September 14, 2004
Present:
Boozer, Gulley, Barber, Love, Harrington, McDaniel, McClanahan, Pirrman,
Sauter, Simmons, Hartman, Herring and Whitney.
Dr.
Boozer welcomed the Council and called the meeting to order. A motion was made by Mr. Herring to adopt
the minutes of the April 12th meeting. A second was offered by Dr. Simmons. The motion carried to adopt the minutes.
Dr. Boozer updated
the council on the Strategic Plan of
the College. Copies of the plan were
distributed at the opening session. The
IPC routinely assesses the progress toward attainment of the three initiatives
of the Strategic Plan.
Enrollment
initiative: Enrollment Management has purchased new software to streamline recruiting
efforts. The possible addition of a
football program will aid in attaining the goal of 1,200 students.
Curriculum
initiative: Dr. Simmons reports that an analysis is underway be each academic
department regarding decreasing faculty workload to 21 hours from the current
24 hours. This decrease will allow
faculty time to engage their students in out-of-class research.
Library
initiative: President Gulley updated the council that conversations with the
architect are ongoing and hopefully plans can be unveiled in late October. The silent phase of the fundraising campaign
is continuing.
Dr. Boozer
reported that 21 of the 24 academic units have filed an Annual Summary of IE Activities report. These reports are due in June of the year. Administrative units of the college will be
filing their institutional effectiveness reports in October.
Ms. Whitney
updated the council on the renovation of the Callaway Auditorium. The
auditorium will close down after the Scholarship Luncheon on September 23rd,
and will be closed until fall of 2005.
The renovation will allow seating for 750, with a larger stage and
exceptional acoustics.
President Gulley
stated that the opening of the new
school year has gone well. Day of
record is set for Friday, September 17th, but enrollment predictions
appear to show approximately 1,045 students.
This is 25 more than last year’s fall enrollment and 22 higher than our
previous record; but it is 20 shy of our budgeted goal. However, we do have higher enrollment in the
graduate program and more full-time enrollment in the Evening College, so our
budget situation may not be as critical.
An update on the potential football program was given by
President Gulley. He reported that many
meetings with various constituents of the College have been held, the most
recent with the student body. The
overall response from the students was reported to be favorable. The Student Affairs Committee of the Board
of Trustees will meet next Friday, September 24th to make a
recommendation to the Board. That
recommendation will be heard by the board and voted on in October at the BOT
meeting.
Plans for Hurricane Ivan were discussed with the council by President
Gulley. He stated that the Cabinet
would meet Wednesday morning at 11:30 to discuss the most current forecast for
the storm and decide if the College should hold classes on Thursday and/or
Friday. Updates would be posted on the
College website, local and regional television and radio stations.
The next meeting
is scheduled for October 12th
at 3 PM in the Assembly Room of the Student Center.
Respectfully submitted,
Shirley Harrington