Minutes of the Steering Committee Meeting
3 March 2011
3:30 p.m., 107 Samford Hall
(by Russ Muntifering, Secretary)

In Attendance:  Nedret Billor, Larry Crowley, Claire Crutchley, Kathryn Flynn, Robin Jaffe, Mary Ellen Mazey, Russ Muntifering, Ann Beth Presley, Jim Wright
Absent: Andy Wohrley

-- The meeting was called to order at 3:30 p.m.

--The minutes of the 17 February 2011 Steering Committee meeting were approved without change.

--Robert Smith, Chair of Non-Tenure Track Committee, presented a proposal pertaining to guidelines for promotion of clinician- and research-series non-tenure track faculty that had been revised based on discussion at the February 17 meeting of Steering Committee. This item will be presented for discussion at the April 5 meeting of University Senate.

--We developed a tentative agenda for the April 5 meeting of University Senate that includes two Action Items (proposals on departmental administrative reviews and changes to procedures for promotion and tenure) and three Information Items (guidelines for promotion of clinician- and research-series non-tenure track faculty, proposed changes to Faculty Handbook, and Threat Assessment Team update).

--The meeting was adjourned at 5:00 p.m.