MINUTES
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
December 17, 2010
A meeting of the Academic Affairs Committee of the Board of Trustees of
The Trustees of Purdue University was held in Room 326, Stewart Center, West
Lafayette, Indiana at 1:33 p.m. on December 17, 2010.
The following Committee members were present: Chairman JoAnn
Brouillette, Michael J. Birck, Thomas E. Spurgeon and Tyler J. Teykl.
Also in attendance were Trustees Berghoff, Hardin, Krach, Lehman,
Powers and Thompson; President Córdova; Executive Vice President for
Academic Affairs and Provost Sands; Executive Vice President for Business and
Finance, Treasurer Diaz; Senior Vice President for Business Services and
Assistant Treasurer Almond; Legal Counsel Benton; Dr. Xianfan Xu; Dr. John W.
Sutherland; Dr. Laura P. Sands; Mr. Brad Krites, President, Purdue Student
Government; Dean Willie Reed and Corporate Secretary Behringer.
I. APPOINTMENTS RATIFIED:
Upon proper motion duly seconded, the committee voted unanimously to
request full Board approval of the following appointments:
Dr. Xianfan Xu, James J. and Carol L. Shuttleworth Professor of
Mechanical Engineering.
Dr. John W. Sutherland, Fehsenfeld Family Head of Environmental
and Ecological Engineering.
Dr. Laura P. Sands, Katherine Birck Professor of Nursing.
(Letters of recommendation and vitas filed with Minute Material.)
II. APPROVAL OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, PURDUE UNIVERSITY NORTH CENTRAL.
Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Sands brought
forth a proposal for a new Bachelor of Science degree program in Electrical
Engineering at the Purdue University North Central campus. Dr. Sands stated
that the purpose of this proposal is to establish a Bachelor of Science degree in
Electrical Engineering at Purdue University North Central to meet the needs of
local students and the workforce requirements of northern Indiana. The
graduates will primarily be involved with the analysis, design and development of
electrical/electronics, power and control equipment. Northern Indiana has large