1997-98 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (No. 1)
TWIN CITIES CAMPUS ASSEMBLY MINUTES

NOVEMBER 13, 1997

The first meeting of the Twin Cities Campus Assembly for 1997-98 was convened in 25 Law Building, Minneapolis campus, on Thursday, November 13, 1997, at 3:45 p.m. Checking or signing the roll as present were 114 voting faculty/academic professional members, 39 voting student members, 8 ex officio member, and 7 nonmembers. President Mark Yudof presided.




I. MEETING SCHEDULE



Information



	Other 1997-98 meetings of the Twin Cities Campus Assembly are scheduled as
follows:




Thursday, February 19, 1998

Thursday, April 16, 1998

Thursday, May 14, 1998






II. ELECTION OF ASSEMBLY VICE CHAIR FOR 1997-98



Action


	Jesse Berglund, Chair of the Student Senate, was nominated for the position of
Vice Chair of the Assembly.  The motion was seconded and unanimously
approved.

APPROVED




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CONSENT AGENDA



Action


	Agenda Items III. through V. are considered to be noncontroversial or
"housekeeping" in nature and are offered as a "Consent Agenda" to be take up as
a single item with one vote.  Any item will be taken up separately at the
request of a Senator.  A majority of those members present and voting is
required for approval.



III. MINUTES FOR MAY 15, 1997



IV. ASSEMBLY OFFICERS


	The chair of the Twin Cities Campus Assembly recommends the following officers
for 1997-98:


Clerk--Martha Kvanbeck

Parliamentarian--Fred Morrison




V. COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES

Committees of the Assembly, 1997-98

MOTION:

	To approve the membership of the following Assembly committees for 1997-98:

EDUCATIONAL POLICY - Faculty/PA:  Laura Coffin Koch (chair), Avram
Bar-Cohen, Elayne Donahue, Gayle Graham Yates, Gordon Hirsch, Judith Martin,
Kathleen Newell, Palmer Rogers, William Van Essendelft.  Students:  Adam
Miller, Kevin Nicholson, Jessie Roos, Tina Rovick.  Ex Officio:  Darwin
Hendel, Robert Leik, Craig Swan.

INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS - Faculty/PA:  Kathryn Sedo (chair), Fred
Amram, William Flanigan, Denise Guerin, Geoffrey Maruyama, Angelita Reyes.
Faculty Representatives:  Norman Chervany, Mariah Snyder.  Civil
Service:  1 to be named.  Alumni:  Annette Margarit, Marvin Trammel,
Leon Trawick.  Students: Corey Donovan, 2 to be named.  Ex Officio:
McKinley Boston, Mark Dienhart, Elayne Donahue, Chris Schoemann, Chris
Voelz.

STUDENT BEHAVIOR - Faculty/PA:  Nancy Ehlke (chair), Brian Abery,
Russell Bey, Jessie Daniels, Robert McCaa, Sheryl Nefstead, Jane Phillips,
Louis Pignolet, Luis Ramos-Garcia, Oliver Williams.  Students: Debashis
Chowdhury, April Isola, Jeffrey Olson, Joseph Ortiguera, Rachel Rabaey, John
Schmit, at least 4 to be named.  Ex Officio:  Betty Hackett.

FOR INFORMATION:

ACADEMIC HEALTH CENTER PROVOSTAL FACULTY CONSULTATIVE - Faculty:  David
Hamilton (chair), Muriel Bebeau, Peter Bitterman, Sheila Corcoran-Perry, Daniel
Feeney, Judith Garrard, Cynthia Gross, Frederic Hafferty,.

ACADEMIC HEALTH CENTER PROVOSTAL STUDENT CONSULTATIVE - Students:
Michael Armstrong (chair), Albert Nakano, 6 to be named.

ARTS, SCIENCES, AND ENGINEERING PROVOSTAL FACULTY CONSULTATIVE - Faculty:
D. Fennell Evans (chair), Thomas Brothen, Charles Campbell, John Howe,
Roberta Humphreys, Paul Magee, Toni McNarron.

COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES - Faculty/PA:  Emily Hoover (chair), Karen
Karni, Sally Kohlstedt, V.R. Murthy, 2 to be named.  Students:  Ryan
Falk, Jessie Roos, Laura Taken, 1 to be named.

PROFESSIONAL STUDIES PROVOSTAL FACULTY CONSULTATIVE - Faculty: Mary Jo
Kane (chair), John Bryson, Carol Chomsky, Joanne Eicher, Emily Hoover,
David Nelson, James Perry, Julia Robinson, 1 to be named.

STEERING - Faculty: Victor Bloomfield (chair), Carole Bland, Mary
Dempsey, Gary Gardner, Virginia Gray, David Hamilton, Russell Hobbie, Matthew
Tirrell.  Students: Jesse Berglund, Ryan Falk, Susan Giovengo, Amy
Mertl, Kevin Nicholson, 2 to be named.  Ex Officio: Kent Bales, M.
Janice Hogan, Laura Coffin Koch, Marvin Marshak, Fred Morrison.

Emily Hoover, Chair

Committee on Committees


DISCUSSION:

	The Consent Agenda was approved with no discussion.

APPROVED


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VI. FACULTY COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES

Nominating Committee, Faculty Steering Committee

Action by the Faculty Assembly and UMD Faculty
Senators

MOTION:

	That the Faculty Assembly and UMD faculty senators approve the following
individuals to serve as the Nominating Committee to name candidates to fill, by
the election process, three 1998-2001 TC/UMD vacancies on the Faculty Assembly
Steering Committee/Senate Consultative Committee:   Charles Campbell (chair),
Amos Deinard, James Luby, Gail Peterson, Jean Quam, Kendall Wallace.

COMMENT:

	The Twin Cities Campus Assembly Bylaws require ratification of the Nominating
Committee by the Faculty Assembly and UMD faculty senators.

Emily Hoover, Chair

Committee on Committees

DISCUSSION:

	With no discussion, the membership of the Nominating Committee as proposed was
unanimously approved.

APPROVED




VII. OLD BUSINESS



NONE





VIII. NEW BUSINESS



NONE





IX. ADJOURNMENT


	The meeting was adjourned at 3:52 p.m.

Martha Kvanbeck

Abstractor