Faculty Meeting Minutes
Friday April 27, 2007 10:30 a.m.
CP 206C Conference Room

Attendance: O. Baiocchi, L. Wear, A. Urbanec, L. Crum, S. Chung, E. Hong, I. Bichindaritz,  M. Muppa, S. Hanks, M. .Rosenfeld, G. Mobus, D. Zimmerman, Z. Chavez

1.  Approval of Minutes

•	April 6, 2007

2.	Important Updates - Orlando Baiocchi

Program Review - An official letter has not been received from the program review committee.  However, it has been decided by the review committee to postpone the site visit.  The request has been made to re-submit the program review based on input from the graduate school and review committee members.  Orlando would like faculty members to become involved in the second round and would like to form a task force to work with the graduate school.  The annual fall retreat’s main topic will be the program review.
 
Orlando asked for a volunteer to support undergraduate review during the summer.  Larry Wear was nominated.
(motion: L. Crum, second: L. Wear, approved)

3.	New Business
A.	Faculty Search – Orlando Baiocchi

Information Sciences Position - An offer was approved for Dr. Ankur Teredesai.  However, there was no specification as to what rank he would be hired at.  He is starting the job with expectations that he will be in charge of running a new program and will be taking responsibility over the NSF proposal.  Orlando indicated that he comes with quite a bit of research experience.  

Below are some questions brought up during the meeting:
1.	What rank should he be hired at?
2.	Should the position be offered as an Associate Professor with tenure or Associate Professor without tenure?  

Vote:
The faculty vote was in favor or offering Ankur Teredesai the position of an;
 Associate Professor, without tenure.

Lecturer Position - 

Faculty voted in favor of hiring Menaka Muppa as a lecturer for a three year term.
 (motion: L.Crum, second: S. Hank, approved)

B.  Calculus based physics prerequisite for CSS students - Larry Wear
(tabled from March 2, 2007 meeting) Science course is strongly recommended, see item, C.    
below for further discussion.

C.	Add Chemistry and Biology with labs as an alternative to Physics within the admissions requirements to the undergraduate CSS program. – Larry Wear
	(no vote, will continue to discuss at the next meeting)

D.	TINST 207- Andrew Fry
	Discussion took place on the issue of offering TINST 207 in the autumn.  It is generally a 	well registered class when offered.  Andrew Fry will be teaching the course.  The vote to 	offer this course in the autumn and also in the spring if necessary was taken.
	(motion: S. Hanks, second: L. Wear, approved)

E.	Undergraduate Committee Report – Sam Chung
Should we clone the Seattle FIT, Fluency in Technology Course to a TINST 100 course?  An email vote will take place after the faculty reviews the course description and syllabus. The vote will be:  
To approve the cloned course FIT 100/CSE 100, listing it as TINST 100 course and offer it next academic year based on conversation with Beth Kalikoff.

The undergraduate committee requested to change TCSS 445 pre-requisite to add 360 to the current 342
(motion: S. Chung, second: E.Hong, approved)

Orlando is looking for person to support undergraduate review during the summer. Larry Wear volunteered.
(motion: L. Crum, second: L. Wear, approved)

Steve Hanks mentioned that he would like to see us allow two TINST classes offered as electives rather than 1. (tabled for next meeting)

F.	Guest lecturer program with the community colleges - Bill Kunz and Diane Kinder
 	(we will invite them for the upcoming faculty/staff meeting)

Announcements 

Spring celebration on Wednesday May 23rd.  Time 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. – Isabelle Bichindaritz (send rsvp’s to Isabelle or Alina)