William Beeman, associate professor of anthropology, asked whether plans for new facilities would include a concert hall. The University has slowly fallen behind in the salary structure for senior faculty, according to Gee. Student services and financial support. The University can no longer count on tuition to drive the budget, said Gee. Administrators will now look at other economic models, including bond indebtedness.
Information technology needs.
The University must look at its information technology needs and meet them immediately, Gee said. In a year with so many plans for changes, Gee asked faculty members to be involved in the process and make their voices heard through a new faculty seminar series. The series, sponsored by the Office of the President and Office of the Provost, will begin in mid-October with a seminar for the Faculty Executive Committee. Dates of subsequent seminars, each open to about 40 to 50 faculty members, will be announced. We have some work to do, and I see the faculty seminars as a means to that end.