The PACISE Executive Board met at Days Inn in Milesburg Pennsylvania on August 24th, 1995. Richard Smaby, President, convened the Board at 5:15 p.m.
Present: Thomas Cunningham [Indiana], Nicholas Ford [California], David Hutchens [Millersville], John Potter [Lock Haven], Richard Smaby [Clarion], Joseph Thomas [Kutztown], Deborah Whitfield [Slippery Rock], Erik Wynters [Bloomsburg], Ellen Zimmer [Edinboro].
A motion to remove the listing of the absent individuals form the minutes was approved. A motion to add absent school names to the minutes was defeated.
The minutes of the Executive Board meeting of April 7, 1995 were approved as amended.
A treasurer's report showing a balance on $1,582.59 was accepted.
Thomas Cunningham will create a web site for PACISE at IUP. A link to SRU will be made for the posting of both the draft and approved minutes.
The Spring '96 Conference will be held at California with a general theme of: Software and Technology. It will be held simultaneously with SSHE-MA at the end of March or early April. Representatives should send e-mail to ford_ns@cup.edu to tell Nicholas when Spring Break will be held at their institution.
A Reimbursement Request Form was introduced and approved as amended. The form will be used by the treasurer to maintain accurate records.
A discussion ensued on how to increase participation at PACISE events as faculty participation is particularly low. A suggestion to centralize the planning and organizing of the fall meeting was made. A central location such as Harrisburg or State College could be used as the site for a fall conference organized by the Executive board. Other suggestions to increase participation were: hold a job fair for students, have an research topic in the fall and a curricular or education related topic in the spring, set aside time for socializing on Friday night. A suggestion for helping the cost of the conference by having more than one publisher at the conference was made.
A motion to have the Fall 1996 Conference organized by the executive board was approved. A motion for Ellen Zimmer to find a suitable central location for Fall 1996 conference and have the January executive board meeting held there was approved. A January meeting date of the 12th, no earlier than 2:00 was approved. Richard will coordinate with Ellen, design a schedule for the conference and executive board members should come to the meeting with ideas of speakers that could be invited.
Richard Smaby motioned that a long-term schedule of who holds conferences be created. The motion was withdrawn.
The Executive Board adjourned at 7:17 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Deborah L. Whitfield