COUNCIL OF DEANS

December 6, 2000

The Council of Deans met in regular session at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, December 6, 2000, in the Provost's Conference Room. Sam Buchanan presided, and the following council members were present: Bob Everding, Neil Hattlestad, Joe Horton, Maurice Lee, Jane McHaney, Sally Roden, and Ron Toll. John Mosbo and Elaine McNiece were absent.

Dr. Gary Roberts, Dean of Students, and Dr. Deborah Walz, Director of Sponsored Programs, were present to discuss promotional grant abstracts. Following discussion, the deans recommended combining three of the proposals into a single proposal and a fourth proposal for further consideration. Buchanan will organize the group to combine the three proposals.

Consideration of the COD minutes of November 29 was postponed until December 13.

Buchanan (1) informed the deans that Roger Lewis has submitted a letter of retirement for July 2001; (2) reminded the council that annual report guidelines would be considered next week; (3) asked deans to send the names of faculty to serve on a bookstore committee to Tom Pilgreen by Friday; (4) asked them to distribute to each other their departmental goals; (5) distributed enrollment information.

The meeting adjourned at 10:45 a.m. so that the deans could attend the luncheon for the Arkansas Rural Educators' Association.

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