Present; James Goehring, Roy Gratz, Lynn Hamilton, John Morello,  Wendy Price, Ana Chichester (chair). Meeting began at 4:05.

New Business: The task of the committee for this semester

Questions we might want to ask the faculty at both campus (building visits planned for the Steering Committee)

• Survey questions to faculty/survey questions for other sectors
• Focus interview with selected members of the faculty and administration
• Data analysis of survey questions.

• What is your opinion of the present system of governance on your campus?
• What is your opinion of maintaining two separate systems of governance for each campus?
• In terms of faculty governance, where if at all, do you think the two campuses ought to connect?
• What do you know about the academic offerings (programs and degree certificates) at JMC?
• How do you think the development of additional programs and degree certificates might affect the current   separate governance systems?
• How can the two campuses avoid duplication of academic offerings?
• Do you feel the faculty has adequate opportunity to participate in decision making regarding academic planning?
• Should the faculty have greater authority over admissions policy?
• What areas of authority over long-range fiscal planning should the faculty have?
• What areas of authority should the faculty exercise over long-range academic planning?
• What other areas of concern regarding faculty authority do you have?
• What other areas of concern regarding the current separate governance systems do you have?
• With the proliferation of distance learning courses what concerns you about faculty protection of intellectual property?

Meeting adjourned at 5:40.
Schedule of meetings for the fall semester: October 17, November 19, December 7.