UW-Stout Physics Department Meeting Minutes

2007-11-07, Jarvis Hall, SW 103-J

Members present: Mark Larchez (chair), Ellen Carlson, Paul Henkiel, Jo Hopp, Laura McCullough, Jim Pejsa, John Rompala, Alan Scott

The members are expected to convene as the personnel committee for part of the time.

This will be (a) special expedited meeting to work on particular items.

Meeting was called to order at 9:15 a.m.

1. Announcements

M. Larchez informed members that J. Hopp had other commitments at this time and would join the meeting shortly.

E. Carlson informed members that there would be no student office help this Friday from 8:00-10:00 a.m..

2. Minutes of previous meetings

Motion: (J. Pejsa/A. Scott) To approve the minutes of the department’s 10/24/07 meeting as submitted;

Action: Passed in a voice vote.

Motion: (J. Pejsa/A. Scott) To approve the minutes of the department’s 10/26/07 meeting as submitted;

Action: Passed in a voice vote

M. Larchez offered changes to be applied to the minutes for the 10/31/07 meeting. These modifications clarified the status of the new DIN and offered a fuller description of J. Hopp’s course proposal.

Motion: (L. McCullough/A. Scott) To approve the minutes of the department’s 10/31/07 meeting as amended;

Action: Passed in a voice vote

3. Hiring procedures

Search committee chairs reported that tool I has been applied to all applications received and the results presented to the members.

Motion: (J. Pejsa/J. Rompala) To accept the report of the search committee chairs on Tool I results;

Action: Approved in a voice vote

J. Hopp joined the meeting at this juncture.

Members discussed procedural details to be followed in applying Tool II to applications satisfying Tool I criteria.

M. Larchez suspended the discussion temporarily to accommodate action on a matter of immediate import. He asked for member approval to advertise the emergency hire staff position for next semester. Members registered their approval.

Upon resumption of the discussion, members reached agreement on Tool II procedural details.

Agenda items 4 and 5 were deferred to a later meeting.

4. Jarvis SW renovation project

5. Other

6. Adjourn

Meeting adjourned 10:02 a.m.

Respectfully submitted,

John T. Rompala, recording secretary