The College of Education Executive Committee met on Thursday, July 25, 1996, at 8:30 a.m. in the Conference Room in the Education Center with Dean Toth presiding. Members present were: Drs. McGahee, Dorminey, Ducharme, Ramsey, Gunter, Swank, T. Reed, Price, Bauer, M. Reed, and Johnston.

Dean Toth distributed copies of informational packets about the school improvement grants available from the State Department of Education under the Educate America Act (formerly the Goals 2000 Act). Departments were encouraged to review these for possible grant-writing opportunities.

Dr. Levy has requested final part-time faculty lists for fall quarter and tentative part-time faculty lists for winter quarter. Department heads were asked to submit these lists to Dr. T. Reed by Monday, July 29.

Dean Toth reviewed the status of the faculty searches now being conducted in most of the departments. He has been working to ensure that the needed funding for these positions has been budgeted. Dean Toth discussed probable departmental vacancies for next year. He wants to begin advertising for faculty to fill these positions as quickly as possible during fall quarter.

Dean Clark and Dean Toth have reviewed the doctoral faculty lists submitted by department heads. These lists included the names of faculty which would serve as major advisors, research members, or committee members of the doctoral committees. Dean Toth will review the lists individually with department heads.

Dean Toth reminded department heads that they should have received a memo from the Registrar's Office showing the class meeting times for winter quarter. Dr. McGahee pointed out that several of the times listed were incorrect and that he had notified Karen Shepard.

Dean Toth passed around a copy of a memo listing the COE programs, for which a waiver of the 120-semester-hour limit had been requested, had been submitted to the Board of Regents.

The length of summer school for 1997 and 1998 were discussed. As the Summer Quarter, 1998, will have to be only five weeks in length, it was suggested that perhaps the COE should just go ahead and have a five-week summer quarter during 1997. Dean Toth stated that he would bring this issue up at the next deans' meeting.

Dr. Price reported that her department had met with the C&I doctoral students this week and asked for their input into the C&I doctoral courses will be taught during this next year. She will provide a summary of their input at the next Executive Committee meeting.

Dean Toth reported that he had discussed the COE department heads' retreat with Dr. Benjamin and had requested his help in funding. Dr. Benjamin thinks that the retreat is an excellent idea and has promised to let Dean Toth have a response this week about funding.

Dean Toth reported that VSU's P-16 grant was funded in the amount of $200,000. A total of eight grants were funded for $200,000; no proposals were funded for $500,000. The approval process utilized four external reviewers; VSU was encouraged to submit another proposal for next year. Dean Toth conveyed his appreciation to Dr. Pam Hertzog and others who worked on this grant.

Space continues to be a major problem for the COE. The COE will receive part of the "new" section of the Georgia Power Building. One COE department will move to the Georgia Power Building; the department to be moved will be announced shortly. The COE will also be able to utilize the strip mall which is on the back of the same block which is occupied by the Georgia Power Building. Specifically how this space will be utilized has not been decided.

Announcements

--Dr. M. Reed distributed a handout on developing departmental mission statements which was developed by Dr. Woods-Cripe.

--Ms. Valerie Stratton has been employed in the dean's office to assume the position left vacant when Laura Majors resigned.

--Mr. Larry Howard has been employed full time in the COE as a Computer Specialist I.

--Mr. David Schmidt has been re-assigned to the ETTC under the supervision of Ms. Wanda Sumner, but his responsibilities will not change. His duties are to advance the technology skills of faculty.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:30 a.m.

Respectfully submitted,