Mike has agreed to allow a representative of the Budgetary Affairs Committee to sit and participate on the planning committee that is in progress. So we will also be kept informed. He also asked me as chair of the Long-Range Planning Committee to serve on that same committee. So the BFC is represented on the committee that will deliberate the details pertaining to matters of resources. Good, thank you.
Next item has to do with the student information system project.
You will recall that earlier this semester we had a presentation by Jim Perin and Norma Holland on the new student information system. I don't have to tell you that I am becoming more and more concerned about that project as the days go by. As a result, I am going to appoint an ad hoc committee of people who know something about information systems that can advise me and other council committees who are interested in this on what is happening in that project and how it might bear on the work of the faculty at this institution. I have several people in mind that are not really connected to the BFC to participate in this, but I wanted to announce today that I was going to appoint this committee and invite any member of the BFC who might be interested in participating in this to let me know. I don't expect this will be a large group.