UNIVERSITY RESOURCES POLICY COMMITTEE

UNIVERSITY RESOURCES POLICY COMMITTEE

March 26
November 2
September 9

Committee Meeting Minutes

DATE: March 26, 1999
TIME: 1:35 p.m.
PLACE: ET 206
CHAIR: Dianne Bezdon RECORDING SECRETARY: R.A. Barrett

MEMBERS PRESENT: Holly Logan
                                         Bob Barrett
                                         Walt Branson
                                         Mike Nusbaumer
                                         Chuck Newman
                                         Susan Hannah

MEMBERS ABSENT:   Jack Dahl
                                         Pat Farrell
                                         Carl Drummond
                                         Audrey Ushenko
                                         Dyne Pfeffenberger
                                         Hedayeh Samavati
                                         Nancy Wunrow
                                         Dianne Bezdon

GUESTS: Mary Schoeler

Meeting called to order at 1:35 p.m.

By consensus the minutes from the prior meeting were approved.

Robert A. Barrett is acting Chair for this meeting.

Item for discussion was the Amendment of the "Ethical Guidelines for Computer Users"

Forwarded to URPC by the:

Academic Computing and Information Technology Advisory Subcommittee

Mary Schoeler was granted speaking privileges for this meeting.

Discussion centered on Mass-mail and Junk mail.

A motion by Nusbaumer to strike Mass-Mail was seconded by Hannah.

Amendment agreed to.

The item was agreed and will be forwarded to the Faculty Senate. A request for speaking privileges for Donna Bialik will be requested for the Senate meeting.

Walt Branson explained that the IPFW Community Park referred to is that portion on the McKay Farm dedicated to soccer. This is the advertising term to separate this from the entire McKay farm.

CLOSING:

Adjourned: 2:10 p.m.

Next Meeting: none scheduled

Items Pending: None.

Distribution: Secretary of the Faculty
                     All URPC Members
                     All Guests in attendance
                     URPC Web Site

UNIVERSITY RESOURCES POLICY COMMITTEE Minutes of Meeting November 2, 1998 1:30 p.m. - ET 206

Attending: Dianne Bezdon, Walt Branson, Jack Dahl, Carl Drummond, Patricia Farrell, Susan Hannah,
Holly Logan, Chuck Newman, Michael Nusbaumer, Dyne Pfeffenberger, Hedayeh Samavati,
Nancy Wunrow

Absent: Robert Barrett, Audrey Ushenko

1. The meeting was called to order by Chair Bezdon at 1:36 p.m.

2. Agenda adopted as distributed.

3. Minutes from the September 9, 1998 meeting were approved as distributed.

4. Old business:

None 5. New business: 1. The Computer Users Advisory Subcommittee submitted a document to URP for review and forwarding to the Senate requesting a change in the committee name and makeup of the membership. The name proposed is Academic Computing and Information Technology Advisory Subcommittee, and changes in the membership paragraph involve replacement of the administrator of information systems position with a member of the Distance Education Subcommittee elected by that body. Other changes in membership are one member from each School and Division. These changes will bring the subcommittee name and membership more in line with the projected name change of C&DP.

A motion was made by W. Branson, and seconded, to forward the document to the Senate. The vote was unanimous and the document will be forwarded.

2. Pat Farrell shared the plans for Kettler Hall renovation and answered questions on the effect of additional classrooms on campus.

6. Good and welfare 1. Dr. Hannah mentioned a current analysis being conducted in her area on a ten year retrospective of trends in faculty numbers, credit hours, state and tuition income and where it has been spent, and faculty workloads. 7. Meeting adjourned at 2:20 p.m.

Distribution: URPC members
Secretary of Senate
Chair - CUAS

UNIVERSITY RESOURCES POLICY COMMITTEE Minutes of Meeting September 9, 1998 1:30 p.m. - Kettler 178

Attending:                                 Absent:
Robert Barrett                          Jack Dahl
Dianne Bezdon                          Audrey Ushenko
Walter Branson
Carl Drummond
Pat Farrell
Susan Hannah
Holly Logan
Chuck Newman
Mike Nusbaumer
Dyne Pfeffenberger
Hedayeh Samavati
Nancy Wunrow

The meeting was called to order at 1:35 p.m. by Bob Barrett.

Dianne Bezdon was elected chair of the committee for 1998-99.

The Budgetary Affairs Subcommittee requested the University Resource Policy Committee forward a document regarding use of the technology fee, dated August 24, 1998 be forwarded to the Senate for information only. A copy of the document was included with the agenda for today=s meeting. Bob Barrett moved that the document be forwarded, and the committee voted unanimously to do such. The Chair will forward the Ainformation only@ document to the Senate.

New business

Dianne Bezdon introduced a memo sent to her by Norm Newell dated May 29, 1998, subject Aacademic administrator increase@. This is in response to a resolution passed by URPC in February 1998 and forwarded to the Senate. The resolution asked for an explanation from the IPFW administration regarding the differential change between FTE administrative and teaching faculty. The Newell memo is the explanation. Discussion among the URPC members concluded to submit the explanation to BAS for their review. A suggestion was made that BAS be asked to include 1997-98 data in the original report. The Chair will submit the document to the BAS Chair.

A question was asked regarding what the effect on classrooms will be campus wide with the opening of the science building and the upcoming renovation of Kettler Hall. The effect will be an increase in classrooms of approximately 20+. Pat Farrell responded with general information on tentative plans for the renovation of Kettler Hall. She will put together a document on those plans and present at the next URPC meeting.

The meeting adjourned at 2:15.

Distribution:
URP Members as listed above
B. Blauvelt - Secretary of the Faculty