October 2, 2003

Present: Erik Bucy, Ellen Dwyer, Katy Fraser, Roy Gardner, Susan Gubar, Kevin Hunt (chair), Chuck Livingston (recorder), Al Ruesink, Rob Shakespeare

1. The meeting began at 4:00 PM with the approval of the minutes of September 25, as amended.

2. The Committee discussed a draft of a response to Professor Stanfield's request that we review the circumstances of his dismissal. A detailed response is nearing completion.

3. The Committee discussed a proposed transfer of a faculty member's appointment between units. That appointment is now split 75%-25% between two College Departments and a request has been submitted that the 25% be transferred to a program within the College. In making its recommendation the CPC must consider statements from the heads of all units involved. These have been received but clarifications are being requested.

4. Katy Fraser reported on the Dean's meeting with Chairs on September 30.

5. Dean Subbaswamy joined the meeting at 5:00 PM. Discussion included the following topics.

• A second round of proposal development is underway for the Commitment to Excellence, the Campus program funded by a $1,000 student fee. In this round the College will pay particular attention to its proposals in the humanities, an area that was inadequately funded last year.



• The Dean will be continuing the development of the Academic Enhancement Plan, with a focus this year on tenure criteria and the role of the balanced case.



• Details of current enrollment numbers will become available soon, and these will clarify the budget situation of the College for the coming year.



• The Dean discussed with the CPC its concerns about raising academic standards in the College and University. He reminded the Committee that in its role as Budgetary Affairs Committee it must be mindful of the trade-offs between actions that will lower enrollments and efforts to provide adequate funding for College activities.



• Discussion turned to the possible transfer of the Department of Computer Science to the School of Informatics. The College has a substantial investment in Computer Science and the costs of such a transfer would be significant. One aspect of any proposal for a transfer must be that the College does not acquire a financial burden. The Dean assured the CPC that any timeline for a transfer will assure adequate time for the Policy Committee to carry out its mandated assessment of the transfer, including a remonstrance to the College faculty if found necessary.



• The Dean left the meeting at 5:40 PM.

• Consideration of Dean Subbaswamy's goal of College-wide discussion of tenure criteria, with particular emphasis on the role of teaching effectiveness.



• A review of the CPC's role in, and the general structure of, the annual departmental planning meetings held with the Dean.



• Salary policies for professional staff and the Dean's goal of encouraging a modification of these policies at the university level.