After some general discussion, the committee focused on three items:

(1) Preparations are set for presenting the revised Statement of Institutional Purpose to the Board of Trustees tomorrow. Chris will present the Statement; Hans and Greg will be present to answer questions.

(2) Adrienne presented the final draft of the Calendar Task Force Report. Committee members agreed that the new categorization system made considerable sense and was very nicely presented. The Steering Committee endorsed the Task Force's conclusion that class meeting times at Roanoke were comparable to other institutions (somewhere around the middle of a group of excellent institutions) and that no change was needed or recommended. Many kudos to Adrienne and the Task Force.

(3) Greg summarized progress on the Compliance Audit Committee's work. Sections 1 and 3 are essentially completed, and section 4 will be done next week. The committee reviewed a couple of tasks that will be done immediately and a couple of recommendations that the committee suggests be included in the final report. Greg also noted that the Strategic Study Committee is progressing nicely with its work.

The meeting concluded at 4:10 p.m.

GLW