PRESENT:
     ADSC:     Floyd, Schoening, McCollumTrueblood
     LA:          Crouse, Harwell, Schenker, Bollinger, Buksa, Hutson, Hanks, MacDougall, Bliss,
                     Haralick
     ENG:       Ho, Wells, Bower, Nordin, Swain, Feikema, Wessling
     LIB:         Warren
     NUR:       Brookman, Estes, Hays
     SCI:         Christy, Dimopoullos, Baird, Delugach, Hinke, Kunin, Li, Miller, Comfort

ABSENT WITH PROXY:
     ADSC:     Porter
     ENGR:     Leonard, Katsinis, Frederick
     SCI:         Richards

ABSENT WITHOUT PROXY:
     ENG:     Chittur
     LBAR:    Waring
     NUR:      Lethbridge
     SCI:        Gregory, Chipman

2.     Draft Minutes of Meeting #390 were unanimously approved as distributed, after a motion by
        Craig Hanks, seconded by James Bliss.

3.      The Faculty Senate Executive Committee Report was presented.  No approval was required.

4.     A.     Senate Committee Reports:

                1.  Executive: The next meeting of the Executive Committee will be October 30, 1997, at
                    12:30 p.m. in Madison Hall 110.

                2.  Faculty and Student Development:  The Committee met and resolved issues.
                     The Committee will meet with Gary Smith next Tuesday.

                3.  Finance and Resources:  No Report.

                4.  Governance and Operations:  No Report

                5.  Personnel:  No Report.

                6.  Undergraduate Curriculum:  Dr. Haralick met with the Curriculum Committee and
                     approved 3 courses.  1-Atmospheric Sciences ATS 411; 2-Environmental Sciences
                     ES 411, ES 331.  She encouraged the departments to fully complete Course Approval
                     Forms and attach a syllabus for the Committee.

                7.  Undergraduate Scholastic Affairs:  No Report

        B.      University Committees:  No Reports.

        C.      Officer Reports:

                1.  Ombudsperson:  No report.

                2.  President-Elect:  No Report

                3. President: Dr. Bower reported the Chancellor’s second visit to campus was again
                    successful and impressive to the Chancellor.  The Chancellor spoke of UAH as a
                    "Jewel".

5.     President Franz:

• No Report.

• Minority Participation Report.
• Dr. McManus reported on a meeting of the Chief Academic Officer’s Task Force and a
• Technology Representative Task Force on October 17, 1997.  The Chief Academic Officer’s
• Task Force met to continue discussion on dealing with the specified 41 hour core and leaving flexibility in specifications for Area V of the State Articulation Agreement.  The group is now well represented and is working well together to make progress.  The deans will be the liaisons for the Area V recommendations.  The Enhanced Discipline Committees have been identified and will be having a meeting in Montgomery on November 4.  Sue Kirkpatrick, David Graves, and Brian Martine from UAH will be involved.
• Dr. McManus also reported on the meeting of the Technology Representatives’ meeting of October 17.  This is the task force developed with a Computer Technical Representative from each school who will develop the web pages for the schools to display their majors.  The STARS program will likely be the model for this project.  Students and potential students must be able to view requirements for majors from each school on a side by side basis for comparison.  Dan Rochowiak is our representative.
• Dr. McManus also mentioned the exit exams to assist in tracking our students and student success.  Some community colleges are already using such an exam.
• Dr. McManus reemphasized giving good advice to the students.  They must be carefully advised on taking the hours and properly distributing them over the four years.  If everything is taken in the proper sequence then students can graduate in a timely manner.
• There was some discussion of course loads and variety.  If everything is standardized we will not survive because it will be more economical for students to attend the junior colleges.
• Dr. McManus discussed the Minority Participation Report.  He pointed out our reduction in the number of minorities as opposed to a desired increase.  Dr. Bower pointed out that we lost  two African American faculty when we lost the Medical School.  Dr. McManus emphasized our need for doing better in this area.  He reminded the group we need to work on changing UAH’s image.  Many are not attracted to Alabama.  We may need to recruit from our own Graduate Students.  He mentioned the possibility of reallocating funds for hiring minorities.  He reported gender is also a problem in some areas.  Engineering just completed an ABET visit and one of the questions from ABET was why are there not more women in Engineering.  The percent of females in undergraduate engineering is low.
• There was some question and discussion of borderline pay increases that cause a reduction in take-home pay due to a status change, resulting in an increase in insurance premiums.  Dr. Franz reported this matter is being resolved.

8.  President Bower adjourned the meeting at 2:00 p.m. after a motion by Mr. Warren, seconded by
     Dr. Delugach.