The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
                             Faculty Senate
                            Research Council
                                    
                                    
                 AGENDA FOR MEETING OF JANUARY 29, 1996
            3:30 P.M., 8TH FLOOR BOARD ROOM, ANDY HOLT TOWER
                                    
               Compiled by Bill Blass, Council Chairperson


1. Introductory Remarks -- Blass -- 2 min

2. Comments by Associate VC Walker -- 2 min

3. Comments by Vice Chancellor Devine -- 2 min

4. Policies and Procedures Report -- Adcock -- time as needed

5. Brief Status Reports -- Standing Committees, Panels, Ad Hoc
   Committees
   (Available time: 15 seconds to 3 minutes each as
   needed/appropriate)

   a.  SARIF EPPE Report -- Dottie Habel
   b.  Centers Evaluation -- Pat Fisher
   c.  Research Advancement -- Kim Jensen
   d.  Research Practices -- Dwight Teeter
   e.  Chancellor Research Awards -- Michael Gant
   f.  SARIF Summer Special Research Assistants -- Ben Oliver
   g.  Research Council Web Page -- Gayle Baker
   h.  -- Ham Bozdogan

6. Faculty Handbook Revisions (RC's portion) -- Blass --  3 min

7. FIS -- Faculty Information System -- Devine -- as needed
   (Discussion regarding status, function, access, etc.)

8. Old Business

9. New Business


Items for Feb. 26 Meeting
a. Status and Future -- Networking at UTK -- Ed Mahon, Director,
   Network Services, Division of Information Infrastructure 
b. Research Networking and Computational Needs Draft Final
   Report
c. Research Council WEB Page