I.  Welcome
     -Dr. Jeannie Woods, VPA Associate Dean for Dean Andrew Svedlow 

II.  Approval of Minutes from February 22nd meeting

III.  Department Reports
      -VPA Student Services, Kimberly R. Wright
        -Graduate Commencement Ceremony - Thursday, May 2nd - Tillman Hall - 
          -VPA graduate advisors, graduate director (Don Rogers), and deans expected to attend
            -other VPA faculty and departmental chairs are asked to attend
            -there will be a hooding ceremony at the Graduate Reception
        -Graduation Reception - Saturday, May 4th - Johnson Lobby
            -any faculty or staff wishing to assist in set-up, serving, or clean-up, 
             please contact Marge Moody (x2666), Kimberly Wright (x2465), or Jamie Larsen (x2323)

III.  New Business
       - changes to VPA by-laws and the tenure/promotion guidelines
          -one change noted - On tenure/promotion guidelines "Note" at end of first paragraph 
           "is" changed to "will be"
          - both APPROVED
             (Link to VPA Bylaws)
           
      - VPA Committee Elections
          - Dr. Peg DeLamater for Gene Barban, VPA Personnel Committee Chair
CVPA Curriculum Committee
Annie-Laurie Wheat  (Theatre & Dance)
Mary Beth Thompson (At Large)

CVPA Petitions Committee
L. H. Dickert (Music)
Phil Moody (At Large)

CVPA Personnel Committee
Sandra Neels  (Theatre
Laura Dufresne  (At Large)

Dean's Advisory Committee
Mary Beth Thompson (Theatre & Dance)
Seymour Simmons (At Large)

CVPA Graduate Committee
Peg DeLamater (At Large)
Marielon Ratliff (At Large)

IV.  Old Business
       - General Education info
          -Seymour Simmons and Paul Martyka
          -VPA Faculty urged to attend the called University Faculty Assembly meeting on General Education at 3 p.m.
          -The proposal to be voted on by the Faculty Assembly at 3 p.m. is the best option for VPA; Arts & Sciences may try to oppose the proposal

IV.  Report on NASM visit
       -Don Rogers, Department of Music Chair
       -The Music Department feels that they did pretty good; there were some areas mentioned as needing attention but those were for the most part expected.

V.  Adjournment - 2:35 p.m.