Professional Forum
Wednesday, May 24, 2006, 2pm-4pm
Central Library 315A 

Attending:

Mitch Stepanovich, Jason Neal, Josh Been, Diane Shepelwich, Gerald Alvarez, Nicholas Weiss, Elizabeth Swift, Dwayne Schrag, Suzanne Beckett, Bobbie Stevens Johnson, Jim Wellvang, Brad Gulliford, Sue Sappington, Karen Hopkins, Ben Huseman, Gerald Saxon, Tom Lindsey, Carol Byrne, Ruthie Brock, Evelyn Barker, Mary Jo Lyons, Julie Alexander, Christian Clark, Heather Scalf, Antoinette Nelson, Ann Kelley,

·        Minutes from April are approved.

·        Career Status Committee Report (Mitch Stepanovich)

o       Name changes

§         Library Director changed to Dean of the Library

§         UTA changed to UT Arlington

§         UTA Libraries changed to UT Arlington Library

·        Nominations for Professional Forum and University Committees

o       Nominations from the floor – None

o       Slate of Nominees Accepted by the Forum

·        Online Ballot – URL will be emailed on Tuesday, May 30, 2006 and will available from this date until Tuesday, June 6, 2006

·        Generational Differences Presentation by Jason Neal

o       Bibliography

o       Also located on the Q in the Professional Forum/PDC/Programs file 

·        Announcements:

o       College of Dupage teleconferences:

§         IL for the 21^st Century Learner June 2^nd 11 – 12:30 in 315A

§         Confronting Crisis in Library Ed. June 9^th 11 – 12:30 in 315A