Academic Deans Council Minutes : December 01, 2010

Abstract

Distinguished Professorship Nominations were to be sent shortly. Deans had to supply information about their reduced holiday operations hours for the break between December 23, 2010 and January 2, 2011. Marilyn Ward presented a PPT presentation on the budget, showing where we were and what had been done to date. Further clarification was needed about the student wages budget lines. About 29 faculty were taking the separation incentive. Based on the faculty separation list ,Deans Council will revisit and talk about faculty positions and resolve positions before the end of the calendar year. The Core and Basic Framework of YSU's Strategic Plan were to be presented to the Board Committee December 7 and to the Senate later in the day. Deans Council discussed a memo submitted by Ron Shaklee about student inquiries into more advantageous time schedules for night classes to allow students to take more courses per semester. Paul Kobulnicky was having his librarians prepare information about options to assist faculty in the advantageous spending of library funds for acquisitions. Dr. Khawaja said that the administration's faculty negotiating team has been assembled.