Workload Policy Committee Minutes
April 25, 2013, 3:00 pm

Present: Draganescu, Kogan, Malinovsky, Neerchal

Dr. Neerchal shared with the committee the following items:

1. Lecturers' teaching load is 3 (usually large) classes per semester. 
This teaching load information is spelled out in
their contracts, and the contracts are not in public domain.

2. The Fall 2012-Spring 2013 "No Name" spreadsheet with # of credits/course
unit taught provided by the Chair to the committee is not accurate. The
spreadsheet is not in Dr. Neerchal's custody.

3. In terms of course units/yr we need to have 5 (rather than 5.5)
course units/yr per research faculty.

4. Dr. Neerchal brought up an important issue of FTE, and he will
provide the committee with explanations concerning this issue at a future time.

5. There are additional faculty activity items that are currently under
reported (for example: academic advising, research advising, senior thesis
supervising, etc.). Dr. Neerchal encouraged the committee to consider
incorporation of those and similar items in workload reporting mechanism.

6. To streamline the "questions and answers" session and to provide for
efficient meeting time management Dr. Neerchal would appreciate to have
committee's questions in writing ahead of a meeting.

7. In response to committee request Dr. Neerchal graciously expressed
willingness to meet with the committee again before the end of the
semester.

The committee is currently documenting faculty activities pertaining to
research (Draganescu), teaching (Malinovsky), and service (Kogan). The
initial results are expected by May 2, 2013 (within one week of the
meeting).