TO:  Faculty, Staff, & Others
FROM:  Baha Balantekin
SUBJECT:  Department Meeting, Wednesday September 9th, 2009, 12:15 p.m., 5310 Chamberlin

TOPICS:

• Announcements
• Delegations of Authority:
• to the Chair for supplies and capital expenditures.
• to the Salary Committee for recommendations on salaries.
• to full professors for recommendations on promotion to full professor.
• HVAC—Balantekin & Saffman
• Furlough—Lawler
• Emeritus Vote—Joe Sylvester
• Matters Arising

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Fall Picnic is scheduled for Sunday Sept. 13, 2009, 12:30-4:30 p.m. at Hoyt Park on Madison's near West side, 3902 Regent Street. Food will be served from1:00 pm-2:30 pm. Beer, wine and soda will be provided. For more information or to R.S.V.P. with number of people attending please contact Mary Lou Herman (herman@physics.wisc.edu or 262-6555).
• Sabbatical leave requests due to Karyn Matchey by Thursday, September 17 (http://www.ohr.wisc.edu/grants/facsabblvprog.html).
• Fall Research Competition deadline is Friday, September 11.  Applications at web site (http://info.gradsch.wisc.edu/research/researchfunding/fc/announcement.html).
• Baldwin Proposal has been postponed until spring semester 2010. (http://www.provost.wisc.edu/baldwin/pre_call.html).
• Research Service Grants -- due in department September 18, 2009 (http://www.ohr.wisc.edu/grants/researchservicegrants.html).
• Faculty Development Grants -- due in department September 28, 2009 (http://www.ohr.wisc.edu/grants/pdf/appforfacdevgrt.pdf).