MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 20, 1998 MEETING

The Campus Consultative Committee assembled at 3:00 pm. in Moccasin 
Flower Room. The order of business was as follows:

1. Approval of the October 6, 1998 meeting minutes (3:00-3:05)
2. Organization of the Consultative Committee (3:05-3:20)
3. Agenda Items for 1998-99 Academic Year (contd.) (3:20-3:30)

Materials Distributed During the Meeting:
o Draft Minutes of October 6, 1998 Meeting
o A Copy of the Article V of UMM Constitution
o A Copy of the Section 2 of UMM By-Laws
o A Copy of the Article III of UMM Constitution
o Inputs that have been received from UMM community
o A Copy of the Memorandum from Assistant Academic Dean for Faculty Affairs
o A List of UMM Civil Service/Bargaining Unit Employees
o A List of UMM P&A Staff/Part-time Faculty
o A List of UMM Non-tenured & Temporary Faculty
o A List of UMM Tenured Faculty

0. No agenda items added or modified on the tentative agenda. 

1. The minutes of the October 6, 1998 meeting approved unanimously.

2. The Committee started to discuss the organization of the Consultative 
Committee, and considered the following possible organizational structure:
o The Committee may direct any issue to a subcommittee by a majority 
vote. If an issue is externally directed to a subcommittee, any Committee 
member may ask for the consideration of an issue as a committee. If the 
majority of the Committee agrees then the external source will be 
informed and asked for the approval of the change. The external source's 
decision will determine the direction.
o The subcommittees will report to the Committee on any issue that they 
have handled.

The issues that are brought to the Committee's attention are:
o (From UMM Constitution)
E. The Campus Consultative Committee may determine that particular 
matters of business can be handled best by the constituent-represented 
subcommittees or by individual members of the committee. 
F. An individual has the right to choose the subcommittee or the 
individuals on the committee to whom the individual's business will be 
submitted. 
o Does a subcommittee wait for the approval of the Committee to consider 
an issue?
o The Committee and the subcommittees may lose the trust of UMM community 
and appear distant from them by employing organized, strict rules.


The meeting adjourned at 3:35 pm. 

Respectfully submitted,

Engin A. Sungur