Review and Planning Committee
RPC Minutes - December 13, 2006
Present: Matt Richey (chair), Eric Cole, Alison Feldt, Anne Groton, Jonathan Hill, Dan Hofrenning, Heather Klopchin, Alan Norton, Arnie Ostebee, Mark Schelske, Mary Titus, Mary Cisar (guest), Greg Kneser (guest).
The meeting was called to order at 4:05 PM.
Minutes from the 12/6/06 meeting were approved.
A discussion was had about the charge and make-up of the proposed Student Life Committee. Guests, Greg Kneser and Mary Cisar, provided their input on this issue. Several major issues were brought up in this discussion including whether orientation and academic advising would get the attention that they need if added to the Student Life Committee’s charge, whether enrollment belongs in the Student Life Committee or on its own, the different nature of the Student Life Committee’s charge versus the other reconstructed committees (faculty have an interest in rather than a responsibility to Student Life), the balance of the make-up of the committee between students, faculty, and administrators, and whether the Athletic Committee could be folded into the Student Life Committee due to NCAA rules. It was determined that the student life subcommittee will write a draft of the restructured Student Life Committee and that Greg Kneser will look at and comment on this draft. The student life subcommittee will then revise this draft if necessary so that a draft of all of the restructured committees can be in front of the faculty by mid-Spring.
Eric Cole reported the sabbatical review committee’s recommendations for sabbatical leave proposals for next year and made a motion to recommend having all of the applications approved conditional upon changes made to two applications that were noted. Motion was moved and approved.
The RPC chair, Matt Richey, reported that the planning for RPC’s salary distribution recommendation would continue over email and at a possible January RPC meeting. Some of the principal questions about salary distribution that RPC needs to continue to discuss are 1) Are we going to distinguish by rank? 2) Are we going to use flat dollar amounts or percentages?
The RPC meeting was adjourned at 5:03pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Heather Klopchin
Acting RPC Secretary
