12_01_20_ASPCMinutes

a. Impact on current TT searches

Three searches postponed: Econ, Math, History (a fouth search, Religious Studies, was saved with endowment funding from Catholic Studies).
Dean looked at how long the proposed position has been open as well as the proposing department’s adjunct budget.
Psych, Politics searches completed in the fall semester with top choice candidates.
English, Modern Languages lines were already open for two-years
English, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Religious Studies searches going forward this spring; finalists have been identified and campus visits are being scheduled.

b. Impact on instructional budgets for FY ‘13

Temporary instructional needs will be adjuct positions, plus one Visisting in Sociology (to help cover three faculty on-leave). Second Visiting position is in Physics (due to a recent tenure-track faculty resignation).

c. Need for strategic planning on budget restructuring, program elimination, etc.

Possible tuition increase of, at most, 2% for next year
At April meeting, Rank & Tenure decisions will be announced

a. Friday, February 10, 3:30-5:00, Alumni House

b. Friday, March 23, 3:30-5:00, Alumni House (elections for 2012-13)

Planning committee members should seek out possible candidates for open positions in the College
ASPC – two openings: social scientist and at-large
CAS Chair
UC Closure business (possibly)

c. Wednesday, April 25, 4:30-6:30, Alumni House, Annual Celebration of faculty
accomplishments

a. BPS currently housed in UC

b. Recommendation from ASCC to move BPS to CAS; this needs to go to CAS faculty for a
vote

c. ASCC asks that A&S Planning Committee devise the governance structure

d. Two proposals:

i. Structure like the IDMJ program with Associate Dean and ad hoc faculty committee

ii. Structure like the Interdisciplinary Programs with Faculty Director and rotating
steering committee

iii. Both have parallels in current CAS governance document; need to determine where
language would need to be added or changed and bring that to CAS for a vote, if
BPS motion passes (this could be at Feb or March meeting)
Dean Crabtree asked the Planning Committee to consider the two proposals for the BPS
governance structure. Committee members suggested that we present these models to the
CAS faculty, and then take their ideas and/or motions to develop final model and wording.
If the CAS faculty votes to adopt the BPS, the ASPC will bring related gov doc language
revisions for administrative structure, etc. to CAS faculty at the March meeting.

a. Approval of Minutes
b. ASCC Motion to adopt the BPS program (Jerelyn Johnson, Chair of ASCC; Giovanni
Ruffini, member of AC Subcommittee on UC Matters and ASCC)
c. Discussion of CAS governance structure supporting BPS
d. Election of 1 social science person for Merit Committee (Mielants will talk to Kurt S.
about taking this last open position on the CAS merit committee)
e. Call for Nominations for Distinguished Teaching Award (email call to follow)
f. Call for Nominations for Chair of the College Faculty, 2 year term
g. Call for Nominations for ASPC (at-large, 2 year term; social science, 2-year term),
h. Dean’s remarks – RC previewed these possible items:

Budget and search update
UC update
Highlights of Faculty & Student Accomplishments – the brighter side
Comprehensive Campaign Update (postponed from November mtg for time)