1. Professor Hack Ezell, Chair of the Faculty Council, called the meeting to order at 11:00 AM.

Members in attendance: Professors Alford, Barrett, Brannan, Carter, Epple, Ezell, Feurtado, Gay, Greenawalt, Trautman (for Durgun), Hoyle, Hutchisson, Lipovsky, Rushing, Thompson, White, and G. Williams.

Members absent: Professors Berlingheri, Koob, Siskind, Toubiana, Wallace, and Watson.

2. Approval of minutes
The minutes were corrected to show that Professor Durgun was in attendance and Professor Greim was a guest, and that Prof. Ezell's comment after the vote in item #2 should read "faculty could". The minutes were accepted as amended.

3. Comments from the Chair
Prof. Ezell said that the next meeting of Faculty Council, scheduled for 24 September, will be the 30th birthday of the council. Plans are underway to mark the event with a general faculty meeting followed by lunch and a birthday cake.

Prof. Ezell said he would continue the practice of disseminating, via e-mail, as much of his Chairman's report as possible prior to each meeting (see report of 24 August 1998, attached).

4. Subcommittee assignments Prof. Ezell said he will delay announcing subcommittee assignments for a few days, allowing members to volunteer for assignments in which they have an interest.
* Subcommittee A will form a joint committee with Academic Board (4 from FC and 3 from AB) to review the Post Tenure Review Report.
* Subcommittee B will review the Corp Curriculum Report. The suggested makeup of this committee includes departments with interest in the Core Curriculum and departments not represented on the original committee.
* Subcommittee C will provide input on continued education on avoidance of sexual harassment in the workplace (required by the Justice Department). Col. Trez would like input from the faculty on ways to achieve this goal.

5. Prof. Alford announced and discussed the Krause Business Plan Competition (see attached). He asked faculty members to encourage students to participate, and he will supply additional information for departments to relay to students. Prof. Greenawalt made a motion, seconded by Prof. Hoyle, that the Chair of Faculty Council send a letter to Mr. Krause, thanking him for this project. The motion carried unanimously.

6. Timeliness of notification of bad weather closings.
Prof. Greenawalt commented on the need for better coordination and communication in announcing procedures during bad weather. Prof. Ezell said the administration recognized that improvements were needed.

7. Other business
Prof. Greenawalt made a motion to commend the administration for the implementation of General Order 5 - the prohibition of tobacco in campus buildings. Prof. Barrett seconded the motion. The motion carried.

8. The meeting adjourned at 11:35 AM.