These minutes reflect discussion and debate at a meeting of
a committee of the
Minutes
Faculty
Consultative Committee
Thursday,
November 4, 2004
12:00 – 1:30
4-300D
Present:
Marvin Marshak (chair), Susan
Brorson, Jean Bauer, Charles Campbell, Carol Chomsky, Tom Clayton, Gary Davis, Dan
Feeney, Mary Jo Kane, Morris Kleiner, Scott Lanyon, Judith Martin, Jeff
Ratliff-Crain
Absent:
Gary Balas, Emily Hoover, Kathleen
Krichbaum, Fred Morrison, Martin Sampson, John Sullivan, Carol Wells
Guests:
Charlie
Weaver (Executive Director,
Other:
none
[In
these minutes: discussion with Charlie
Weaver, Minnesota Business Partnership]
Professor Marshak convened the
meeting at noon and welcomed Mr. Charlie Weaver, Executive Director of the
Minnesota Business Partnership, to the meeting.
The Committee held a 90-minute off-the-record discussion with Mr.
Weaver. Among the topics discussed were
these:
-- The priorities and principles of the Minnesota Business
Partnership (which has not had higher education as one of its priorities)
-- The view of the Partnership toward the University and the
higher education system in the state
-- The options and alternatives the University faces in an era
of declining public support for public higher education
-- The view of the legislature toward the University and the
Governor's views of the University
-- How the University can bolster its support, both among the
members of the Partnership as well as at the legislature
-- The potential usefulness of additional conversations the
Committee might have with other leaders in the state.
Professor Marshak thanked Mr. Weaver
for joining the Committee for a productive conversation, and adjourned the
meeting at 1:30.
--
Gary Engstrand