Minutes of the Steering Committee Meeting
20 August 2009
3:00 PM, President’s Board Room
(submitted by Dennis DeVries, Secretary)

In Attendance:  Bob Locy, Mary Ellen Mazey, Kathryn Flynn, Russ Muntifering, Larry Crowley, Emmett Winn, Claire Crutchley, Jim Wright, Dennis DeVries, Michel Smith (non-member, chair of the Non-Tenure Track Instructors Committee)

Absent:  David Shannon, Bill Hames

--The meeting was called to order at 3:00 p.m.  

--Kathryn Flynn introduced Michel Smith, chair of the Non-Tenure Track Instructors Committee. 

--The minutes from both the 6 July 2009 and the 14 August 2009 Steering Committee meetings were approved without correction. 

--Kathryn Flynn sought feedback from the Senators concerning whether to have one or two meetings during September and the results were pretty much even, with a slight favoring of a single, longer meeting. 

--We discussed the Lecturer/Senior Lecturer positions.  Michel Smith presented and handed out a series of comments and questions on behalf of the Non-Tenure Track Instructors Committee to be considered as these positions are discussed further, and if policies are developed concerning them (if the resolution passes at the September Senate meeting).  We discussed the presentation of the resolution, and concluded that Dr. Mazey will present it. 

--Relative to the Core Curriculum Oversight Committee resolution, Linda Glaze will present concerning the logic of the resolution.  The Senate Rules Committee will have a slate of nominees for both committee structures ready regardless of the outcome of the vote on the resolution so that the committee can begin their work. 

--Information items will include calendar adjustment issues and an accelerated BS/MS degree program guidelines. 

--We discussed the issue of one versus two meetings, and concluded that we will schedule for a single meeting. 

--We discussed the H1N1 influenza situation. 

-- Meeting was adjourned at 4:43 PM.