MINUTES OF COMMISSION ON OUTREACH, DECEMBER 9, 1996, 2:00 p.m., Executive
Conference Room, Donaldson Brown Hotel and Conference Center

Members Present:  Terry Swecker, Peter Eyre, Deb Williams, Lee R.
Skabelund, Eldridge Collins, Kevin Fenton, Greg Boardman, Norman Marriott,
David Danner, Dixon Hanna, Ted Settle

Members not Represented:  Patrick Liverpool, Clark Jones, Dawn Barnes,
James Parkhurst, Judi Lynch, Hap Bonham, Bill Murphy, Doug McAlister, Ann
Hertzler, Sharon Diggs, Fred Krimgold

1)  The meeting was convened and chaired by Terry Swecker.  The agenda was
presented and accepted with one additional item added pertaining to an
update on the Public Service Excellence Awards.

2)  Ted Settle gave a brief update on the COTA selection.  Two applications
were received from the Colleges of Engineering and Business.  Copies of the
application material was distributed to Commission members (Hap Bonham,
Bill Murphy, Lee Skabelund and Terry Swecker) who are serving on a joint
committee with representatives from the Academic Council to appoint COTA
Fellows.

3)  Ann Hertzler, Chair of the Public Service Excellence Awards Selection
Committee could not be present but requested that Chair Swecker encourage
nominations as the deadline is Friday, December 13.

4)  Dixon Hanna reported that he has not received the Must Statements but
hopes to have them by January.

5)  A draft policy on Definition of Outreach was discussed and modified by
Commission members.  The following Definition of Outreach was unanimously
approved by those members in attendance.  Terry Swecker will work with Pat
Hyer for the correct wording of the resolution and copies will be sent to
University Council, Faculty Affairs Committee and Faculty Senate.

Whereas the term outreach has become a commonly used term in the university
community and

Whereas the university recognizes the need to interact with society beyond
the traditional campus classroom and

Whereas the functions of units, faculty, and staff must be defined for
appropriate allocation of resources and rewards

Therefore, be it resolved that the university should embrace the following
definition of outreach:

Outreach is scholarly sharing of the teaching, research, and service
efforts of the university to society outside the traditional campus
classroom.

Implementation should include:

1. Annual faculty review, and promotion and tenure consideration should
include outreach.

2. Outreach should be considered a function of every academic unit in the
university, but not necessarily every faculty member.

3.  Outreach should be embraced as a vital mechanism to integrate
information from external environments into the university setting that can
be applied to teaching, research, and service.

4.  Outreach opportunities are limitless, however, successful university
outreach depends on planned prioritization and implementation of
activities.


The next meeting will be on Tuesday, January 21, 1997 at 9:00 a.m. in the
Executive Conference Room of the Donaldson Brown Hotel and Conference
Center.

The meeting adjourned at 3:25 p.m.