Present:	Kristin Espinosa, Connie Jo (ex officio), Edith Moravcsik, Stacey Oliker, Campbell Tatham
Excused:	Reinhold Hutz
Absent:	James Coggins
Guest:	Donna Van Wynsberghe

1. The Chair, Stacey Oliker, called the meeting to order at 1:33 p.m. in HLT 131

2. Automatic Consent
   1. Minutes #3 (March 3, 1999), 1998-1999 Committee Year, were approved as submitted.
      
   2. Minutes #1 (September 8, 1999), 1999-2000 Committee Year, were approved as submitted.
      
   3. The 1998-1999 Committee's annual report was approved as submitted.
      

   It was moved, seconded, and approved to suspend the order of the agenda to accommodate the Committee's guest, Associate Dean Donna Van Wynsberghe.

   Associate Dean Van Wynsberghe, who is the College liaison to the Affirmative Action Advisory Committee, requested that the Committee on Committees review the charter of the AAA. She stated that the charge seems nebulous,and it may not be addressing issues that really are important, such as campus climate. She also opined that the kinds of things with which the AAA was charged apply to the entire campus, not just L&S. There was brief discussion about whether UWM has a campus-level affirmative action committee. Associate Dean Van Wynsberghe indicated that a new System report on affirmative action was about to be released. She thought it might be useful as a springboard for discussing an appropriate charge for the AAA if the Faculty feelsits functions are needed at the college level. Professor Oliker will look into whether there is a campus-level committee. She and Professor Moravcsik will comprise the review committee for the AAA. The CoC members agreed that a meeting with members of the AAA should be arranged.

   The committee returned to the order of the agenda.

3. Procedural Matters
   1. Election of Chair. Professor Oliker was elected to serve as chair for 1999-2000 by unanimous acclaim.
   2. Professor Oliker called attention to the Committee's charter and asked if there were questions about the Committee's role.
   3. It was moved, seconded, and approved to recommend to the Dean that David Mulroy serve as Parliamentarian.
   4. Committee members agreed that unless something unanticipated arises, only one additional meeting, to conduct the Nominations process, might be needed during the academic year. That meeting is tentatively scheduled for March 1 at 1:30. Connie will check with each member to see if the time is acceptable. If not, schedule blanks for the second semester will be sent to members.

4. Old Business (continued)
   1. Affirmative Action Advisory Committee (see above)
   2. Attendance at Faculty meetings was discussed. The recommendation placed before the Faculty as a discussion item at the April, 1999 meeting was moved and seconded. During discussion, a number of amendments to the recommendation were accepted. The revised recommendation was approved as amended; a copy is attached to these minutes.

5. New Business
   1. Possible dates for the faculty meetings in late fall and spring were considered. Committee members agreed to hold the meetings on November 22 and April 10.
   2. Agenda for the November 22, 1999 Faculty Meeting was approved as follows:
      1. Call to Order
         1. Announcements
         2. Question Period (10 minutes maximum)
      2. Automatic Consent
         1. Minutes #1 (October 1, 1999)
         2. Recommendation for Consideration of Candidates for Degrees and Honors for December, 1999
         3. Annual Reports Committee on Committees, 1998-1999
            Academic Planning Committee, 1998-1999
            Academic Policies and Appeals Committee, 1998-1999
            Graduate Program Committee, 1998-1999
            
      3. Old Business
         1. Recommendation Concerning Attendance at Faculty Meetings
      4. New Business
         1. Recommendation to Rename the Center for Latin America
         2. Recommendation to Revise the College's High School Special Students Admission Requirements
         3. Recommendation of the Department of Geosciences to Eliminate the Ph.D. in Geosciences Program
      5. Adjournment (no later than 5:00p.m.).

   3. Nominations Process
      
      1. Committee members reviewed the forms used last year in conducting the nominations process and agreed to continue their use.
      2. The timetable for the process was set: letters to faculty members, requesting nominations, will be sent Dec 1 with a deadline of Dec 16 for responses. The Committee will meet March 1 to prepare the nominations report.

   4. The campus/system approval matrix was reviewed. It identifies the actions that require College approval, but the appropriate approval process within the College is not indicated. Committee members reviewed the actions included in the matrix and assigned approvals at the level of the Course and Curriculum Committee or the entire Faculty. Connie will draft a table for Committee members to consider. It will be sent to the Course and Curriculum and Graduate Program Committees for their review and feedback.

6. As no further business was conducted, the meeting was adjourned at 3:11 p.m.