In-Person

Harrington Hall 217

1. Approval of minutes from the last meeting.
2. Updates from the Chair: New academic staff, reopening during pandemic, PPE, Cleaning supplies, other accommodations. Classrooms with social distancing.
3. Budget.
4. Department committees: Current members given in parentheses. Need replacements for Jen Wenner and James Amato.
Committees:
a. Personnel: all tenured faculty are members.
b. Budget, Permanent Property, Search committees: all faculty
c. Curriculum: 2 members (Paulsen, Hiatt)
d. Display: 2 members (Peterson, Hiatt)
e. Speaker Series: 1 member (Peterson)
f. Student Assistant: 2 members (Hiatt, Hallett)
g. Library: 1 member (Wenner)
h. Equipment: Chair + 2 members (Hiatt, Wenner, Hallett)
i. Safety: (Peterson, Amato)
j. Student Awards: 2 members (Hiatt, Wenner)
k. Field equipment: 2+ members (Hallett, Paulsen)

Associate Chairperson: Peterson (2nd of 3-year term)
Student-Group Advisors:
a. Geology Club: Peterson
b. Sigma Gamma Epsilon: Paulsen

5. Announcements, etc.
a. Field courses: Advanced field methods and Field Geology (Summer).
b. Geology Club speakers for the semester.
c. New majors welcome meeting Thursday, September 17 at 4:10 p.m. in H-217
d. Majors information meeting Thursday, October 15 at 4:10 p.m. in H-217

6. Other items from Chair or Members

Eric Hiatt
09/04/2020