• A. Salary Equity. Dolores Rice is studying the issue as it relates to the staff and J. Kroepfl and M. Vasquez have been looking at the issue for faculty. Both groups are nearing completion of their studies. Faculty made the following comments/questions:
   

  Fac: Will we have access to the committee's reports?

  Chan.: Yes, when it's finished.

  Fac: whatever equity plan is developed should be carried to completion

• B. Campus Budget. The current budget proposal has a shortfall and we must present a balanced budget. A 4% increase in tuition is possible, but the raise will not be across the board.

There was strong support in Bloomington for building salary equity adjustments into the budget and spreading the equity pool over three years for faculty and two years for staff. The exact amounts available for equity have yet to be determined. A 3% raise has been built into the budget, but equity monies are not considered by the Board to be part of the of the 3% raise; the equity monies will be separate from the raise monies.
• C. Draft Vision Statement. The Chancellor emphasized that the document currently circulating around campus was a very broad draft, a working paper. The Marketing Committee was originally charged with developing a vision statement. The Chancellor suggested the possible redesign of the Marketing Committee, perhaps as a strategic planning body comprised of a variety of people from across the campus. The following represents the spirit of the faculty's questions and the Chancellor's responses:
   

  Fac: Can this document be distributed?

  Chan: No, it is a working draft. It was intended to be confidential and I don't believe a working draft is for universal distribution.

  Fac: Distributing the draft would be helpful and important and would let people come to their own conclusions.

  Chan: There's a committee. This is why you have committees. We have to think about what we are doing because of fiscal realities.

  Fac: Perhaps the Marketing Committee was not the best place for this document. The idea of a strategic planning committee with broad involvement from all areas of the campus is important.

  Fac: Sounds like economics will be a major consideration of a program's future.

  Chan: The statement does not indicate that any programs will be cut.

  Fac: What about filling many of the vacant faculty positions, particularly in the Arts and Sciences? How can a department have less than two faculty members?

  Chan: There is a list of positions to be filled that totals approximately $1,000,000. The list is being examined and prioritized by several groups.

  Fac: What is your position regarding the Arts and Sciences programs?

  Chan. I'm a strong supporter of the A&S programs. You can't have a university or professional programs without an A&S program. We are all in this together and have to work together.

• D. Buildings.
• 1. Hawthorn should be completed during the summer.
• 2. Academic Activities. There will not be a reduction in the square footage of useful space. Most likely the building materials will be changed to reduce costs. Bids should go out in two months. The University has committed $800,000 to the project, but this does not include money for the child care center.
• 3. Child Care Center. Will be located across the street as originally planned.
• 4. Highway Sign. The original design was submitted to University architects and engineers who located a major structural flaw. A new design will be forthcoming.
• E. Campus Mission Statement. The Chancellor and Paul Kern explained the background of the document; it grew out of the August 1996 campus convocation, had input from many sources, and had been reviewed by many committees. The Chancellor read the document into the record. See attached.

• A. Joint committee reports from the Teaching, Computer, and Equipment committees were tabled until the next meeting due to time constraints.
• B. Calender Committee. Bill Dorin presented the calender and made one correction to the calender as distributed with the February 21, 1996 Minutes. There was no discussion and the calender passed with one opposition vote. Corrected calender attached.
• C. Computer Committee. Bert Scott summarized the minutes of the committee as distributed with the agenda. He added that a librarian has been appointed temporary WebMaster.
   

  Fac: Will users be consulted in the development of a Web policy?

  Scott: That issue is being examined.

• A. Black History Month. D. Ige presented the proposal and discussion ensued. Jim Tolhuizen proposed a friendly amendment: that the charge be expanded to include responsibility for planning Martin Luther King Day activities. The proposed amendment was accepted and discussion on the amended proposal followed.
   

  Fac: Is the Committee advisory?

  Ige: This is a win-win proposal involving the whole campus and representation will be wide spread.

  Fac: How will the members be chosen.

  Ige: The proposal tries to address that issue. We tried to give the committee some structure and still leave room for flexibility.

  Fac: Is the proposed time frame to long?

  Ige: No, in some cases speakers are booked several years in advance.

  Fac: There is no provision for reporting where the monies are coming from.

  Fac: There seems to be a conflict between the phrase that says the committee selects the keynote speaker and the phrase which says that the committee makes a recommendation to the Chancellor.

  Fac: The majority of committees are purely advisory; let's not politicalize the issue

  The amended proposal was passed unanimously.

• B. Course Evaluations Proposal. From the floor, Jack Bloom proposed a uniform form for student evaluations and a requirement that the form be distributed to 2/3 of your students. The issue was referred to the Teaching and the Academic Affairs Committees.

The meeting was adjourned at 11:50am.