April 25, 2003

Present: Tom Gieryn (chair), Alex Dzierba, Roy Gardner, Chuck Livingston, Deidre Lynch, Susan Gubar, Katy Fraser, Rob Shakespeare, Erik Bucy

1. The meeting began at 2:30 p.m., with introductions of the new members of the Committee, Rob Shakespeare and Erik Bucy, whose official terms begin in the fall.

2. Minutes of the April 18, 2003 meeting were approved with minor modifications.

3. After brief discussion, the Committee approved the new degree of Doctor of Audiology to be offered by the College.

4. A request from both the faculty member concerned and the relevant departments to shift a 0.25 FTE to another department was approved.

5. At 2:45 p.m. Dean Subbaswamy joined the meeting. He reported that an announcement can be expected in the next two weeks regarding the Commitment to Excellence Proposals. Details regarding procedures will follow shortly thereafter. Budget guidelines can be expected in mid-May with the hope that they can be set in June. The Dean also reported that hiring is progressing well this year. He left at 3:30p.m.

6. Since Tom Gieryn's term will end with this academic year, the Policy Committee needs to elect a new chair and will do so in May. A new secretary will be elected, along with a chair for the Nominations Committee. The role of Committee observers at Planning meetings and Chairs' and Directors' meetings was discussed.

7. At 3:40 p.m. Mike Dunn, Dean of the School of Informatics, joined the meeting. In response to a question about a possible move of the Computer Science Department from the College of Arts and Sciences to the School of Informatics, Dunn responded that nothing has yet been decided, and that he believes it wise to proceed slowly; a joint committee including faculty from all involved units will be established to consider the possible move. The College has no established guidelines for such moves though there are historical precedents. Should the move be realized, Dunn was confident that Computer Science courses would remain available to College students if the College was ready to recognize them towards graduation. Another issue that will need to be resolved is that of space.

8. The meeting adjourned at 4:00 p.m.