Eastern Michigan University
College of Arts & Sciences
College Advisory Council
MINUTES
10 September 2015, 15:30-17:00, 219 Pray-Harrold
PRESENT
Department/Program Representatives: Ferreira (AAAS), Spolans (ART), Angell (BIO), Guthrie (CHEM), Kindred (CMTA),
Moore (COSC), Kim (ECON), Luttrell (ENGL), Ryker (GEOG/GEOL), Dieterle (HIST/PHIL), Kovacs (IESS, ex-officio),
Dumitrascu (MATH), Merrill (M&D), Jacobs (PHYS/ASTR), Singh (PLSC), McIntyre (PSY), Ensor (SAC), Higgins (WGST),
Garrido (WL)
Department Heads: Ramsey (ENGL), Sambrook (GEOG/GEOL)
Ex-Officio: Venner, Mehuron, and Pernecky (CAS Dean’s Office)
I. CALL TO ORDER: 15:30
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (16 April 2015): Approved: 7 for, 0 against, 3 abstentions
III. CAC ELECTIONS
In consecutive order, nominations were taken for a position until a motion to close nominations was approved. After no objections, the
nominee named below was elected by acclamation.
• Chair – Jill Dieterle
• Vice-chair/member of procedures committee – Rusty McIntyre
• Secretary – Bradley Ensor
• Second member of procedures committee – Jeannette Kindred
• Budget committee (two members) – Peter Higgins and Jeff Guthrie
IV. AMENDMENT TO BYLAWS: ELECTIONS IN APRIL
After reviewing the changes made to accommodate the shift from electing officers in September meetings to the April meetings, there
was a motion to consider for the 24 September meeting after representatives collect department faculty input: Approved Unanimously
V. DEAN’S REMARKS
Kate Mehuron presented a draft of a proposed template (as a recommendation) for Interdisciplinary Program Input Documents and
asked for questions and thoughts on the document. It will be distributed to the representatives to collect department faculty input to
discuss at the 24 September meeting.
VI. CHAIR’S REMARKS
A. Nominations for URSLC needed by 24 September:
Representatives are to seek nominations from their departments and submit names to the chairs before the 24 September meeting.
• ARTS (replacing Gregg Barak), one year to complete term
• ARTS (new CAS position), two years
• SCIENCES (new CAS position), one year
B. Nominations for the Graduate Council needed by 24 September
In response to the contract change from one Graduate Council representative per department with a graduate program to only four
representatives from the CAS, there was a motion to elect one representative from each of the following academic areas: Natural
Science, Social Science, Fine Arts, and Humanities. An amendment was that if there are no nominees for one area, then it could be
opened to a nominee from any area. Approved: 10 for, 2 against, 3 abstentions
CAC representatives are to seek nominees from their departments and submit names to the chair before the 24 September meeting.
Meanwhile, the chair will find out the duration of the terms of office on the Graduate Council.
IX. FACULTY REMARKS
Faculty were encouraged to vote on the AAUP contract with the administration after the meeting or the following day.
X. ADJOURNMENT: 16:28
Respectfully submitted,
Bradley Ensor, Recording Secretary