--Mr. Phillips announced that Liz Branch is researching the
possibility for prerequisite checking through the current UH student
record system as an interim step until PeopleSoft is installed.
--Spring class schedule questions re Cinco Ranch, Sugar Land and UHV
web site were referred to Trudy Wortham (Trudy was to send an email with
dates and other relevant information).
--It
was noted that there are ITV room scheduling conflicts in Fort
Bend. Joe Ferguson indicated he had not budgeted for ITV
support.
--Chari
Norgard explained that Sandy Frieden was seeking MBS Direct feedback.
After some discussion the deans indicated they have not received
any feedback from their faculty of any problems.
She
also announced the redesigning of the online WebCT web site to make it
more user friendly.
--There
was some discussion concerning book orders and the particulars of how
and where the list of books for courses were to be handled. In particular the need for ISBN numbers to be listed so newer
versions of the text would not be substituted.
Discussion will be continued in the next Deans’ meeting.
--Joe
Ferguson indicated that IT has changed the way they order PCs.
The orders will be placed three times a year—one in early fall,
one in mid fall, and one in December for installation by early spring. The deans will be sent a list of those to receive computers
in their schools and will be asked to indicate a sequence order for
distribution.
--There
was also some discussion of the university’s system being down.
Joe noted a router device in Houston had to be replaced.
It was suggested that a “quick notification” of down time
would be helpful.
-Approved
a request of Dr. Horace Fairlamb, pending confirmation of acceptance,
for a travel grant ($700) to present at the International
Interdisciplinary Conference in San Rafael, CA, in October.
--Approved
a request of Dr. Jane Fry, for a travel grant ($1,029) to present at the
Association for Childhood Education International Conference and
Exhibition in Phoenix, AZ, in October.
--Approved
the requests of Dr. Elizabeth Heywood, for travel grants to present at
the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision National
Convention ($1,200), in Park City, UT in October; and to present at the
Texas Counseling Association’s Annual Professional Growth Conference
($300), in Austin, TX, in November.
--Approved
a request of Dr. Michele Kahn, for a travel grant ($838) to present at
the American Educational Studies Association, in Pittsburgh, PA, in
October.
--Approved
a request of Dr. Sandy Venneman, for a travel grant ($1,200) to present
at the 4th International Research Workshop on Alopecia Areata, in
Washington, DC, in October.
--Accepted
reports on grant-funded conference travel from Drs. Barba Patton,
Nagarajan Ramamoorthy, and Ron Sardessai.
--Accept
a report on grant-funded research from Dr. Gayla Lawson.