One of the promises in our new organizational structure was the creation of an expanded Executive Committee group which would involve a larger group of department heads.  This group's primary focus is on the University Libraries but will include representation from Health Sciences, Law, and the regional campus libraries.  The goal of this group is to concentrate on University Libraries strategy with the input of this larger group of partners.  The point of the group is to experiment with a new approach, including a larger group similar to a department heads meeting.  While there will be some reporting elements to each meeting, the primary purpose of the meeting is to engage in discussion of substantive issues of interest to the OSU Libraries.

The group will meet every other month in lieu of the Executive Committee and will include the Director, Associate/Assistant Directors and Department Heads from University Libraries as well as appropriate representation from Law, Health Sciences and Regional Campus Libraries.  The definition of a department head is not a simple one and is definitely subject to a variety of interpretations.  The Faculty and Staff Advisory Councils will also be represented on this group.  The agenda of the group will be established each meeting by one of the members of the group in a standard rotation.  This approach will allow individual departments to highlight their areas as well as raise topics of interest to them for discussion.

The standard agenda will have three main components:

• Executive Committee agenda items (Includes call for agenda items from other units)
• Host department/unit highlights or topics for discussion
• Substantive issue for discussion