Meeting Minutes
University Coordinating Committee (UCC)
Minutes of the University Coordinating Committee, Dec. 8, 8-9 a.m., Rm 723, 25 E. Pearson, WTC
Attendance: Anthony Barbato, Kim Dell' Angela, Bren Murphy, Michael Minnice, Allen
Shoenberger
The October 24 minutes were approved as amended.
Open Forums are to be scheduled for Lake Shore, Water Tower and LUMC campuses for the week of
January 26, 2003. Pete and select members of the UCC will host the Lakeside open forums and Tony and
Kim will host the LUMC/SSOM open forum. Chairs and members of the UPCs will also be asked to attend.
The annual summary of UPC issues and policy recommendations will be sent to the university this week
along with an announcement of the open forums.
After review of the Tuition Benefit proposed policy, it was decided that more information was
needed to determine which UPC should be responsible for finalizing the policy. At a later time, Pete
brought the issue to the President's Cabinet and it was recommended that it should to the Budget &
Finance UPC.
The UCC considered a student request to review exam policies and determined that exam policies
need to be determined school by school.
Filling vacant UPC positions: It was determined that Dean Karla Petersen will fill the Dean
Margaret Bloom's position on the Academic Affairs UPC until June 2004 and Aaron Meis, Undergraduate
Admissions, will fill Linda Englund's position on the Staff UPC until June 2005.
It was agreed that a request from the Research Committee of the Faculty Council regarding the
need to develop a policy and procedures for allocation of research space and resources should be
forwarded to the Research UPC for discussion and resolution.
In preparation for the January Open Forums, the UPC chairs will be asked to send a summary of
their committee's activities in the fall semester.
The next meeting of the UCC will be Friday, February 6, 8 a.m., Room 723, 25 E. Pearson, WTC.