Present: Ray Rodrigues (presiding), Victor Fuhro, Farhat Iftekharuddin, Alma Solis, Sylvia Peña, Cindy Lerma, Mimosa Stephenson, Jim Holt, Doug Ferrier, Marilyn Dyer, Carolyn Green

1. Budget: Ray Rodrigues reviewed the status of the 1999-2000 budget.

2. Addition of non-credit students to academic classes: Jim Holt presented a proposal for offering non-credit seeking students an opportunity to sit in on academic classes.  The students would not get academic credit for the courses and would not pay academic tuition and fees.  A fee would be assessed for attending the class and a portion of these fees would be distributed back to the departments.  Departments would indicate which classes would be candidates for this option. Instructors would decide whether these students would submit assignments or take exams.  Jim suggested that a pilot be conducted in the second summer session.  This is already being done with AESL and ESOL students.

3. Enrollment update: Cindy Lerma distributed data for Summer I enrollment.  Members reviewed and discussed the information.

4. HOOP on deans’ duties: Betsy Boze has revised the proposed policy and will send it to members for their review.

5. Arena Registration: Members reviewed a proposal for academic affairs involvement in arena registration.  The plan calls for ARCs and Academic Advising staff to be on-site during arena registration.  Department chairs are to be in their offices during this time in order to clear blocks and help students with registration difficulties.  Faculty members may be called upon to fill in for ARCs and department chairs when they must be away from these posts.  Members agreed with the plan’s provisions.

6. Deans/Chairs Workshop Agenda: Members discussed options for the workshop sessions.  This discussion will be continued at an upcoming meeting.