MINUTES
Present: Drs. Bieske, Burgos, Curtin, Danielyan, Elhamdadi, Grinshpan, Hou, Isaak, Krajcevski, Ma, Manougian, McColm, McWaters, Pothoven, Rakhmanov, Ramachandran, Ratti, Rimbey, Saito, Shekhtman, Skrzypek, Stark, Suen, Totik, Williams and You.
Guest: Mr. Jim Tremmel
Absent: Drs. Jonoska, Kartsatos, Mukherjea, Nadarajah, Rao, Tsokos.
Meeting called to order at 3:00 p.m.
Introduced New Faculty Members.
New Hires: presented update. The department was given permission to hire one statistician and to hire a bio-statistician jointly with biology. Discussion held.
Election of Members to Department Graduate and Lecture Committees
Dr. McWaters presented the current membership of both the Graduate and Lecture Committees, noting the vacancy created by Dr. Ismail’s departure. Called for nominations to the Graduate Committee. Nominations submitted. Motion to approve/close nominations. Seconded. Motion carried. Motion to elect Dr. Stark to the Graduate committee. Seconded, carried. Motion Approved.
Dr. McWaters called for nominations for the Lecture Committee. Nominations submitted. Motion to approve/close nominations. Seconded. Motion carried. Motion to elect Dr. You to the Lecture Committee. Seconded. Carried. Motion Approved.
Library Committee/Undergraduate Committee
Presented the justification for the request to place Dr. Burgos on the Undergraduate Committee and Dr. Manougian on the Library Committee.
Dr. McWaters called for motion to switch Dr. Burgos to the Undergraduate Committee
and Dr. Manougian to the Library Committee. Motion to approve. Seconded. Carried.
Motion Approved.
Library Committee: Dr. Manougian, Dr. Rakhmanov and Dr. You
Undergraduate Committee: Dr. Krajcevski, Dr. Burgos, Dr. McColm,
Dr. Pothoven and Dr. Rimbey.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 3:21 p.m.