Minutes
General Faculty Meeting

Thursday, October 23, 2003
Burruss Auditorium
12 noon

I. The following meeting minutes were approved:

General Faculty, September 25, 2003

II. A motion was made and carried to exclude the following recommendations from consideration at this meeting:

Faculty Senate, October 21, 2003

III. The following recommendations to the faculty were approved:

Graduate Programs Committee, October 2, 2003
Faculty Senate, October 7, 2003

IV. Dr. Currin urged the Faculty to:

a. Participate in the budget development process -- or at the very least, remain apprised of its progress and status;

b. Utilize the Center for Teaching Excellence.

V. Dr. Rossbacher commented on the following:

a. We have over 40 alumni in the Seattle area. In preparation for her upcoming conference talk, letters were mailed to them. Reaching out to nonlocal alumni, and networking with them even if they may not be in a position to be donors, can bear fruit for development efforts.

b. Significant visibility developments include:

1. Becoming a part of new business recruitment efforts in Georgia

through the Speaker of the Georgia House;

2. A recent morning radio broadcast from campus;

3. The BEST robotics competition;

4. A recent highly successful European business development visit;

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c. More local developments include:

1. An update on the faculty/staff campaign;

2. A bulletin board option for budgeting process feedback;

3. An update on the internal Sense of Place website;

4. Her upcoming submarine visit (and security clearance required therefor).

VI. Dr. Hornbeck commented on the following:

a. Kudos to Architecture's first-year work Open House. All are encouraged to check it out;

b. Recognition to Dr. Siddiqi on his Outstanding Teacher award, and the function opportunities connected with it;

c. An update on the budgeting process: we will be moving to zero-based (justification-based) budgeting, and Academic Leadership Council meetings will be addressing this.

d. Updates on equipment proposals and laboratory usage information requests were provided.

VII. The following announcements were made:

a. An update to the Honors Program;

b. An update on the Georgia BEST robotics program;

c. Updates on talks planned for campus.

VIII. A motion was made and carried to adjourn.

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Thomas R. Currin David E. Hornbeck

Moderator and President, Faculty Senate Interim Vice President, Academic Affairs