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College of Arts and Sciences Policy Committee Minutes
March 7, 2003

Present: Tom Gieryn (chair), Alex Dzierba, Katy Fraser, Roy Gardner, Kevin Hunt, Chuck Livingston, Deidre Lynch, Ellen Dwyer (recorder).

    1. The meeting began at 2:30 PM with the approval of the minutes of February 14, and 28, as amended.

    2. The Committee discussed briefly the membership and goals of the recently-appointed Strategic Planning Review Committee.

    3. The Committee discussed and revised slightly a draft policy on "Expectations of Faculty When on Release Time from Teaching," prepared by Kevin Hunt. He then agreed to send the revised draft to the College Dean. We also talked about the motivations for developing such a policy. The Dean had asked us to do so as a way of making clear the continued service and research obligations of faculty not actively teaching but also not on sabbaticals or leaves without pay.

    4. At 3:15 PM, Dean Subbaswamy joined the meeting. He described briefly the College's twelve Commitment to Excellent projects, as well as the additional proposals submitted with other units. He is very pleased with the way the proposals came together. Multiple faculty lines have been requested but they are not assigned to single departments. The College also asked for funds for related items, including assessment increases, staff support, and colloquia.

    5. The Dean distributed copies of the College's 2003 Annual Budgetary Report and asked that the Policy Committee set aside time to discuss it. We agreed to do so.

    6. Tom Gieryn noted that the report on the Dean's review has been sent to Chancellor Brehm and Bob Eno.

    7. The Committee asked the Dean about plans for the future of Computer Science, especially in terms of its relationship to Informatics. The Dean reported that questions about this issue had been raised in conversations with external candidates for the position of chair of Computer Science and that a realignment had been suggested. The next step is to poll the faculty of the two units, Computer Science and Informatics. Once they agree on what they see as the best future configuration, the Dean will come to the Policy Committee with a proposal for discussion.

    8. At 4 PM, the meeting ended. There will be no meeting on March 14.

Questions or comments regarding the minutes and actions of the Policy Committee may be addressed to Tom Gieryn, 5-2950, Dept. of Sociology, Ballantine 754, gieryn@indiana.edu.