September 25, 1998: Volume 44, Number 3

AAC Minutes Listed

Sept. 11, 1998

1. The minutes of June 3, 1998 were reviewed and approved

2. A memorandum on the procedure for course approvals was distributed and will be discussed on Monday.

3. The AAC will meet Mondays 12:15-1:20 p.m.

4. The report of the Subcouncil on Tenure Line Allocation was distributed and will be discussed on Monday. It will be distributed to department chairs and the senior staff.

5. The second draft of the calendar proposal will begin to be discussed in the second week. The Subcouncil on the Calendar that worked during the summer will present its work at that time. The AAC discussed a timetable for calendar issue. The goal is to bring a formal proposal to the College community in October with ample time for discussion and then to hold a faculty vote by the end of this term.

6. Linda Stanhope was unanimously elected chair for a second term.

7. Josh Mondlick asked that the issue of problems created by the common lunch hour be discussed.

8. Seth Greenberg asked that the AAC look at the issue of retirements and hiring in the coming years in light of the shrinking number of new Ph.D.'s, and develop a proactive stance for the College.

9. The Psychology and Anthropology self-studies should be reviewed.

10. The review of the Physics curriculum requested in the April 2, 1993 meeting of the AAC should be undertaken.

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