Members present: Dr. Vivian Correa, Dr. Harry Daniels, Ms. Mary Driscoll, Dr. Kathy Gratto (for Dr. James Doud), Ms. Cheryl Howell (for Dr. Michael Bowie), Ms. Kay Hughes, Dr. John Kranzler, Dr. James McLeskey, Dr. David Miller, Dr. Mickie Miller, Dr. Linda Jones (for Dr. Dorene Ross), Dr. Theresa Vernetson, Dr. Nancy Waldron, Dr. Rodman Webb, and Dr. Sandra Witt

Information Items

Committee members reviewed the November 5, 2002 meeting minutes. Dr. Waldron made a motion to accept the minutes, Dr. Vernetson seconded the motion, and the committee members agreed unanimously on their acceptance.

Dean Emihovich distributed copies of a document—2002-2003 University of Florida Committees, Boards and Councils–that was compiled by the Office of the Provost and lists University-wide committees, committee responsibilities, members, and contact information.

Guest Speaker

Lynn Frazier, UF International Center

Dr. Lynn Frazier, the Executive Associate Director of the UF International Center (UFIC), presented information about two issues:

• Changes at the University regarding international students.

Major executive and regulatory changes affecting the international population in the U.S. became law on September 11, 2002. Many of these laws directly impact UF international students, including the following:

• Full-time Enrollment. The role of the UFIC has changed with regard to international students. In the past, its main task was to assist students with their visa status. The U.S. Department of Justice has assigned reporting requirements to the IFIC, including the monitoring of students who are not enrolled for 12 or more credits (or full-time enrollment). She recommended that colleges contact the Graduate School if they have programs/disciplines for which nine credits should be considered full-time semester enrollment for graduate students.
• Health Insurance. The State and UF require that all international students document health insurance coverage. Insurance co-payment requirements have changed for international students. Dr. Frazier noted that the policy for international students is less expensive than a comparable policy for domestic students.
• Service Fee. The UFIC has enacted a service charge of $50 Fall and Spring semester for all international students.
• Procedures for UF faculty to set up a “study abroad” program

The UFIC invites faculty to contribute to the expansion of UF’s international programs and develop new opportunities for students to study abroad. Dr. Frazier distributed a Faculty Primer for Study Abroad that describes the steps involved in developing a study-abroad program. The steps include:

1. Faculty member develops the academic content for the program and seeks approval to offer it as a short-term study program or summer study-abroad program.
2. Obtain department approval.
3. Obtain college approval.

• The UFIC works with the faculty member to develop a program budget. Faculty salary and reimbursement are provided through program fees and student tuition.

Faculty members can find additional information at the following IFIC Web site: http://www.ufic.ufl.edu/ipd/index.html. A new IFIC initiative has begun that promotes interaction between domestic and international students at UF.

Discussion Items

• Space Issues

Associate Dean Webb indicated that some pending space decisions must be made in the College. He requested input from DAC members about current or anticipated space needs and concerns. Space needs related to several grant-funded projects and College initiatives—including a graduate research office for the Collaborative Assessment, Research, and Evaluation (CARE)[1] staff—were discussed.

In order for the available space to be re-allocated appropriately, Dean Emihovich requested that department chairpersons poll their faculty about space needs and provide this information to Associate Dean Webb as soon as possible.

• Dean’s Advisory Committee Retreat

Dean Emihovich proposed the possibility of holding a retreat on December 19 at Kanapaha Botanical Gardens. Although no specific topics have been determined, a diversity workshop is tentatively planned for the morning. Issues related to strategic planning initiatives, College “vision,” and/or other issues may be addressed in the afternoon.

Additional information will be provided at the next DAC meeting. Dr. Miller indicated that it would be helpful for retreat attendees to have advance copies of the retreat agenda.

• College Strategic Plan Draft

Dean Emihovich will meet with Provost David Colburn on December 2 to discuss a report that she will prepare that addresses the College of Education’s Strategic Planning initiatives. She will revise the document that was prepared last year by the College of Education to outline the College’s strategic directions in response to the UF Presidential Task Force. She has requested that the FPC and DAC review her draft report—which is intended to represent the beginning of a discussion with the UF administration—and provide guidance to her about what to include before she submits it to the Provost on November 26.

She indicated that the framing piece of the College report would address issues related to (a) children and families and (b) the preparation of high quality teachers, instructional leaders, and other professional educators. The impact of recent election results should also be noted. She presented preliminary information about topics that might be included in the report.

She requested input from the DAC members about specific ways in which the College can achieve excellence under the UF Strategic Plan with regard to Provost Colburn’s questions in his October 4 memorandum to her, Discussion of the Strategic Plan in Your College.

• What are the core strengths in the College that align with the strategic plan that the university must fund? How far is each core strength from the “top 20” nationally, and what level of resources, period of time, and intensity of efforts would realistically be required to raise it into the top 20?

The College of Education has identified four programs that align most closely with the UF Strategic Plan and contribute significantly to the University’s emphasis on children and families. The four programs that contribute most significantly to the College of Education’s reputation, productivity, and rankings are Counselor Education, Special Education, School Psychology, and Unified Teacher Education. In last year’s report to the Presidential Task Force, the College documented the strengths of these programs.

• What are the core strengths in the College that do not seem to align with the strategic plan, but which you, nevertheless, believe should continue to be funded (and why)? How far is each of these core strengths from the “top 20” nationally, and what level of resources, period of time, and intensity of effort would be required to raise it into the top 20?

In answering these questions, she will indicate that the faculty are aware of the academic needs of the College to improve programs and academic ranking. They are also aware of the State’s critical need for teachers and administrators, and the expectation that the College will respond to those needs responsibly and quickly. In this section she will review programs that contribute significantly to the College mission and to the University’s strategic priorities (including children and families), improving program and college rankings, and the importance of strengthening graduate education.

• Where can the College interface successfully with the University’s interdisciplinary priorities and strengthen them and the College simultaneously?

The interdisciplinary priorities outlined by the UF Strategic Plan include children and families, brain research, internationalization, aging, ecology/environment, biotechnology, and cancer and genetics.

Dean Emihovich plans to note that teacher education is broader than College program issues alone, as evidenced by the College’s ongoing and proposed collaborative initiatives with other units, including the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Department of Pediatrics, the Brain Institute, Engineering, and the Institute of Child Health Policy.

She presented several collaborative models that cross the boundaries of traditional disciplines, programs, and paradigms, including models that address the following broad concepts: (a) the social ecology of education, (b) language, literacy, and culture, (c) curriculum and instruction/arts in learning, and (d) integrated services in communities and schools.

After an extended discussion, DAC members recommended that the response to the Provost’s memorandum clearly reflect the priorities listed in the report that the College submitted to the UF Presidential Task Force last year. She indicated that she would focus on the priorities that the College identified in the earlier report, and that the faculty would be asked to provide additional input about how all programs might advance UF’s interdisciplinary priorities.

Dean Emihovich indicated that she would revise the report based on (a) the input that she received at the DAC meeting today and (b) additional comments and suggestions that she receives from the faculty before she submits the report to Provost Colburn.

The meeting was adjourned at 11:51 a.m.

Members present:  Dr. Michael Bowie, Dr. Vivian Correa, Ms. Mary Driscoll, Dr. Kathy Gratto  (for Dr. Jim Doud), Ms. Kay Hughes, Dr. John Kranzler, Dr. James McLeskey, Dr. David Miller, Dr. Mickie Miller, Dr. Don Pemberton, Dr. Dorene Ross, Dr. Pete Sherrard  (for Dr. Harry Daniels), Dr. Theresa Vernetson, Dr. Nancy Waldron, Dr. Rodman Webb

Information Items

Committee members reviewed the October 1, 2002 meeting minutes.  After minor corrections on the attendance list, Dr. David Miller moved to accept the minutes.  Dr. Vernetson seconded the motion, and the minutes were accepted by unanimous vote.

Discussion Items

Vision discussion in the College:

Rod Webb commended Dr. Correa on facilitation of the Fall Faculty meeting, October 11, 2002 and asked the DAC members for their impressions of the vision discussion.  Comments included the following comments and observations:

• There was little discussion of research, reward structure, personnel preparation, and academic commitment.
• Only half the faculty attended the meeting and not everyone spoke.
• The discussion was helpful and diverse, but incomplete.
• The FPC should continue vision discussions in the future in collaboration with the dean’s office.
• Committee members agreed that the Deans and faculty should be involved in future discussion of the vision.  A suggestion was made to choose a particular idea and move forward (e.g. teacher education, doctoral program).

Rod Webb stated that Deans Emihovich and Vernetson met with Paul Nagy, U.F.’s Coordinator in the Office of Educational Services (assigned to the Office of the Provost), and Curtis Jefferson, Vice President of Academic Affairs at Santa Fe Community College.  A proposal to establish a collaborative teacher education program with SFCC in areas of critical shortage, particularly in mathematics, science, and special education was discussed.

Preliminary suggestions for such collaboration included the following:

• SFCC might provide facilities and faculty to teach lower division classes
• UF faculty and graduate students might teach upper division courses
• COE, LAS, and SFCC faculty would produce high-quality, focused, four-year programs
• Programs could include elements of distance learning

Rod Webb asked committee members to list possible benefits of well-designed, collaborative degree programs with SFCC.

Strengths

• Recruiting more students from more diverse backgrounds
• Recruiting students from non-traditional backgrounds
• Feeder for graduate programs/5^th year teacher education
• Better parking
• More accessibility/Satellite campuses
• Gives COE an opportunity to think differently about our role in addressing critical needs (Large scale undergraduate programs)
• SFCC’s infrastrucure for technology – delivery of instruction
• Would not necessarily supplant Proteach – but make Proteach smaller (elementary)
• Clinical faculty used to potential advantage
• Opportunity for graduate students to teach and more leadership roles for graduate students
• Clinical teachers (school-based) plus graduate work opportunities with COE
• Shortage of qualified Special Education teachers
• Recruitment of Special Education teachers
• Good community relations builder
• Provides leverage with Provost’s office for graduate admissions rules
• Politically pleasing
• Academic support at SFCC available in greater quantity (remedial courses, tests, etc.)
• We get to count them
• Four year program at SFCC might protect five year program

Challenges/Issues

• Students might not come to UF if SFCC charges less
• “Caste” system
• Replicating programs at two sites?
• If BA only, program integrity is a problem (elementary, early childhood)
• Concern about SFCC “taking over” the BA program
• NCATE visit is in April 2003.  There is lots to do!  Time?  Incentives?

Next Steps

• Ask SFCC if they will do BA alone
• Is COE going to set standards for faculty teaching in program?
• Who is going to do this?
• Fact finding at other community colleges – what models are available?
• What’s going to happen if COE doesn’t do this?
• Implications for redesigning programs?

Announcements

Dr. Bowie announced that the Office of Recruitment, Retention and Multicultural Affairs will sponsor a minority recruitment event in the COE.  His office will bring up to two minority applicants per department to UF for a 2-3 day expense-paid visit.  He asked departments to suggest applicants he can invite to this event.

Beginning in the spring, the Office of Recruitment, Retention and Multicultural Affairs will offer two GRE refresher courses each semester.

Dr. Bowie’s office will offer a 3-hour workshop on Cultural Diversity for Administrators in December.  Dr. Bowie will submit possible dates later in the week.

Dr. Pemberton announced that a Lastinger Advisory Council meeting was held on October 4.  Forty-four administrators, teachers, COE faculty, and business leaders attended the meeting and contributed to the discussion of the Lastinger Center’s work and vision.  Participants reviewed the Lastinger Center Concept Paper, and encouraged the Center to conduct regular surveys exploring pressing educational issues.

Dr. Mickie Miller announced that on October 3 the UF Alliance team participated in “UF on the Road, Orlando Tour”.  Part of the tour included a visit to Jones’ High school, a new member of the Alliance.

Rod Webb distributed a list of “Occupations Gaining the Most New Jobs” as an informational item.

Meeting adjourned at 10:45.

Members present:  Dr. Vivian Correa, Dr. Harry Daniels, Dr. Kathy Gratto (for Dr. James Doud), Ms. Mary Driscoll, Ms. Kay Hughes, Dr. John Kranzler, Dr. James McLeskey, Dr. David Miller, Dr. Mickie Miller, Dr. Dorene Ross, Dr. Theresa Vernetson, Dr. Nancy Waldron, Dr. Rodman Webb, Dr. Sandra Witt

Information Items

Committee members reviewed the revised August 20, 2002 meeting minutes and the September 3, 2002 meeting minutes. Dr. Ross made a motion to accept the minutes, and the committee members agreed unanimously on their acceptance.

Dean Emihovich circulated a packet of information that she received from the University of Illinois at Chicago for review by committee members. The packet contains descriptions of academic programs, centers, and information about urban school partnerships. She suggested that the college consider creating a similar packet to showcase college programs. She also circulated an announcement about a conference for the European Council of International Schools that will take place in Berlin on November 21-24.

She requested nominations from department chairpersons for faculty representatives for the following two committees:

1. College Technology Committee (at least one representative from each department); and
2. Developmental Advisory Board (faculty members who have an interest in fund raising).

Dr. Correa reminded committee members that the Dean’s Advisory Committee meeting minutes would be posted on the Faculty Policy Council Web site.

Dean Emihovich met with College of Education alumni on September 14. The alumni expressed interest in the University of Florida Strategic Plan and its possible implications for the college. They expressed strong support for the faculty, students, teacher preparation programs, and the College of Education.

Ms. Hughes provided an update about the ongoing faculty lunches with Dean Emihovich.

Ms. Driscoll announced that faculty representation would be appreciated at a reception that will take place at the Sarasota Yacht Club on October 2 from 4-6 p.m.

Discussion Items

Dr. Donald Pemberton, Director of the Lastinger Center for Learning, has requested faculty input about his proposed strategies for accomplishing the center’s objectives, as outlined in the Lastinger Center Concept Paper (August 19, 2002 revision) and the Lastinger Center Portfolio of Programs. These documents were provided to the committee members prior to the meeting for review.

Dr. Pemberton reiterated his commitment to align the work of the Lastinger Center with the mission of the college, the mission of the University of Florida, and the research interests of faculty members as the center continues its partnerships with the Florida Department of Education, school systems throughout the state, and the business, educational and civic leadership of the state to improve the quality of teaching and learning in Florida’s schools. He indicated that center resources must be focused to ensure their maximum effect. His first step in engaging faculty is to respond to their research interests. He hopes to identify a core group of University of Florida faculty and persons from around the state who will lead initiatives.

He has met with faculty members from the School of Teaching and Learning and will meet with faculty from the other departments in the next few weeks. He plans to meet frequently with faculty to provide information about initiatives and collaborative opportunities.

He elicited input from committee members to assist him with focusing and prioritizing the Lastinger Center initiatives. Dr. McLeskey praised the “Invest in Schools” initiative, whereby resources are mobilized to create a network of high poverty, high performance schools that will be supported by teams of civic, corporate, university, and public leaders.

The Lastinger Center’s vision and mission statements were discussed. Associate Dean Webb discussed the importance of replicating national scholarly work in Florida. Dr. Vernetson suggested that Dr. Pemberton might wish to discuss readiness initiatives when he consults with DOE representatives in Tallahassee. Dr. Correa discussed expanding the definition of marginalized children, with increased emphasis on linguistic diversity. She and Dr. Daniels emphasized the importance of including families in the decision making process. He discussed the importance of actively reaching out to those who are at the periphery of the educational process. Dr. McLeskey discussed the need for a coherent focus on improving schools for students who are not achieving adequately.

Dean Emihovich inquired about how best to advance from the objectives listed in the Concept Paper to effect meaningful school improvement. The need for the development of a sustainable model with which the center can move forward was discussed. She asked about the possibility of expanding the college’s current partner school programs (Prairie View and Duval Elementary Schools) to other schools in the area, perhaps Williams Elementary School, identifying a model school, and beginning focused initiatives in the feeder schools to the Alliance Schools. Three issues that must be addressed in order to move forward with this process are tenure and promotion criteria, merit, and program resources.

The relationship of the Lastinger Center Concept Paper to the issues of research and the scholarship of engagement was discussed. The role of research in relationship to engaging the involvement of faculty and graduate students in the various center activities was discussed. Dr. David Miller stated that an increased emphasis on research would possibly increase faculty involvement with Lastinger Center initiatives. Various research models were discussed, including the school-based research of Carl Glickman, formerly of the University of Georgia and now at the SW Texas State University. Glickman’s advocacy for the creation of structures that promote democratic processes in schools has led to an increased appreciation of action research by the schools. Other school improvement models and processes were discussed, including the Coalition for Essential Schools. It was agreed that it would be beneficial for leaders in the school improvement field to be invited to present information about their initiatives to the faculty. While Dean Emihovich does not necessarily view the Lastinger Center as a “research and development” center, it can provide an important link for faculty research agendas.

What advantages are there for faculty members to work through the Lastinger Center? Associate Dean Webb noted that the following issues must be addressed to encourage active faculty involvement:

1. The Center must be seen as an invitational activity;
2. Such activity must be done with a vision for improving schools;
3. There must be sensitivity for faculty members’ need for relevant research; and
4. There must be a realization that the Lastinger Center has multiple audiences.

Dean Emihovich discussed the complexities involved in educational research, including the multiple audiences that it must also serve. Part of the work that the Lastinger Center will accomplish will be to disseminate information about the College’s productive faculty, which will in turn make their research accomplishments more visible to multiple audiences.

Dr. Pemberton will continue his conversations with the faculty (and other audiences served by the Lastinger Center) in order to bring its important initiatives to the next level.

Future Agenda Items

Dean Emihovich announced that the main agenda item for the next meeting would be the NCATE accreditation review process, led by Associate Dean Rod Webb.

The meeting was adjourned at 11:25 a.m.

Members present: Dr. Michael Bowie, Dr. Vivian Correa, Dr. Harry Daniels, Dr. Jim

Doud, Ms. Mary Driscoll, Dean Catherine Emihovich, Ms. Kay

Hughes, Dr. John Kranzler, Dr. James McLeskey, Dr. David Miller,

Dr. Don Pemberton, Dr. Dorene Ross, Dr. Rod Webb

Administrative Items

Committee members discussed the issue of adding a second Faculty Policy Council member to serve on the Dean’s Advisory Committee. Committee members unanimously agreed to add Dr. Nancy Waldron, FPC Secretary, to the committee. Dean Emihovich asked Committee members to plan to bring the minutes from the previous week’s meeting to the next scheduled meetings.

Dean Emihovich discussed the use of the Dean’s Conference room and proposed the

following policy changes:

• The primary use of the conference room is for the Dean and selected representatives for meetings and college wide special events (e.g., receptions for school district people or Alliance students).
• College wide faculty committee meetings (e.g., FPC and the College Curriculum Committee) will continue to be scheduled in this room.
• Departmental committee meetings, FPC subcommittee meetings, and dissertation defenses should be held in departmental conference rooms. If one departmental conference room is not available, faculty and staff should pursue availability with another department’s conference room.
• Dr. Daniels commented that the Counselor Education Conference room is often being used to hold classes outside of Education. Dean Emihovich suggested that Chairs inform faculty that no classes should be scheduled in any of the College conference rooms. Associate Dean Rod Webb will examine the issue of why classes outside Education are being scheduled in department conference rooms.

Committee members agreed unanimously to accept the new policy changes. Chairs will inform their faculty of these changes.

Discussion Items

Dean Emihovich suggested the formation of a new Technology Advisory Committee and Development Advisory Board. The function of the Technology Advisory Committee will be to discuss and recommend technological resources for the College (e.g. use of software for shared scheduling, shared databases, new hardware purchases, etc.). The Development Advisory Board will help identify potential donors, assist with fundraising efforts, and establish strategies for long range planning. Dean’s Advisory Committee members agreed unanimously to have both committees act as Dean’s Advisory Committees. Dean Emihovich asked Chairs to submit faculty nominations to the Dean’s office.

Mary Driscoll proposed to committee members the possibility of establishing a case statement for the College. The case statement will include a list of priorities, strategic long range planning and identifying promising initiatives.

Dr. Don Pemberton distributed the Lastinger Center for Learning concept paper (2^nd version) and a portfolio of programs for committee members to review. The Lastinger Center for Learning is a new institute dedicated to ensuring that Florida’s elementary schools will lead the nation in student achievement. Dr. Pemberton stated that he plans to work closely with local schools in Alachua County.

Dean Emihovich discussed creating an Office of Collaborative Assessment, Research and Evaluation for the purposes of building research capacity for faculty and potential faculty, and to seek external funding to assess learning outcomes for university and state programs. Staffing will consist of Assistant Dean or Director, program manager, grant specialist, and a fiscal person.

Leadership Exchange

Dean Emihovich distributed articles from the Chronicle of Higher Education entitled “The Golden Rule, Part 1 and Part 2 (an inside look at the politics of academic careers). She asked committee members to read these for their personal enrichment.

Dean Emihovich suggested the idea of committee members producing administrative portfolios. The portfolios will serve as a tool for doing a self-assessment. She asked that committee members begin thinking about a five year plan for new faculty positions at the September 3 meeting for further discussion.

Future Agenda Items

Dean Webb announced that the book theft problem in Norman Hall has been addressed and precautions are being taken. Future agenda items will include parking garage issues (e.g., when gate comes down, parking for visitors and/or graduate students), Tenure and Promotion, upcoming SACS evaluation and NCATE accreditation visit, and constitutional amendments.

Dean Nelms welcomed committee members to the Dean’s Advisory Council (DAC) meeting.

Issues for Discussion

Michael Bowie, Director of the Office of Recruitment, Retention, and Multicultural Affairs (RRMA), reported the following activities:

1. Recruitment Activities include graduate students and staff visiting community colleges and advertisement in Diversity: Career Opportunities and Insights. He distributed a draft of a College-wide brochure for Graduate programs in Education.  The Department Chairs will receive information on minority recruitment in the near future.

2. Retention activities include receptions for doctoral and master’s

Students and weekly digests of RRMA activities, academic advising and counseling.  The office also provides Minority Education Scholarships (MES) and Minority Teacher Education Scholarships (MTES) funded through the Florida Fund for Minority Teachers, Inc.  Presently, 43 scholars are enrolled at the University of Florida.  Of that number, 11 are new scholars.  UF has 6.1% of the total number of MTES scholars enrolled in Florida’s colleges and universities.

3. Multicultural Affairs activities include the College Reach-Out

Program (CROP), which has been funded for 2001-2002. Other activities include a Minority Youth Spelling Bee, The Minority Student Education Guild (MSEG), and monthly workshops.

The Dean distributed information on College Mid-year Reviews for 2002.  Council members discussed and agreed upon the following:

1. Chairs will submit individual responses on particular

strengths in the department and areas that need improvement.  (Question #1)

2. Chairs will submit a brief inventory of continuing efforts at internationalization.  (Question #2)

3. Chairs should submit a list of academic goals for its

undergraduate and graduate programs relating to recent SACS reports.  In a brief list indicate what kind of program changes have been implemented “as a result of the SACS assessment.”  (Question #3)

4. Questions #4 and #5 will require responses discussed and

developed college-wide with both administrative and faculty input.  College goals will be discussed by the Dean’s Advisory Committee and Faculty Policy Council.  It was agreed that a half-day retreat be held for discussion of this part of the report. (Question #4)  After that departments and faculty groups should feel free to respond to the ideas developed at the retreat.

5. With regard to the question about consolidation and restructuring of some programs and the handling of possible budget cuts (#5), the same committee constituted to advise on budget cuts should be involved in responding to this question.

The section of the report on “Issues for Discussion Only” does not need to be included in the written report, but the Dean will ask for memos from the chairs on these topics before his mid-year conference with the Provost.

FPC Report

Stephen Smith, Chair of the Faculty Policy Council gave the following update on FPC activities:

1. All College committees are meeting or scheduling meetings, so the constitution is now in place and operating.

2. There will be an effort for all Faculty Policy Council agendas to be distributed before scheduled meeting to everyone in the College.

3. Now that the constitutional infrastructure is in place and operating, the Faculty Policy Council discussed future efforts to make sure that faculty are informed and have opportunities to become involved in College decision-making.  Smith reported that the Faculty Policy Council believes that faculty should deliberate and discuss College matters at the department level rather than through College-wide forums.  Efforts will now be focused on making sure that Faculty Policy Council representatives have time to report on Faculty Policy Council activities at their departmental faculty meetings.

Report of Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Dean Webb discussed the following issues:

1. Classroom renovations:  OIR has provided funds that will allow us to renovate classrooms in Old Norman.  Renovation will include ceiling and wall repair, removal antiquated wiring, new rugs and window treatments, new lightning and switches, painting, level-three technology, and acoustical material on the ceiling.  We will not lower ceilings and will leave the woodwork undisturbed so that it may be restored at a later date.  Room 330 and the auditorium will not be renovated but 250 will be substantially improved.  COE summer classes will have to be taught elsewhere on campus.

2. OIR has supplied a budget to fund planning of an International Media Union (IMU) in the college.  Dean Nelms has appointed a planning team to identify the IMU’s features and functions, work with architects, and oversee fundraising for the effort.

3. The College has received complaints about smoking in the open areas within Norman Hall.  We have spoken with Environmental Health and Safety and they have suggested a no smoking policy for all Norman Hall space including open corridors, entranceways, breezeways, stairwells, and courtyards.  We plan to implement that policy, post no smoking signs in affected areas, and remove cement ashtrays.  We will provide ashtrays in areas several feet away from building entrances.

Report of the Interim Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research

In Dean Kranzler’s absence, Dean Webb reported:

1. Dean Kranzler held a meeting with MDTP on October 19, 2001, to discuss current status and future directions.

a. The meeting was fairly well attended.  Presenters suggested a new life for MDTP and a new level of collaboration with the College.

b.  Reaction to the meeting was mixed.  Some were positive, but several faculty expressed concern that about the level of collaboration that was possible with MDTP.

c. Dean Kranzler met with Dean Nelms to discuss next steps

and met with Dr. Luis Marti on November 2, 2001.

i. Kranzler shared collaboration concerns and stated that the College was interested in a 50-50 collaboration with the College of Medicine.

ii.  Dr Marti appeared sincerely interested in real collaboration and said he is open to discussing all aspects of our relationship with MDTP.  He will send a copy of the proposal and budget for this year to Dean Kranzler.

iii.  Kranzler will meet with deans and interested faculty to discuss the co-director’s position and then will meet again with Luis Marti to reach agreement on that issue.

iv. Following that, the next step in the process is to appoint a co-director.

2. We received four applications for the Dissertation Advisor/Mentor Award.

a. The committee has been appointed and the first meeting is scheduled for November 27, 2001.

b.The College can submit up to 3 nominations to the Graduate School Selection Committee for the award.

3.  Nelms distributed a handout on Policy for Grant Proposal Submission.  He asked Chairs to remind faculty to include space and technology needs in the proposals.  He also reminded Chairs that the College is unable to match any funds this year.

Report of Assistant Dean for Educational Outreach and Communications

Dean Vernetson announced that off-book courses can be used on campus for summer semester.  Faculty member’s compensation can be paid from collected student tuition plus a 10% charge for DOCE.  No FTE is generated for off-book courses.

Report of the Dean

Dean Nelms announced that sponsors are needed for Student Organizations, especially the Education College Council.  This has not been handled well since the departure of our last Assistant Dean for Student Affairs.  Professor Mary Kaye Dykes began to make extraordinarily good progress last year, but is no longer available for that service this year.

Also the Dean mentioned that several candidates have been interviewed for the College Development Officer position.  No one has been identified yet, but he still hopes to have someone in that position by early January.

The Dean reminded Chairs about the Textbook Adoptions program.  Courses not requiring textbooks must also be designated so that they are not included in the College’s average.  He will have the monthly report emailed to the Chairs.

The Dean announced that the Winter Holiday Party will be held on December 7, 2001, at the new Best Western Gateway in Gainesville.