Presiding Officer's remarks . Malcolm Adams said that enrollments in the college are down significantly from last fall, especially in the 1000 level courses. He said this is something we should be concerned about and something the Senate might want to discuss in the future. Dean Anderson explained that the College of Business has gained 700 students this year and that shift is responsible in part for the change in enrollments in the Franklin College. Faculty recruitment is well underway in the arts, humanities and social sciences.
Resolution is near regarding the status of start-up funding for positions in the sciences.
Promotion and tenure considerations at the college level began this week with the formation of the college advisory committees. Anderson replied that 20 positions are potentially available for recruitment in the sciences and that recruitment priorities have been established for those positions. The Dean's Office will make decisions rapidly once Anderson meets with Joe Key and learns about funding. Anderson could not speculate on how many of the 20 positions will be authorized. All three were elected by voice vote.