PURDUE UNIVERSITY

Schools of Engineering

Committee on Faculty Relations

 

 

 

Minutes of Meeting #981                                                                              January 9, 2004

 

Present:     Professors, Cipra, Fricker, Huggins, Montgomery, Okos, Rundell, Swain, Jamieson and Spitzer

 

Absent:     Professors Collicott, Revankar, Lawley, and Wang

 

Guest: Andrew Brightman, BME

 

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

 

2.  Meeting minutes #980 were approved as distributed.

 

3. Announcements:  A majority of the committee submitted ballots approving EFDs 23-01, 48-02, 51-02, 1-03, 8-03, 9-03 and 10-03 for the faculty. 16-03, 17-03 and 18-03 were flagged by faculty, 17-03 was withdrawn and the issues were resolved for the other two.

 

4.  Spitzer made a motion to send the BME course documents and the BME curriculum document together as one package, Okos seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.

 

5.  Rundell moved that EFD 16-03 be approved for distribution to the faculty; Okos seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.

§         EFD 16-03 was approved for distribution to the faculty with editorial changes.

 

6.  Rundell moved that EFD 18-03 be approved for distribution to the faculty; Okos seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.

§         EFD 18-03 was approved for distribution to the faculty with editorial changes.

 

7.  Rundell moved that EFD 21-03 be approved for distribution to the faculty; Okos seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.

§         EFD 21-03 was approved for distribution to the faculty with editorial changes.

 

8.  Rundell moved that EFD 22-03 be approved for distribution to the faculty; Okos seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.

§         EFD 22-03 was approved for distribution to the faculty with editorial changes.

 

9.  Rundell moved that EFD 23-03 be approved for distribution to the faculty; Okos seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.

§         EFD 23-03 was approved for distribution to the faculty with editorial changes.

 

10. Rundell moved that EFD 24-03 be approved for distribution to the faculty; Okos seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.

§         EFD 24-03 was approved for distribution to the faculty with editorial changes.

 

11. Rundell moved that EFD 25-03 be approved for distribution to the faculty; Okos seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.

§         EFD 25-03 was approved for distribution to the faculty with editorial changes.

 

12. Rundell moved that EFD 26-03 be approved for distribution to the faculty; Okos seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.

§         EFD 26-03 was approved for distribution to the faculty with editorial changes.

 

13. Rundell moved that EFD 27-03 be approved for distribution to the faculty; Okos seconded the motion.

§         Spitzer moved to rescind the prior motion to put forth all the documents with the curriculum as a package since EFD 27-03, detailing the BME curriculum, was not going to pass at this meeting; this was to allow the EFDs for the BME courses to go forth separately.  Okos seconded the motion which passed unanimously.

§         Rundell moved that EFD 27-03 be tabled for further discussion, Cipra seconded the motion which passed unanimously.

It was further discussed and agreed that the electronic transmittal of the EFDs for BME courses would be accompanied by information on where faculty could view a tentative curriculum to provide a context in which the courses would be taken.

 

14. The meeting was adjourned at 3:00 p.m.

 

 

Jackie Lanter

Recorder