DIVISION MEETING9/1/05

Natural Sciences Division

Agenda1. Intro/NSW (2 min)…………………

2. Paul McKinley, Disability Support Services(15 min)…………………………….…Paul

3. Dynamic Fund Proposals (30 min)……

4. Other Issues – Motor Pool, Scheduling & Growth, New Money(10 min)…………………………..…….

Intro

• NSW is archived at:

http://staffwww.fullcoll.edu/bcordell/NSW.htm

• Division Activities Page is at:

http://staffwww.fullcoll.edu/bcordell/DivActivs.htm

• Solving the Wastepaper Problem: The global wastepaper glut--caused by insufficient moisture in the world’s landfills to break the paper down--could be

solved with a genetically modified form of cellulosome under development at Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science. Cellulosome is a molecular complex that degrades cellulose, a major component of wood and other plants. In the laboratory, the modified cellulosome took only a day to turn finely chopped paper into a syrup of soluble sugars. Although the designer molecules are not yet ready to be applied to actual landfills, the process offers hope for a solution to a growing problem.

From the Futurist Update at: http://www.wfs.org/futupsep05.htm

• http://dsp.fullcoll.edu/

Paul McKinley, Disability Support Services

Dynamic FundProposals• Deadline is September 9 (2005)• Janet’s Plans…This is to confirm that I will write proposals to enhance the college motor pool in the following ways:

(1)  to enhance safety and maintain capacity, request to replace remaining (3) 15-pass vans with 3 12- pass vans and 1 8-pass van

 (2)  to improve capacity and better meet the need for campus transportation, request for two additional

12-pass vans (3)  to meet the equipment transportation needs for athletics and instructional programs,request for one

panel truck (this will supplement the Disabled Van which will be put back in service for equipment transportation also)

• Prioritize Division Proposals?... “It would be helpful to the

committee.” Lis

• http://staffwww.fullcoll.edu/bcordell/dyn.fund.htm

Other Issues

• Concerns w Media use and Media Services?Are there any?

• Growth for Spring, 2006“President Hodge has asked that we think about how to generate strong

FTES numbers for spring. Try to schedule approximately the same potential FTES for spring 2006 that you scheduled for this fall.” …Lis

• New Money Just an alert for now, More info ASAP