ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CAREER EDUCATION COMMITTEE

I. DATE: April 1, 1988

TO: Prof. Conner Atkeson, Chair of the Faculty
FROM: Doug McMillan, Com mittee Chair

II]. Membership of the committee (including ex-officio members).

Daisy Best, Nursing, Committee Secretary

C. Q. Brown, Geology, Committee Vice Chair

Sid Dudley, Business

Don Holbert, Allied Health Sciences

Leonard Lilley, Education

Raquel Manning, Foreign Languages and Literatures
Doug McMillan, English, Committee Chair

Martin Schultz, Sociology and Anthropology

Jim Mitchell, Rep. of Faculty Senate Chair
Myra Cain, Academic Affairs

Elmer Meyer, Student Life

Phyllis McAllister, Counseling Center

Furney James, Career Planning and Placement
Betsy Harper, Cooperative Education Program

Angela Russ, Student Member
. Committee meetings (dates and members absent).

August 19, 1987 (absent Holbert, Lilley, Manning, Schultz (excused):
Mitchell, Cain: no quorum, no business)

August 24, 1987 (absent Holbert, Lilley, Schultz (excused); James)

September 17, 1987 (absent Brown (excused), Dudley; Harper)

October 23, 1987 (absent Brown (excused), Dudley (excused), Holbert,
Manning; Cain; no quorum, no business; informal discussions held)

November 20, 1987 (absent Brown (excused), Lilley, Manning; Cain)

January 21, 1988 (absent Brown, Manning, Holbert; Cain, Harper)

 
February 18, 1988 (absent Best, Brown, Dudley, Schultz; Cain (excused);
Russ; no quorum no business)

March 24, 1988 (absent Holbert; Mitchell (excused), Cain, Harper; Russ.)

IV. Date of reports to the Faculty Senate during the year.
January 21, 1988: Suggested change in Committee charge to Senate
via Committee on Committees.
April 1, 1988: Annual Report to Senate.

V. Specific instructions, if any, given to the committee by the Faculty
Senate, other than those found in the committee's Constitutional
charge. None.

VI. A brief statement of committee organization, subcommittees, research
activities, etc.
The Committee organization seems excellent; one sub-committee
worked throughout the academic year--]. Mitchell and R. Manning
served on the ad hoc New Student Orientation Course Sub-Commitee;
research activities focused on the Career Profiles Booklet and on a
Survey of Career Education Activities.

VII. List of committee accomplishments including recommendations made
to agencies other than the Faculty Senate.
1. Presentation by P. McAllister (Counseling Center) of a possible
video model for use by units in career planning and advising.
2. Met once in Bloxton House to view the facilities of the Career
Planning and Placement Office.
3. Recommended to the University Curriculum Committee (via the
Sub-Com mittee on Student Orientation Course) approval of the new
course proposal for a new student orientation course: EDUC 1000:
The Freshman and the University (2 s.h.); (November 23, 1987).
4. Recommended to Tom Johnson and Marie Farr the publication
of the Career Profiles Booklet; (November 23, 1987).
5. Most of the year was spent on a detailed review of the 1986-87
Committee Annual Report and on a detailed review of, and
recommended changes in, the Committee charge.

VIII. Citation of the resolution numbers of Senate resolutions that originated
with the committee.
Resolution concerning changes in committee charge forthcoming.
Presented to Senate by the Committee on Committees for a first
reading on March 15, 1988.

 
IX. Proposals and/or business to be carried over to next year.

Survey of Career Education Activities.
a Communication with unit Career Education Coordinators.

X. Evaluation of the committee.

A. Structure: Satisfactory
B. Duties: Satisfactory

C. Functions: Satisfactory
D. Personnel: Outstanding.

XI. Suggestions for improving the effectiveness of the committee.
Try to improve the way and the time the student member is appointed.

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Signed: Chairperson Veug Mem kan

Doug McMillan

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Secretary

Daisy Best