Academic Deans Council Minutes : December 10, 1985

Abstract

Dean Sutton distributed a list of Provost Gillis' prioritized objectives. Criteria on recruiting scholarships to be awarded were due. Two staff members from the Chancellor's office explicated the Research Challenge guidelines to university officials. The 1986-1987 academic calendar was amended. The Economic Security Act proposals are being prepared. A motion was passed to develop a preferential registration system based on GPA or other criteria related to academic ability/performance. It was moved to recommend to the Academic Senate the abolition of the F-to-W petition. Finishing touches to Meshel Hall were progressing. State legislators will be on campus for a briefing on YSU's concerns. The Chancellor's office saw no need for the Telecommunications program that had been proposed. A campus-wide value-added testing was being developed. The administration's bargaining team for negotiations was introduced. North Central was to visit in February, 1988. The next Board of Trustees meeting was set for the 21st.