January 31, 1995

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CEFO Minutes

(J. Carter, Secretary)

M I N U T E S

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING FACULTY ORGANIZATION Special Meeting to Approve College Strategic Plan Tuesday, January 31, 1995 @ 12:30 PM Friday Building – Room 17

Dr. David Young opened the meeting at 12:37 PM.

A motion was made to approve the College of Engineering Strategic Plan. Motion Seconded.

A motion was made to remove the sentence from page-1, center column which includes the words, “academic contract”. Motion seconded. Lively discussion followed.

A motion was made to stop discussion concerning removal of the statement. Motion seconded, passed. The motion to remove the statement was passed.

A motion was made to stop the discussion concerning the strategic plan approval. Motion seconded, failed.

A motion was made to give Dr. Snyder five minutes of interrupted table in order to complete his overview of the strategic planning document. Motion seconded, passed. Dr. Snyder completed his overview of the document.

A motion was made to include the names of specific minority groups including Hispanic, Latin, pacific and others as recognized by law. The motion failed for a lack of a second.

A motion was made to add a line to deliverables, item 4, to state, “All other under-represented minorities, 10%. Motion seconded, failed.

A motion was made to strike all affirmative action numerical goals from the document. Motion seconded.

A motion was made to stop discussion considering the removal of all affirmative action goals. Motion seconded, passed. The motion to strike all affirmative action numerical goals failed.

A motion was made to stop discussion concerning the original motion to approve the strategic plan. Motion seconded, passed.

The original motion to approve the academic plan passed. Since some faculty members requested the vote tally, it is included here:

44 voting members were required for a quorum, 49 voting members were present 32 voted in favor of the document 3 voted in opposition to the document 14 abstained from voting.

The meeting was adjourned at 1:52 PM.