PURDUE UNIVERSITY
Schools of Engineering
Committee on Faculty Relations
Minutes of Meeting #963 October
15, 2002
Present: Professors
Collicott, Eckert, Fricker, Huggins, Montgomery, Okos, Revankar, Schmeiser,
Spitzer, and Zoltowski.
Absent: Professor
Groll.
1. The meeting was called to order by Chair Zoltowski. The agenda was approved as distributed.
2. Meeting minutes #962 were approved as
distributed.
3. Announcements:
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Chair Zoltowski
asked for introductions around the table and Professors Eckert, Fricker, and
Montgomery were welcomed as new members.
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Dean Huggins
announced that the draft strategic plan is available on the engineering website
and all were encouraged to review and submit feedback. Two open forums will be scheduled in November.
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Hard copies of
EFDs that are on the agenda will continue to be available at the meetings.
4. Huggins moved that EFD 22-00 be approved for distribution
to the faculty; Revankar seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
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EFD
22-00 was approved for distribution to the faculty with editorial changes.
5. The CFR website and electronic distribution
of EFDs was discussed. EFD 41-01,
approved last spring for distribution to the faculty was used as an example for
format. Edits were made to the mechanism
for flagging a document for faculty meeting discussion. This document will be used as a test before
others are posted to the website.
6. The process and procedures for the Grade
Appeals Committee was discussed.
University Regulations requires that the committee consist of four
faculty members, two undergraduate students, and 2 graduate students, with
alternates from each category. The
number of alternates may vary depending upon anticipated school needs. Formal action from CFR to the University
Senate to change these requirements was discussed and will be added to a future
agenda for further consideration.
7. The meeting was
adjourned at 10:00 a.m.
Recording
Secretary