University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
College of Letters and Science
1998-99
Academic Planning Committee
Minutes No. 9
Wednesday, May 19, 1999
| Present: |
Marc Ethridge, Alice Gillam, Mark Harris, Leonard Parker, Julio Rodriguez-Luis, Ron Ross, Mark Schwartz |
| Excused: |
Patricia Kissinger (ex officio), Pat Mellencamp, Erl Olfe (ex officio), Craig Sandgren |
The Chair, Mark Schwartz, called the meeting to order at 1:37 p.m. in Holton 241.
- Procedural Matters -- The Chair asked if there were questions concerning his letter to the Dean regarding the Committee's recommendations; there were none. He also announced that the Dean would be meeting with the Provost regarding position requests on June 7. The Dean will meet with the Committee to discuss the recommendations after that meeting. It was agreed to meet the following Wednesday, June 9, at 2:30.
- Automatic Consent -- Action on Minutes #8 was postponed because the minutes were not yet completed.
- Old Business
- PAR Recommendations
Members discussed how to continue its review of the PAR recommendations. The following questions and comments were expressed:
- do L&S faculty agree on the purpose of the process?
- one cannot use the same set of criteria to evaluate all programs
- are there some programs so fundamental to the mission of the College that they cannot be given up?
- were the costs of doing the PAR worth the results?
- were the results of the PAR foregone conclusions; that is, was anything learned that was not already known?
Members agreed that the APC should discuss the College's array of programs and activities on a regular basis, not because of PAR, but because such discussions are important to the planning process. Several members suggested reviewing the Committee's charge in light of the College's mission and purpose. The reasons why the L&S Faculty established the APC should be reviewed. Before following any particular review process, it may be important to determine what the L&S faculty wants to say about how planning should be done. The College also has an ethos that should be defined. Members agreed to continue this discussion at the next meeting.
Also at the next meeting, the Committee will discuss the process for reviewing sabbatical requests as well as how reviews of centers and certificate programs might be conducted.
- New Business - None
- Committee members agreed to meet on June 9, starting at 2:00 p.m. The Dean will be invited to join the meeting to discuss the committee's recruitment recommendations. The meeting was adjourned at 3:04 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Connie Jo
Special Assistant to the Dean and
Distinguished Advisor
Secretary to the L&S Faculty
Distribution:
Committee Members
L&S Deans
L&S Committee Chairs
Secretary of the University
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