Commission on Public Service and Extension
Minutes of Meeting on September 6, 1995
Room 400D, Burruss Hall

Members Present: Ralph Badinelli, Doug McAlister,Pat Edwards, Norman
Marriott, Lee Skabelund, Kevin Fenton, Ann Hertzler, Terry Swecker

Alternate: Jerry Jones for Clark Jones, Linda Leffel for Ted Settle

Not represented: Bill Mashburn, Fred Krimgold, James Jones, Steve Parson,
Fred Lamb, Sharon Diggs, Deb Williams, Kermit Kwan,  SGA, two members
representing Extension/public service non-ex oficio A/P faculty

1. The meeting was convened and chaired by Ralph Badinelli.  Terry Swecker
requested that the agenda be amended by adding two discussion items: a)
that the Commission consider a motion to disband itself in consideration of
its lack of influence or usefulness b) that faculty serving on Commissions
should be compensated with payments from administrative funds for the time
they spend serving.  As the original agenda for this meeting was full, the
Chair elected to place these two proposals on the agenda for a future
meeting.

2. As a quorum was not present, the Commission did not vote on approval of
the minutes of the May 2 meeting.

3. The Chair asked for volunteers to assume officer and committee duties of
the Commission.  First, a call for someone to assume the role of Chair was
ignored by all present.  Consequently, Ralph Badinelli will continue in
this role.

4. The University Public Service Award Selection Committee was formed with
Norm Marriott, Ann Hertzler, Deb Williams and the two winners of last
year's award.  Terry Swecker said that he would serve on this Committee if
Deb Williams was unable to.

5. The letter to the Provost that was authorized by the Commission last
spring was discussed for the final time.  After much discussion about the
letter, the Commission members agreed that the letter may be
misinterpreted, and the very fact that we express our concerns through a
letter may have the effect of sounding negative and critical to its
readers.  These misunderstandings are to be avoided at all costs.
Consequently, the Chair agreed to schedule a meeting with the Provost at
which time he will show her the letter and discuss its content at length.
Furthermore, the Chair agreed to invite the Provost to the October meeting
of the Commission so that we can have a dialogue about the issues raised in
the letter.

6. The Chair explained the purpose of the Commission meeting scheduled for
September 27 as an exercise for developing the University's core values.
There will be no other agenda item for this meeting.

7.  Upcoming meetings were discussed.  The October meetings wil feature the
Provost.  Other agenda items may have to be put off until the November
meeting.

The meeting adjourned at 3:30.