The University Of North Carolina At Wilmington
CENTER FOR MARINE SCIENCE
CMS Internal Advisory Committee Agenda – September 1, 2004
Items for Discussion:
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External Advisory Committee presentation (Dr. Baden)
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Building Use Committees and IAC membership (Dr. Merritt)
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Academic committee report (Dr. Willey)
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Equipment and core updates (Dr. Baden)
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Building wing update (Ihnat)
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Marine biotechnology (Dr. Baden and Dr. Wright)
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Other business
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The University Of North Carolina At Wilmington
CENTER FOR MARINE SCIENCE
CMS Internal Advisory Committee Summary – September 1, 2004 – Page 1
Members Present:
Dan Baden (CMS/Director)
Jack Hall (Environmental Studies/Chair)
Robert Kieber (CMS/Non-Resident)
Thomas Lankford (CMS/Resident)
Richard Laws (Earth Sciences/Chair)
Jim Merritt (CMS/Associate Director)
Curt Moyer (Physics/Chair)
Martin Posey (Biology/Chair)
Ron Sizemore (CMS/Associate Director)
Charles Ward (Chemistry/Chair)
Joan Willey (CMS/Associate Director)
Members not Present:
Nancy Grindlay (CMS/Resident)
Steve Kinsey (CMS/Non-Resident)
Ex Officio Members Present:
Dennis Ihnat (Recorder)
Ex Officio Members Not Present:
Hilda Maness (Development)
Visitors:
Jeff Wright
Next IAC Meeting: Wednesday, October 6, 2004
Discussion Item: External Advisory Committee presentation (Dr. Baden)
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See Handout
 Meets quarterly, higher level, ID opportunities to reach out to community for funding support
The University Of North Carolina At Wilmington
CENTER FOR MARINE SCIENCE
CMS Internal Advisory Committee Summary – September 1, 2004 – Page 2
Discussion Item: Building Use Committees and IAC membership (Dr. Merritt)
 See Handout
 Building Access process tightening up
Discussion Item: Building Tours (Dr. Sizemore)
 CMS-MG is popular venue for tours & meetings
 Draft Policy (See Handout)
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Event Request Form
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Event Checklist
 Not meant to be exclusionary, just to manage workload on CMS staff
Discussion Item: IAC Membership (Dr. Sizemore)
 Outgoing reps: Steve Kinsey & Tom Lankford
 Ron plans to seek nominations and receive votes by e-mail
 Martin: Elect by majority, not plurality
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2 resident members should be from different departments
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2 non-resident members should be from different departments
Discussion Item: Academic committee report (Dr. Willey)
 Successful 5-Year Review
 Tightened relations with Masters in Public Administration (They salso have a “coastal
track”)
 12 new MS Masters Students (total 36)
 38 masters graduates to date
 Have an additional TA
 Discussed RA funding level
The University Of North Carolina At Wilmington
CENTER FOR MARINE SCIENCE
CMS Internal Advisory Committee Summary – September 1, 2004 – Page 3
 Issues with respect to Workman’s Comp eligibility for students/RAs/TAs involved in
lab/field/boat work
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Meeting scheduled for September 10 @ 2PM with UNCW legal counsel, HR, &
others (Dept. Chairs/faculty) in DOBO 103 Auditorium
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Students not covered unless have health insurance (major medical)
Discussion Item: Equipment and core updates (Dr. Baden)
 See Handout
 Dan provided overview of equipment purchases/upgrades & core equipment
Discussion Item: Building wing update (Ihnat)
 NERR Building
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Bids received exceeded budget
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Have made design changes
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Will re-bid (next week?)
 Ops Building – Current budget status
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Approx. $400K deficit
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Funding issue needs resolution at Provost level
Discussion Item: Marine biotechnology (Dr. Baden and Dr. Wright)
 See Handout
 Jeff provided history of Biotech effort over past 3-4 years
Discussion Item: Other business
 CMS Seminars (Ron Sizemore)
The University Of North Carolina At Wilmington
CENTER FOR MARINE SCIENCE
CMS Internal Advisory Committee Summary – September 1, 2004 – Page 4
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Difficulty scheduling speakers
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Shift to Ad Hoc schedule/as interest requires & release previously scheduled dates
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Shift CMS Seminar time to Monday afternoon?
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Plan: with recommendation of Dept. Chairs: as few as 2-3, as many as 4-5
 Hurricane preps (Dennis Ihnat)
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Dennis provided debrief of recent hurricane results and planning for current threats