Provost Moseley responded that the current budget cuts are tentatively viewed as a temporary measure to get through the current biennium. With the expectation of a new budgeting system resulting from the governor s task force report, the hope is that the current round of budget cuts and those of the past few years will not be frozen in place. Announcements and communications from senators. The secretary reminded everyone that the call for nominations for elected faculty committees and councils, as well as the senate, will soon arrive in mailboxes. Secretary Steigelman asked senators to encourage their constituents to consider standing for election themselves or to nominate a worthy colleague.
Nominations are due the end of winter term.
Report from the Educational Technology Committee. Senator David Boush, business, reporting from the Educational Technology Committee explained that the purpose of the committee is to support access to and use of technology for students. The budget is primarily for maintenance of what already exists, rather than a means to obtain new hardware. One noteworthy aspect of the educational technology budget is that no monies are built in to replace items as they wear out. The hope is that other funds will be available when that time comes.