July 21, 2011

Present: Emelia Benjamin, Peter Cahn (recorder), Michael Ieong, Angela Jackson, Jane Liebschutz (chair), Paola Massari, Tesfaldet Tecle

Topic	Discussion	Action Items
Faculty development grants	Reviewed July applicants Approved both requests	Peter Cahn will contact grant recipients.
Committee bylaws	Edited draft of bylaws to: lower barriers to participation formalize subcommittees add motivating language	Jane Liebschutz to call members who have not attended regularly to ask about their continued participation. Peter Cahn to revise bylaws and circulate before September meeting. All committee members will comment and vote on revised bylaws at next meeting.
External awards	Agreed to become more systematic about nominating faculty for external awards. A subcommittee will form to: coordinate with section chiefs identify qualified faculty organize a nomination packet	Jane Liebschutz will approach a committee member to lead the subcommittee. Researchers on the committee will be asked to comment on the proposal at September’s meeting.
Morale subcommittee	A subcommittee will brainstorm concrete ideas for improving morale in a challenging funding environment.	Jane Liebschutz will convene a subcommittee and report back at the next meeting.

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