COMMITTEE:           University Budget Committee

 

MEETING DATE:    March 20, 2008

 

PERSON PRESIDING:      Ralph Scott

 

REGULAR MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE:  Susan DelVecchio, Tim Gavin, Ralph Scott, Carson Bays, Gene Dixon

 

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE:  Andrea Harrell

 

OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE: Anne Jenkins for Kevin Seitz, Rita Gonsalves, Service Learning and Community Engagement

           

ACTIONS OF MEETING

Agenda Item:

Presentation by Ms. Gonsalves

Discussion:

Ms. Gonsalves informed the committee of the Scholarship of Engagement, the funding status of this area within ECU, and identified how other universities were funding and rewarding faculty in this area.  Dr. Scott encouraged Ms. Gonsalves to provide the committee with her budgetary needs so that a Faculty Senate resolution may be written. 

Action Taken:

The committee thanked Ms. Gonsalves for her time and for presenting the funding status of her programs.

 

Agenda Item:

Resolutions on Funding the Scholarship of Engagement and Transparency of the so-called “BD-119”

Discussion:

Dr. Scott suggested that the committee consider forwarding a resolution to the Faculty Senate on the Scholarship of Engagement and issues surrounding the “BD-119”. 

Action Taken:

Dr. Scott was tasked with writing the initial drafts of these resolutions and providing these to the committee for discussion and revision.

 

NEXT MEETING:     April 17, 2008

 

ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED:

            Resolution on Funding the Scholarship of Engagement

            Resolution on the Transparency of the so-called “BD-119”