Faculty Association Committee Minutes

Members Present:		Paul Mason(Chair), Jeff Harrison(Co Chair), Chung-Ping Loh, Ana Contreras

Members Absent:		Rama Rao, David Jaeger, Andres Gallo

Call to Order:		The meeting was called to order at 12:15 in building 42, room 3138.

Approval of Minutes

Minutes of the last meeting were discussed and will be approved at the next meeting.

II.

Business

1.	Chair Paul Mason discussed the Budget Document Commentary which provides additional information regarding a comparison of the 2004-05 and 2005-06 budgets. The budgets and Budget Document Commentary are provided as enclosures.

2.	A formal invitation was sent to Joann Campbell for her to attend the next meeting of the committee scheduled for December 7, 2005 at 12:15, in the same room. Joann will discuss the process for budget development within Academic Affairs and this year’s Academic Affairs budget.

3.	A discussion was held regarding the committee’s goals for the year and future topics of interest beginning with the goal of educating the faculty about the budget process. To identify those factors important to faculty, the committee would like to develop an electronic faculty survey to identify those budget issues of greatest importance to the faculty. Items of interest may be travel, research funding, sabbaticals, etc.

4.	The committee feels that an important part of their role is to facilitate information sharing and collaboration in relation to the budget process. Committee members should send additional goals to Paul Mason in advance of the next meeting for further discussion.

III.

Adjournment & Next Meeting:

The next meeting is scheduled for December 7, 2005 at 12:15 in building 42, room 3138.

The meeting adjourned at 1:30 p.m.