October 2009 Meeting Agenda and Materials

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL RETREAT Tentative Agenda

Thursday, October 15, 2009 Joint Meeting with RAC Members "Old Gold Vault" Conference Room Sanford Underground Laboratory at Homestake, Lead SD

Please refer to the link below for directions to the Sanford Lab.
http://www.sanfordundergroundlaboratoryathomestake.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7&Itemid=10

12:00 PM
Lunch

1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Items for Discussion:
	1)	Physics PhD Program, joined by Paul Gough
	2)	Outside Professional Activity/Consulting
	3)	Conflict of Commitment, joined by Janice Minder
	4)	Intellectual Property, joined by Jim Shekleton
	5)	Faculty Assignments and Evaluation

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Update of Activities/Surface Tour of the Homestake Mine with RAC

7:00 PM
Reservations for dinner at Romas (701 5th Street, Spearfish)


Friday, October 16, 2009 Swarts Conference Room #213, BHSU Student Union BHSU, Spearfish SD

8:00 am - Noon
Items for Discussion:
	1)	Program Review/Program Productivity Report
	2)	Alignment of High School Graduation Standards with College Entrance Standards; Early Assessments in High School
	3)	Credit Hours to Degree
	4)	Dual Credit Offerings

Break for Lunch

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Continued Discussion of Above Items


Adjourn at 2:00 PM. Campus tour may follow if there is interest.