COMMISSION ON OUTREACH
MINUTES
May 11, 2000


Attendance: Bill Seay (telecon, for Janet Prillaman), Peter Eyre, Dave
Barrett, Kevin Carlson, Irene Leech, Mary McFerren, Ted Settle, Susan
Sumner, Greg Boardman, Tom Wilkinson, S. K. De Datta, Joe Marcy, Doug
McAlister, Nancy Metz, Jim Johnson, Clark Jones, Jim Parkhurst

Absent: Shawn Breck, Samuel Johnson, Tina Shanklin, Marie Paget, Daniel
Schneck, Linda Gray, Peter Sforza, William "Terry" Swecker

Guest: Basil Gooden

Irene asked each person to introduce himself/herself. Mary McFerren was
present at this meeting instead of teleconferencing.

1.	Agenda Approval
The agenda was approved as presented.

2.	Approval of Minutes, April 13, 2000
The minutes were approved as presented.

3.	Outreach Strategic Action Plan
The current draft of the Outreach Strategic Plan was presented.
Commission members requested that they be given an opportunity to
actively review the Vision Statement. The document was sent out
electronically to Commission members the day following the April 13
Commission on Outreach meeting, requesting their review of the document
to either endorse, endorse with editorials, or do not endorse: Peter
Eyre suggested as a next step this document should be endorsed as a
resolution by University Council. The Vision Statement was unanimously
endorsed.

4.	Outreach Invitational Reception
Ted Settle explained this celebration could be used as a way to
recognize individuals who are valuable to the outreach mission. The
celebration will be combined with strategic action four in the Vision
Statement where the Commission on Outreach will provide leadership to
create an outreach forum.

5.	Promotion and Tenure Guidelines
The revised Tenure and Promotion Guidelines were approved at this
meeting.

6.	University Outreach Excellence Awards
There were two winners this year for the University Outreach Excellence
Awards, Harold Kurstedt and Greg Boardman. Greg Boardman thanked all for
the award. It was suggested that formal thank-you letter be sent to the
Foundation and the Alumni Association for financially supporting the
award this year.

7. Elections
Irene Leech presented the Commission on Outreach membership and those
with expiring terms. Irene Leech was elected chairperson, and Susan
Sumner was elected as vice chair for 2000-2001 academic year.

8.	Meeting Schedule
In the 1999-2000 academic year, the Commission on Outreach met the
second Thursday of each month. It was adopted that meetings for
2000-2001 will again be held the second Thursday of each month with the
exception of January 18 which is the 3rd Thursday.

9. Presentations
Dave Barrett and Mary McFerren gave presentations on Cooperative
Extension.

10. Announcements
It was suggested that a retreat should be planned this summer to discuss
the role of the Commission on Outreach to make it more effective. Dave
Barrett offered to host this retreat. Irene Leech will appoint a
committee.

Respectfully submitted,

Linda Price
Recording Secretary

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