April 6 - Expanded Cabinet. Dr. Ginn gave an update of legislative actions. Budget Hearings are scheduled for the week of May 11. The University is asking for proposals from architectural firms to conduct a study of space needs for the campus. There is a group working on redesigning the USM Home Page.
Samples are available for review on the Web.
Dr. McGowan discussed the decision to accept bid from PeopleSoft as new software vendor for Human Resources and Financial Affairs. He further stated that the student information systems area may or may not use PeopleSoft although many of the users were in favor of this software. March 5 and 10 Honorary Degree Committee for Phyllis. We discussed guidelines that had been drafted by Dr. Joe Paul from a variety of other institutions who currently award Honorary Degrees. The final recommendation was sent to Cabinet where minor editorial changes were made.