PURDUE UNIVERSITY

Schools of Engineering

Committee on Faculty Relations

 

Minutes of Meeting #961                                                                                          April 5, 2002

 

Present:     Professors Collicott, Gaunt, Groll, Huggins, Schmeiser, Sutton, and Zoltowski.

 

Absent:     Professors Okos, Revankar, Spitzer, and Venkatasubramanian.

 

Guest:       Sherry Harbin, BME

 

1.   The meeting was called to order by Chair Sutton.  The agenda was approved as distributed.

 

2.  Meeting minutes #960 were approved as distributed.  Revised minutes #959 were distributed.

 

3.  Announcements: 

§         The meeting scheduled for March 22 was canceled due to lack of a quorum.  ECE and BME documents were informally reviewed.

§         The format of the spring faculty meeting has been revised to allow time for input on the draft strategic plan from faculty, staff, and students.  Reports from CFR, FrE, and EIT will be posted on the engineering web site for faculty review. 

§         Selection of the Dean’s Advisory Committee was discussed.  A formal committee with fixed terms rather than an informal group as was originally planned was a concern because it may imply this ad hoc committee will be used in lieu of the constitutionally prescribed role for CFR.

§         Chair Sutton reminded the committee that his term as chair expires at the end of this semester and that election for a replacement must take place before the end of the semester.

 

4.   Zoltowski moved that EFD 12-01 be approved for the faculty; Groll seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.  EFD 12-01 was approved for the faculty.

 

§         EFD 12-01    ECE       Change in Course Title, Prerequisite, and Description EE 648

 

5.  Zoltowski moved that EFD 34-99 be approved for distribution to the faculty; Groll seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.

§         EFD 34-99 was approved for distribution to the faculty.

 

6.  Gaunt moved that EFD 29-01 be approved for distribution to the faculty; Zoltowski seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.

§         EFD 29-01 was approved for distribution to the faculty with editorial changes.

 

7.  Zoltowski moved that EFD 30-01 be approved for distribution to the faculty; Gaunt seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.

§         EFD 30-01 was approved for distribution to the faculty.

 

8.  Zoltowski moved that EFD 31-01 be approved for distribution to the faculty; Collicott seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.

§         EFD 31-01 was approved for distribution to the faculty.

 

9.  Zoltowski moved that EFD 40-01 be approved for distribution to the faculty; Gaunt seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.

§         EFD 40-01 was approved for distribution to the faculty.

 

10.  John Gaunt reported on progress of the ad hoc group documenting the impact of minors in the engineering schools.  He has distributed a list of approved minors from the Office of the Registrar to Professors Groll and Zoltowski and will distribute to members of CFR before discussion at a future meeting.

 

11.  The meeting was adjourned at 1:35 p.m.

 

 

Chris Murray

Recording Secretary