Meeting of November 5, 2001

11:00, Burling Conference Room

Attending: Bob Grey, Todd Armstrong, Lee Sharpe, John Stone, David Harrison, Christopher McKee, Doug Caulkins, John Kalkbrenner, Helen Scott, Bill Francis

Memo from Concentration Chairs: Chairs do not want to rank proposals unless budget constraints make it necessary for them to do so. They prefer to recommend whether to accept or deny proposals. ISC has approved this request. Lee will send a note to all Concentration Chairs informing them of the decision.

Discussion of agenda items:·

    Allocation of funds/Curricular development proposals: Discussion scheduled for 11/19 meeting

    Bookstore: Discussion continues.
    - ISC will continue polling faculty and will make a formal recommendation to President Osgood once a uniform decision has been reached. Target date for Bookstore recommendation is the end of this semester. This recommendation will also include outcomes of discussions concerning using Mears as either office space or a centralized location for the Centers (Prairie Studies, International Studies, Humanities, etc). Houses do not make acceptable faculty office space.

    J-STOR: ISC recommends that President Osgood's discretionary fund pay initial costs. Lee will schedule a meeting with President Osgood informing him of ISC's decision. Christopher will draft a memo outlining which of our peer colleges have J-STOR and how it is funded. Lee will complete the recommendation and forward it to President Osgood before they meet.· Laptop proposal: Pilot project: 15 faculty will propose to have their desktop computers removed and use a laptop instead. Is ISC willing to decide who gets the 15 laptops? It was agreed that it is appropriate for ISC to make this decision.

    Web: Should ISC create subcommittee to work with Leo? Leo has formed an ad-hoc group of faculty. John Stone is in that group and will report to ISC. An official subcommittee will not be formed at this time.

    Course materials on web: There is a copyright issue. E-reserves are restricted to those enrolled in the course.
    - It is costly to convert documents to electronic form. Text must be scanned, proofread, edited, and made available online. Cost is not only wages, but equipment as well.
    It was agreed to form a Technology Subcommittee of the ISC. Todd, John Stone, and Doug have agreed to take on this charge.
    - Mellon Curricular Development Technology proposals: Should the Technology Subcommittee become the selection committee for these proposals since the Mellon Grant has ended and proposals will now be sent to ISC? All agreed.

    Delivery of course materials: We need to look at this issue as an institutional matter, not departmental. If documents are on e-reserve, students will print them. This could become very expensive. The College needs a cost-effective, timely, and ethical answer.

November 19 meeting:

    Discussion of proposals
    Bookstore discussion
    J-STOR discussion

Respectfully submitted,Terri Phipps