Lambert reported on the work of the Institutional Purpose Committee, the all-staff meeting held on 10-27, and the upcoming meeting with students on 11-4. Garren reported on last week's Board of Trustees' discussions of the purpose statements. The committee discussed the statements and discussed the manner in which a proposal will be brought to the faculty (from the Institutional Purpose Committee to the Steering Committee to the Faculty Affairs Committee).

Weiss reported that the work of the Compliance Audit Committee is on course, that most of the investigative work will be completed in the fall semester, and that drafting, review, and revising of the document will occur in spring semester.

Weiss reported that the work of the Strategic Study Committee has been overwhelming. Considerable work has been done on the CCLS Assessment Plan; the report from Paul Fidler, our CCLS consultant, has been received and is being used; that Dan has analyzed data from the Service Day surveys and drafted a report (which will be available to all soon)(overall response was very favorable but several specific recommendations for improvements were made by students, faculty, and service agencies); that the College has signed on to participate in the National Survey of Student Engagement; and that work has begun on the Intensive Learning Assessment Plan.

Larsen reported that the Communications Committee is maintaining the self-study web site and is preparing the first edition of a hard copy newsletter (that will go out prior to Thanksgiving).

Bloss reported on early results of the work of the Calendar Task Force. The Task Force is examining institutions using a credit hour system and those using a unit system. Additional schools using the unit system will be surveyed.

The meeting ended at 4:30 p.m.

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