October 25, 2004

Present: Rob Shakespeare (chair), Judith Anderson, Erik Bucy, Katy Fraser, Jeff Hart, Kevin Hunt, Chuck Livingston, Al Ruesink (recorder), Pam Walters

The meeting convened at 2:30.

Minutes of the meeting of October 18 were amended and approved.

Pam helped us begin a discussion of the issues involved in salary equity determinations in the College, particularly those involving gender equity. We will return to this issue after obtaining information about equity adjustments that have been made in the College over the last five years.

Dean Swamy joined the meeting at 3:15.

Swamy described the continuing efforts to adjust College budgets--both those he controls directly and those in departments and centers--to reflect the budget shortfall this year due to the dip in enrollments and to adapt to the continuing lower budget expected for next fiscal year. This difficult task is proceeding but is not yet complete.

Swamy summarized his ongoing discussions with Chancellor Gros Louis (and indirectly with President Herbert) regarding the nature and the funding of the five CTE proposals that the College sent forward for consideration this year.

There ensued a rather lengthy discussion of the new criteria that Swamy is proposing for awarding the Halls Professorships, a set of criteria that Swamy has been working on since January. The bequest gives the dean considerable latitude in how the funds, now about $130K annually, may be used, and Swamy believes that their distribution is his to determine. He feels these are extremely important for recruiting and retaining Arts and Humanities faculty. To obtain more benefits in recruiting and retention, he has made the previous 5-year term renewable. He believes that he has set a high standard for all such appointments and that he sets the bar particularly high when bringing in new Halls Professors from outside. In response to CPC concerns, Swamy noted that he would place in the guidelines an expanded statement about teaching and indicate that contributions to service are expected.

The application process for Halls professorships has been eliminated and it is clear that Swamy will be working closely with department chairs in making Halls appointments.

Finally, there was a short discussion with Swamy of our efforts to understand the non-tenure track faculty (NTT) scene. Swamy said he insists that departments use NTT salary increments for NTT's and not reallocate them elsewhere. He believes that departments should retain flexibility as to how NTT's are used in governance. Swamy believes that limits have been clearly established that define the assignments appropriate for NTT's and that within those limits there is a lot of room for differences to emerge between departments. The CPC will continue its consideration of NTT matters.

The meeting adjourned at 4:15.

Albert Ruesink, recorder

Questions or comments regarding the minutes and actions of the Policy Committee may be addressed to Rob Shakespeare, Dept. of Theater and Drama, Theater and Drama Ctr. A300H, 5-4367, shakespe@indiana.edu. Past minutes and College Policy Statements can be found at the CPC web page: www.indiana.edu/~college/faculty/policy/policies.shtml.