Task Force on Restructuring Meeting Notes
October 13, 2003

Present: Cogdill, Hansen, Starks-Martin, Dobey, Nunes, Larkin, Spaude, Murphy, SubbaNarasimha, Bayerl

Absent: Rundquist, Kang, Lawrence

Andrew Larkin passed out a draft of a memo to be sent asking people to meet with the committee. There was discussion about the wording of the questions, and whether it was preferable to ask for reactions to the Mortimer/Ghosh report, or for their own ideas. The memo should include the questions the committee has been charged with, as background information, but they should be asked for their ideas with their specific areas of concern in mind.

It was noted that the list of people to be invited is not limited to those mentioned in the notes from the meeting of Oct. 10.

Dennis Nunes and Andrew Larkin will re-draft the memo so it can be sent today. Two people can be invited to each meeting. Times will be set at 7:30 and 8:00 for the morning meetings, and 2:30 and 3:00 for the afternoon meetings.

The memo should also invite people to bring written narrative or schematics to illustrate their thoughts on organizational structure, and since people may not be able to have written information available as soon as they’re asked to meet with the committee, they will be asked to submit any written material by Nov. 1. We will have a flip chart available, as well.

On Wednesday, Oct. 15 Dennis Nunes and Mahmoud Saffari (if he’s available) will present their ideas.

It was agreed that meeting notes would be e-mailed to committee members for revisions, and Andrew Larkin would send them out to the campus community via the announce list.