It was agreed that the CAP should solicit comments from the academic departments regarding this proposal.

The Committee scheduled two items for the March 21 Senate meeting - the Associate of Arts and Sciences degree and the Spanish for Professionals certificate program.

Finally, Professor Saffioti-Hughes distributed copies of the UW-P 1999-00 budget allocations, noting the amount of funding allocated by the UW System to UW-P for instructional technology training and staffing. The Committee agreed to invite the Assistant Vice Chancllor for Information Services to meet with them in the near future to review how these funds were being spent.

The meeting adjourned at 2:45.