MEETING START TIME: 5:35
ATTENDANCE:
Committee: Chairman Temple, Vice-Chair Morabito, Senator Benedict, Senator Murray, Senator Needle, Senator Nelson, Senator Sardinha
Absent: Senator Findley
Non-Committee: Representatives from the URI Bookstore, CIO Taylor
DISCUSSION:
Nursing
- They have a microwave, unlimited printing
- No food from vendors was reported – meeting with vendors tomorrow, and vending machines were put
- Finals schedule for nursing finals being discussed
- Senator Needle’s poll said that 96% of Nursing students wanted the final in Kingston
- New undergraduate associate Dean
Liaison Transition Material
- CIO Taylor hopes to work with Chairman Temple to make a template for transition materials for liaisons
Affordability Survey
- 12 questions and comments
- Each question was discussed if it needs to be changed
- Plan to send out survey in the first two weeks of the Spring Semester
Campus Store Visit
- They have had more responses on their survey this year, however that could be due to an increase in the amount of faculty
- Looking for 700 more adoptions – They currently only have 300, they need more
- Students on scholarship/financial aid may find it hard if they are not able to get the books they need
- Campus Store is working with the faculty about submitting the books they will require for their classes
- Flier in all faculty members mailboxes
- Form for adoptions are on the Campus Store’s Website, under the faculty tab
Extra
- Committee members should do the When-to-Meet
- Email is being sent to start the discussion about the interdisciplinary major program
MEETING ADJOURNMENT TIME: 6:22