Dr Boone and Mr Cade have given their opinions on the pain of time-slot diversity, and the spring schedule should reflect some attempt at amelioration. ARAMark has become the new cleaning service for the downtown campus. Deans searching for portents were counseled not to review recent Health Department scores reported in the Tennessean . Faculty applying for tenure must have credit for five years of service by the spring of the academic year in which they submit their applications. This is a change from previous procedures.
Retention continues as a topic for focused action.
The President has appointed Dr Everette Freeman to take a leading role in reviewing continuing efforts by Academic Affairs to promote retention and to explore other avenues promoting retention. Academic units without upper-division admissions procedures should begin developing draft procedures for review. All units should continue to explore the possibility of adopting a rising-junior examination . The Vice-President again reminded deans that schools were expected to have floats in the homecoming parade and asked that they report their efforts to him. One council member asked which committee assignments deans and heads were expected to fill.