PURDUE UNIVERSITY
Schools of Engineering
Committee on Faculty Relations
Minutes of Meeting #972 April
29, 2003
Present: Professors
Cipra, Collicott, Fricker, Huggins,
Montgomery, Okos, Revankar, Spitzer and Zoltowski.
Absent: Professors
Eckert and Chandrasekar.
1. The meeting was called to order by Chair Zoltowski. The agenda was approved as amended.
2. Meeting minutes #971 were approved as distributed.
3. Announcements: A moment of silence was
observed in memory of Professor Eckert.
A majority of the committee submitted
ballots approving the following EFDs for the faculty:
26-01, 27-01, 28-01, 8-02, 9-02, 13-02, 15-02, 18-02, 21-02, 23-02, 24-02,
25-02, 26-02, 27-02, 28-02, 30-02, 31-02, 32-02, 35-02, 37-02.
A majority of the committee submitted
ballots approving EFD 36-02 for distribution to the faculty.
The committee was reminded that committee
assignments for 2003-04 are due by April 30 and of the engineering faculty
meeting today at 3:30 pm.
The Chair thanked the committee and Chris
Murray for their service this year, and Larry Huggins
for development of the web site and implementation of the e-balloting process.
4. Okos moved that EFD 49-02 be approved for distribution
to the faculty; Revankar seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
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EFD 49-02 was
approved for distribution to the faculty with editorial changes.
5. Okos moved that EFD 50-02 be approved for
distribution to the faculty; Collicott seconded the motion. Following discussion of possible changes, a
motion was made to table until there could be consultation about such changes
with school faculty.
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EFD 50-02 was tabled
for further discussion.
6. Montgomery moved that the experimental
e-ballot process be approved as standard practice; Collicott seconded the motion,
which passed without opposing votes.
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Electronic
balloting will continue as standard practice for EFDs
proposing course deletions and CFR approval for the faculty.
7. Replacement of ENGL 101 (3 credits) with ENGL
106 (4 credits) effective Fall 2003 and the impact on
school curriculums was discussed. It was
concluded that CFR action was not yet appropriate.
8. Chair Zoltowski requested CFR Chair
nominations for academic year 2003-04.
Huggins moved that Professor Montgomery serve as chair; Okos seconded
the motion, which passed unanimously.
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Professor
Montgomery will serve as chair for academic year 2003-04.
9. The meeting was
adjourned at 1:30 p.m.
Recorder