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Meeting Minutes

September 4 UCC/ UPC Chairs Meeting

8:30-9:30 a.m., Room 723, 25 E. Pearson.

UCC Attendance: Anthony Barbato, Michael Minnie, Allen Shoenberger, Kim Dell'Angela

UPC Chair Attendance: Carolyn O'Connell, Richard Salmi, SJ, Marge Beane, Bill Laird, Bill Yost.

Absent: Alan Gitelson, Paul Jay, Bren Murphy

  1. General update on the functioning of the committees:
    1. Academic Affairs (reported by the Provost): This committee has functioned as a traditional curriculum committee. We should be looking at high level policy issues.
    2. Staff Affairs: Met on a monthly basis. Need clearer guidelines concerning discussion of topics, i.e., employee benefit issues being discussed at the Staff UPC and at Budget & Finance UPC. How does input get from one UPC to another?
    3. Budget & Finance: An effective committee that has been dealing with serious issues, particularly in the area of benefits.
    4. Student Affairs: This committee reviewed some delicate student issues and received good input. Regular student forums would be helpful.
    5. Research: Loss of chair slowed the work of this committee. The discussion of space allocation and research responsibility important.
    6. Strategic Planning: Committee will begin its serious work this fall as new planning process begins.
    7. Faculty Affairs: Serious topics have been considered by this committee. Work on the faculty handbook continues.

  2. Enhancing Communication:
    1. Minutes and Agenda posted on Governance Web Page: Each chair is asked to submit this information to Marge Beane for posting
    2. Summary Report to the University Community: Each chair was asked to review his/her committee report and submit changes to Beane. This summary will be placed on the governance website.
    3. Open Forum with University Community: Though the Charter recommends that the open forum be held in September each year, it was suggested that since we are in the beginning stages of the governance system that a fall open forum held in connection with a faculty council meeting or another university gathering would work best. Exact time and location is still to be determined.

  3. UPC Membership and Terms of Service
    1. Chair of Research UPC is needed. Names are to be submitted to the Provost.
    2. Richard Salmi, SJ, will provide names for students for unfilled spots on UUCP's.
    3. Each chair is to suggest one, two, and three year terms for faculty, staff, and students on his/her UPC. This permit staggered rotation of membership in the coming years.
    4. Since the governance system began in February, it was recommended that committee membership remain the same for the upcoming year except for the need to fill vacant positions.

  4. Announcements
    1. Marge Beane will be the new liaison for the UCC committee. Many thanks to Steve Bergfeld for his fine work in this position.
    2. UCC will meet as soon as possible to fill vacant positions on committees and to determine agenda items for work of the UPCs.