University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee College of Letters and Science 2002-2003 Academic Planning Committee Meeting: Thursday, June 19, 2003, 11:00 a.m. Holton Hall 241 Minutes No. 8 Present: Swarnjit Arora, Margaret Atherton, Gerald Bergtrom, Doug Cherkauer, Christopher De Sousa, Thomas Holme, Pat Kissinger (ex officio), Jeanne Schueller Excused:   Stacey Oliker, Gabrielle Verdier Guests: Mark Amsler, Kathleen Dolan, Mark Harris, Connie Jo, Richard Meadows, Eleanor Miller, Denise Mueller, Charles Schuster, Donald Solomon, Madeleine Velguth Call to Order - The Acting Chair, Gerald Bergtrom, called the meeting to order at 11:00 a.m. in Holton Hall 241. He distributed copies of the position request form approved by the APC. The current and new members introduced themselves. Connie Jo distributed department credit hours profiles. That information will be redone to correct some errors. It was moved, seconded, and approved to suspend the agenda to accommodate the guests. V. A.   Dean Meadows discussed the anticipated budget cuts over the next five years. Given the large increase in student tuition, he questioned whether fall enrollments would meet expectations. He gave a brief summary of the Chancellor's remarks concerning the next five-year plan. Although we may have to scale down plans later, depending on what happens with the budget, he asked the committee to plan for thirty new hires. On another matter, Dean Meadows informed Committee members that Dean Susan Kelly, School of Continuing Education, now is very interested in seeing the Institute for World Affairs move to the Center for International Education. Dean Meadows will keep the committee informed about the progress of those negotiations. Mark Harris, Associate Dean of Natural Sciences, expressed problems with hiring replacements for fourteen retirements in the last few years because of astronomical startup costs. Richard Meadows spoke briefly about the startup costs of positions in the Natural Sciences. Mark identified seventeen positions that he feels are needed in the Natural Sciences; he urges filling six of those positions in the coming year. The Freshwater positions are a high priority; the current faculty members have secured large grants to help fill these positions. In addition, Mark sees positions in Chemistry, Mathematical Sciences, and Biotechnology as high priorities. Eleanor Miller, Associate Dean of Social Sciences, stated that she was pleased with the overall hiring in the Social Sciences recently. She explained that the Social Sciences have submitted twenty position requests; she would be happy to see ten of those positions filled in the coming year. Ellie reported that hiring in Journalism and Mass Communication is a top priority due to the critical need for faculty members to accommodate the huge enrollments in the department's courses. She listed Political Science (Pre-law) as the next priority followed by Psychology (Health), Anthropology (Forensics), American Indian Studies (Director), and Urban Studies. Charles Schuster, Associate Dean of Humanities, indicated that he was very happy with recent new hires. He would be pleased if twelve of the twenty-one requested positions were filled this coming year. Film Studies was Chuck's highest priority followed by a replacement position for Barry Wind in Art History and a carry-over Contemporary Art PAR position. He noted that mediation in the Department of Communication is an area of high student interest. He would like to see two carry-over positions in English, two positions in Foreign Languages and Linguistics, and two positions in FICL (one of which should be a senior hire) filled this coming year. Chuck reported that the Spanish and Portuguese Department is rebuilding, and he would like to see two senior faculty members hired there. Members of the Committee thanked Dean Meadows and the Associate Deans for taking the time to share their views on recruitment priorities. It was moved, seconded, and approved to return to the order of business. Automatic Consent Minutes #6 (March 28, 2003) and Minutes #7, 2002-2003 (April 4, 2003) were unanimously approved. Procedural Matters Election of Chair for 2003-2004 - Doug Cherkauer was elected unanimously and enthusiastically as chair for 2003-2004. Old Business Proposal for a Center for Advanced Spatial Information Research (CASIR) - Connie Jo gave a brief summary of the changes made to the proposal and answered questions from Committee members. She explained that there is potential for securing huge grants since this is an area that is growing rapidly. It was moved, seconded, and approved to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal for a Center for Advanced Spatial Information Research. New Business Discussion with Dean - see above. Name Change of the Chemistry Department - It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the name change of the Department of Chemistry to the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Connie Jo gave a brief explanation concerning the name change. Members expressed concerns about possible objections from Biological Sciences and/or Health Sciences. The motion was tabled to allow time to circulate the proposal to those units. Review of Position Requests - The Committee agreed to meet again to review position requests on July 3 at 11:00 a.m. Members agreed prepare in advance a list of their priorities. (Note: the meeting date subsequently was changed to July 10.) Adjournment - The meeting was adjourned at 12:43 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Connie Jo Special Assistant to the Dean Secretary to the L&S Faculty Distribution: Dean G. Richard Meadows Associate Deans Harris, Miller, O'Bryan, Schuster Assistant Deans Horstman, Kissinger Secretary to the University Minutes #8, 2002-03.apc