Present: Geoff Conrad (Chair), James Craig, Alex Dzierba, James Franklin, Susan Gubar, Dean Russell Hanson, Noretta Koertge, Ted Widlanski

1. Two new members, Susan Gubar and James Franklin, were introduced.

2. The minutes of the May 5 meeting were approved.

3. The committee responded to Jim Sherman's request to nominate faculty members for the search and screen committee for Chancellor of the Bloomington Campus. We agreed that the appointment of a new chancellor was critical for the Bloomington Campus and for the College. Several names were suggested and forwarded to Jim Sherman.

4. The committee discussed the materials that were provided by several individuals in response to the proposal that a Near East Institute be formed. Most of the responses were favorable. The committee also received a report from several members of NELC that provided a plan for restructuring and maintaining the department. The committee reviewed the College policy on restructuring departments.

5. The committee discussed the memo from Chancellor Gros Louis on general education. It was agreed the Policy Committee would try to provide some guidance to CUE and that one of the critical issues was the criteria for inclusion of courses to fulfill distribution requirements.

6. Dean Hanson joined us at 2:15 p.m. Dean Hanson offered some suggestions on how the Department of NELC might be administered while the Near East Institute is being considered and the future of the department is settled.

7. Dean Hanson provided the committee with information about the funding of a faculty position for the joint PhD/DBA program involving Economics in COAS and Business Economics and Public Policy in the School of Business. One of the goals of the joint program is to bring the economists on campus closer together and increase the visibility and impact of economics at IU. There appears to be some misunderstanding about whether and how funds were provided for the new position. The CPC supports the goals of this plan and urges the administration to pursue them.

8. Dean Hanson reported on several items. The proposed Science Building has become the number one building priority for the University system. The Research Incentive Fund has provided funds for several needs identified by the College faculty including the renovation of the language laboratories.

The meeting adjourned at 3:03 p.m.

Submitted,

James C. Craig