September Meeting Minutes

Provost Council
September 13, 2012
Martin 128

Minutes

The following were present: Dr. Deborah Curtis, Dr. Mike Grelle, Dr. Shari Bax, Dr. Rick Sluder, Dr. Jim Graham, Dean Gersham Nelson, Dean Roger Best, Dean Mike Wright, Dean Alice Greife, Dean Mollie Dinwiddie, Dean Joseph Lewandowski, Dr. Joy Stevenson, Mr. Tom Smith, Mr. Keith Crumley, Mr. Guo Yun Zhao, Mrs. Ji, Mr. Wang, Mr. Daivd Ye, and Ms. Debbie Combs.

Information Items
No items were announced.

Minutes
The minutes were accepted as presented.

Report Items
Strategic Leadership Team: Dr. Curtis had nothing to report.
Faculty Senate: Dr. Curtis stated Jerry Hughes attended the last meeting and presented a report on athletics. Stan Elliott attended and shared with members the development of the first program being offered at the Missouri Innovation Campus. This is a new degree rather than remixing an old degree and is not a vocational program.
Retention Planning Update: Dr. Sluder said the Student Success Committee have met three times. Each rapid response team has an initial set of ideas and will make an interim report at the next meeting. The committee’s report will be completed around Thanksgiving.

Discussion Items
Chinese Visitors: Dr. Stevenson introduced Mr. Tom Smith who in turn introduced the visitors. A video was shown on Zhengzhou Huaxin College in China which is a privately owned institution with an enrollment of 26,000+ students in the center of China. After the video was shown President Ambrose joined the meeting. He and Mr. Gua Yun Zhao signed the initial MOU between UCM and the Zhengzhou Huaxin College.
2012-13 Provost Council Initiatives: Dr. Curtis distributed a list of initiatives and asked for assistance in establishing principles, ideals, and best practices for the initiatives. The document will be distributed to members electronically and they will be asked to make comments and return it to her. Dr. Curtis has asked for regular meetings with President Ambrose and John Merrigan to discuss funding. She would like to see permanent dollars distributed to colleges to support growth. President Ambrose wants to empower the deans for college-based governance.

There being no further business to discuss, the meeting adjourned.

Respectfully submitted,
Debbie Combs, Recording Secretary

Provost Council
September 27, 2012
Martin 128

Minutes

The following were present: Dr. Deborah Curtis, Dr. Mike Grelle, Dr. Shari Bax, Dr. Rick Sluder, Dr. Jim Graham, Dean Gersham Nelson, Dean Roger Best, Dean Mike Wright, Dean Alice Greife, Dean Joe Vaughn, Dean Mollie Dinwiddie, Dean Joseph Lewandowski, Dr. Joy Stevenson, Dr. Art Rennels, Mr. Ken Schueller, Ms. Cheryl Riley, and Ms. Debbie Combs.

Information Items
Faculty Computer Upgrade Project: Dr. Graham reported all information has been received for the computers as well as quotes from Dell. New computers will arrive in two to three weeks. The goal is to have them all installed by the end of the calendar year.
Multi-media Upgrade Project: Dr. Graham reported all information has been received and orders will be placed soon.
Online Course Initiative: Dr. Graham reported that of the original 66 courses 39 have been reviewed, 14 are going through the process now, eight are scheduled between October 15-26 and five are yet to be scheduled. Dr. Greife said three of the five are on hold but will be reviewed before the courses are offered. That leaves two courses in the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences to be reviewed.

Minutes
The minutes were accepted as distributed.

Report Items
Strategic Leadership Team: Dr. Curtis reported a joint education hearing will be held on the UCM campus on October 23. President Ambrose will be the first to provide testimony. The subject of the hearing is performance based funding. Dr. Ambrose will address access, affordability, quality and completion during his testimony. SLT discussed needed salary improvements. There is concern for employees at the lower salary range. Another concern is insurance costs. Staff from University Relations gave a nice presentation on the new “Learning To A Greater Degree” marketing campaign.
Faculty Senate: The Senate is asking for continued discussion on the Missouri Innovation Campus as an informational session.
Retention Planning Update: Dr. Sluder reported the next meeting of the Student Success Committee will be October 5. The Rapid Response Teams are working their way into a final report.

Discussion Items
AE 1420 Retention, Completion Rates: Ken Schueller distributed a report (attached) on students that complete AE 1420 vs. those that do not and their success rate. AE 1420 helps students decide on a major earlier in their college career. Dr. Curtis asked Mr. Schueller to think about a firm line on when students must declare their major.
Enrollment Comparisons: Fall 2012 & Fall 201l: Dr. Sluder distributed a report showing credit hour production this year vs. last (attached). He told members if changes need to be made for fall 2013, they should start now.
Cappex Update: Dr. Sluder stated an email was sent to them regarding the current Cappex campaign. He asked members to let him know if something doesn’t look right in the campaign.
AA Initiatives: Dr. Curtis told members they will be moving immediately on the initiatives now that everyone has had the opportunity to make comments on the list.

Other
• Dean Wright invited members to attend the session with John Draper on Friday morning, September 28, at 9:00 a.m. with the Warrensburg School District teachers and administrators.
• Dr. Bax reported the SGA is trying to fill the vacant seats in the House. She asked the deans to encourage students to apply for the positions.
• Dr. Bax expressed her appreciation for faculty regarding voter registration. The registration deadline is October 10.
• Dr. Bax reported Time Talks begin in October and Joseph Lewandowski will be the first. Faculty may do this during their regular classes and open it up to the general campus.
• Dr. Bax reported there are two more Walks and Talks with the President for students. These are informal conversations.
• Dr. Sluder reported there are 600 military and veteran students on campus which reflects a 31% increase over the last two years.
• Dr. Sluder encouraged the deans to consider offering second half semester classes. They begin October 15.
• Dr. Graham said his area is facing a challenge with email addresses. There are some students and faculty/staff with the same names. They could put the staff member’s title (i.e. advisor) behind their name. Dr. Graham asked members to send him suggestions or thoughts on how to address this issue.

There being no further business to discuss, the meeting adjourned.

Respectfully submitted,
Debbie Combs, Recording Secretary