Attending: John M. Crisp, Mike Gadell, Homer Garza, Noe Guerra, Dolores Huerta, Mattie Marcum, William Mareth, Vickie Natale, Mary Peña, Jim Pierce (Chair), Lisa Welch.

Not Attending: None.

Also Attending: Don Craig, Chair of Financial Resources Committee.

The Calendar: Chair Jim Pierce reported that the Institutional Advancement subcommittee response had been posted on the web and could be used by the principal committees as a resource as they evaluate their own drafts. He said that the Organization and Administration draft came in on February 3 and that the draft from Institutional Effectiveness would be in by February 5. The draft from the Computer Resources and Services committee is coming in on February 15. Considerable discussion ensued regarding the problems of getting the drafts back to the committees as quickly and efficiently as possible, as well as the problem of providing the committees sufficient time to rewrite. Due to its length, Mike Gadell suggested the possibility of responding to and returning the Educational Program draft in parts. Consideration was given to the idea of having the Steering Committee meet more often than weekly. Pierce asked the Steering Committee members to send him a list of the days and times when they cannot meet.

On February 10, the Student Development Services subcommittee will report to the Steering Committee; on February 17, the Special Educational Activities subcommittee will report.

Part-Time Secretary: Pierce reported that the self-study secretary will be leaving her position on February 11 and that he would report at the next meeting on plans for secretarial support.

Subcommittee Report on Financial Resources Draft: The Steering Committee subcommittee on Financial Resources (Dolores Huerta, William Mareth, Jim Pierce) reported on their review of the Financial Resources draft. Additional input from the Steering Committee will be incorporated into the report, which will be distributed and posted on the self-study webpages. During the course of the discussion, Vickie Natale suggested that all of the drafts should use the term "unit manager" rather than "unit director" or "unit leader." Don Craig suggested that the Steering Committee find ways to preserve for the next self-study Steering Committee the things that it has learned about the self-study process. Dolores Huerta (having served on two subcommittees in two weeks) reported that the response process went much more smoothly the second time through and that she suspected that the subcommittees will become more efficient at responding to the drafts. She advised the subcommittee members to meet together ahead of time, before meeting with their principal committee chairs. The Report

Next Meeting: The next meeting of the Steering Committee will be held in VB-170 on Wednesday, February 10, 1999 at 1:30 p.m.

Minutes prepared by John M. Crisp.