UWM College of Letters and Science
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
College of Letters and Science

2001-2002
Committee On Committees
Meeting: Tuesday, October 2, 2001
Holton Hall 241

Minutes No. 1

Present:   Osei-Mensah Aborampah, Martha Carlin, James Coggins, Reinhold Hutz, Connie Jo (ex officio), Campbell Tatham
Excused: Mary Casey

  1. The Chair, Campbell Tatham, called the meeting to order at 4:01 p.m. in Holton Hall 241.


  2. Automatic Consent – There were no objections to the following items; they stand approved.
    1. Minutes #3, 2000-2001 Committee Year (February 28, 2001)
    2. Annual Report for 2000-2001

  3. Procedural Matters
    1. Review Charter - The Committee briefly reviewed it functions.
    2. Recommend Parliamentarian to the Dean - The Committee agreed to recommend to the dean that David Mulroy be appointed as Parliamentarian if he is willing to serve in that position.
    3. Meeting Schedule - Committee members agreed that meetings should be called as necessary.
    4. Campbell Tatham announced he would be on sabbatical in the Spring Semester and suggested that the Committee elect a co-chair to serve in his absence. Martha Carlin was elected unanimously to serve as co-chair.

  4. Old Business
    1. Criteria for Distinguished Professor Designations
      Campbell Tatham reported that he had received no response from Jay Moore to a letter he sent on behalf of C&C to the University Committee, expressing the Committee's concern about the process by which Distinguished Professors Designations are granted. Committee members agreed to forward the same letter to Ann Snyder, the 2001-2002 University Committee Chair.

  5. New Business
    1. Faculty Meetings - It was moved, seconded, and approved to hold the Fall Faculty meeting on November 1, 2001 at 3:30 p.m. The spring meeting will be set at a later date.
    2. Faculty Meeting Agenda Items
      The Committee reviewed the draft agenda for the faculty meeting. A note should be added to indicate that the proposal for the actuarial science major comes from the Mathematics Department. Members agreed to add to the agenda a Committee of The Whole discussion of the proposed new course scheduling parameters. They asked that Tom O'Bryan be requested to explain the plan, preferably with the use of transparencies, at the Faculty meeting. The plan should be posted on the web prior to the meeting. Committee members agreed to authorize the Chair to add to the agenda any items that are sent to the Committee prior to publication of the agenda.
    3. Nomination Process
      Committee members agreed to use the same forms as used in previous years to conduct the nominations process. A memo asking faculty members to indicate their interest in committee service will be sent on December 1st with the request that faculty members return their preference forms by December 14th.

  6. Adjournment – The meeting was adjourned at 4:20 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Connie Jo
Special Assistant to the Dean
Secretary to the L&S Faculty


cc: Interim Dean Richard Meadows
Associate Deans Harris, Miller, O'Bryan, Schuster
Assistant Deans Horstman, Kissinger, Olfe
Secretary to the University


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