September
16, 2002
Call to
order 4:07 p.m. by the Dean, Dr. J.O. Chikem
Welcome
Dr. Chikwem welcomed all faculty to the new school year. He
commended faculty for the excellent job they have been doing,
especially in graduating top students. He informed the faculty
that in the last May commencement the School held its ground
with regard to the number of summa cum laude and cum laude graduates.
He stressed that in spite of our successes, there is still a
lot of work to be done. However, he noted that our faculty are
equal to the task.
Poster
session
Dr. Langley was not available to present a report. Dr. Chikwem
informed faculty that a poster session was being planned and
that Dr. Langely would provide detailed plan to faculty in due
course.
Internationalizing
the Curriculum
A verbal report was presented by Dr. Bhat. He told faculty that
Environmental issues is a central theme being adopted for this
effort. $10,000 has been made available for this and a detailed
report will be presented as soon as Drs. Royer, Huq and Bhat
had finalized the plans.
School
Journal
Dr. Chikwem presented a proposal for a school journal. It was
accepted and departments were requested to nominate members
to the Editorial Board. Proposal for the Honors Program: Dr.
Chikwem also presented a proposal for the honors program. There
was a lot of discussion on the issue. However, it was agreed
that the proposal was just a guide as to our stand when the
issue of the honors program came up for faculty discussion.
Other
Issues
a) Hazardous Waste Handling - Dr. Chikwem informed faculty of
efforts to generate and maintain up to date inventory of chemicals
used in our departments, and the disposal of expired chemicals.
He informed faculty to first source their chemicals from the
Department of Chemistry before place an order. b) Agents of
bioterrorism - Dr. Chikwem informed faculty that certain agents
have been listed in this group and laboratories with such agents
were required to report to federal authorities. The school is
making sure that we are in compliance with this legal provision.
c) School Meeting Dates: Some faculty complained about school
meeting dates. The dean promised to look into this and come
up with dates acceptable to a majority of the faculty.
Adjournment
Meeting was adjourned at 5:40 p.m.
