The Committee met on October 14, 2005 at noon in Building 50, Room 3022. Chair Mina Baliamoune-Lutz called the meeting to order. Mina introduced Julia Watkins, who is temporarily replacing Michele Moore. We discussed methodology for distributing the 38 proposals. Each proposal must be evaluated by three different reviewers, so we have 114 documents. Each of the seven committee members will be responsible for 16 evaluations, with two left for the Chair. If each committee member has a total of five reviewers, each reviewer will be responsible for three reviews (with one left over).

Mina confirmed that applicants who received a grant last year are eligible to be awarded another grant this year. The reviewer is responsible for verifying that the recipient submitted a final report last year. If they are unsure that the requirement was met, they may consult with Mina.

The Committee distributed the proposals, making sure that at least one reviewer was from the same college as the applicant, and that at least one was from a different college. Each committee member will distribute the proposals to their reviewers by Monday, October 17, 2005, with a copy of the scoring document and the guidelines for grant submission. The reviewers must return their completed reviews to the Committee by Friday, October 28, 2005. The committee members must be sure that all reviews are given to Reiny Lamb by Monday, October 31, 2005. Reiny will compile all results.

The Committee will meet on Friday, November 4, 2005, to make final decisions about the awards. The meeting will be at noon in building 50, room 3022.