In attendance: Dave McShaffrey (Chair), Jim O’Donnell, Bill Bauer, Mark Sibicky, Laura Little, Cathy Brown, Sharon Douglass, Gloria Stewart, Dan Huck, Janet Becker, Corina Gerczak.

Meeting minutes from March 3, 2004, were approved.

Items:
Student representatives: The student representatives introduced themselves. Janet Becker is a M.A.L.L. student; Corina Gerczak is a M.S.P.A.S student. They will provide their email addresses to McShaffrey to be included in the Council email list.

Minimum course grade and program GPA: Brown provided a statement in re minimum course grades for inclusion in the graduate catalog. Members discussed and edited the statement. Brown will provide a revised edition to Prof. Fraser MacHaffie for the graduate catalog and to Douglass for inclusion in the minutes.

Ex-officio voting rotation plan:  The program directors decided to have the voting rotation correspond with the creation of the graduate program in chronological order. McShaffrey will compose the plan for Council’s Policies and Practices and forward it to Faculty Council when completed.

Staffing issues and implications: Members discussed the need for additional full time personnel to support the graduate and undergraduate programs. Issues relate to all aspects of the college: the strength of department programs, the reputation of the college, the success of the freshman year program, the number and salary of adjunct faculty, etc. McShaffrey will compose a document statement on behalf of Council addressing these concerns for submission to the Planning Committee. He will forward drafts to members via email for revision prior to our next meeting.

Next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 31, 2004, 12 noon, 207 McDonough. Meeting adjourned at 12:55 pm.