University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
College of Letters and Science
2001-2002
Academic Planning Committee
Meeting: Friday, June 7, 2002, 9:00 a.m.
Holton Hall 241
Minutes No. 4
| Present: |
Swarnjit Arora, Gerald Bergtrom, Victor Greene, Thomas Holme, Patricia Kissinger (ex officio), Renee Meyers, Stacey Oliker |
| Excused: |
Margaret Atherton, Erland Olfe (ex officio), David Schultz, Gabrielle Verdier |
| Guest: |
Connie Jo, John Koethe, G. Richard Meadows, Denise Mueller |
- The Chair, Gerald Bergtrom, called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. in Holton Hall 241.
- Automatic Consent
- Approval of Minutes #3 (March 22, 2002) - The minutes were approved as submitted.
- Procedural Matters
- Election of Committee Chair - Members of the Committee unanimously elected Stacey Oliker as Chair for the 2002-2003 academic year.
- Special Order of Business
- Meet with Dean Richard Meadows - Dean Meadows expressed his appreciation to committee members for their service to the College. He then described the current budget situation and the effects it will have on filling positions in the College. There are approximately 99 proposals for faculty hires, but the College is likely to make no more than 35 hires, perhaps fewer. Because of the budget crisis, priorities must be set in determining which positions will be filled. The Dean indicated that his priorities were as follows: carry-forward positions, replacement and PAR positions, Milwaukee Idea and action plan positions (only where the action plan has been launched), and, finally, new positions. We need to keep some flexibility in this set of priorities in order to be able to respond to unanticipated opportunities to hire very strong faculty members. The Committee has at least two weeks, probably longer, to make its recommendations. Nothing will move forward until the State budget is approved.
- Dean also discussed the accreditation process. North Central Association will visit in 2004. The association has a set of guidelines for assessing an institution's success in achieving its goals. UWM currently is rated at the lowest of three levels. We need to show improvement in some areas and develop a long-range plan for how we will continue to improve. Dean Meadows thought we could make some immediate improvements in high-volume service courses. He asked that the Committee be involved in the review and assessment process. Committee members emphasized that the assessment should be based on what happens to students after graduation.
- Old Business - None
- New Business
- Review of Position Requests - Members of the Committee discussed how they should proceed in reviewing position requests. They wish to see a 5-year profile of each department's faculty/student ratio, faculty-staff/student ratio, and undergraduate/graduate student ratio. In addition, they would like to look at enrollment data over 5 years to determine if there are areas with significant increases or decreases. The committee decided to invite the associate deans to the next meeting to get their views on where are the greatest areas of pressure.
- L&S Assessment - see section IV.
- Committee members agreed to hold the next meeting on July 2, 2002 at 9:00 a.m. The Associate Deans will be invited to attend the first hour. The meeting was adjourned at 10:52 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Connie Jo
Special Assistant to the Dean
Secretary to the L&S Faculty
Distribution: Interim Dean G. Richard Meadows
Associate Deans Harris, Miller, O'Bryan, Schuster
Assistant Deans Horstman, Kissinger, Olfe
Secretary of the University
Minutes #4, 2001-02.apc
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