10/7/05 Administrative Council Meeting Minutes

 

In attendance: Dr. Claudia Limbert, Dr. Pat Donat for Dr. Sam Gingerich, Dr. Bucky Wesley, Mary Margaret Roberts, Anika Perkins, Dr. Tom Velek, and Susan Sobley.

 

Absent: Dr. Sam Gingerich, Nora Miller, Scott Rawles, Perry Sansing, Patsy McDaniel, Wahnee Sherman, and Elizabeth Montgomery.

 

Dr. Claudia Limbert called the meeting to order.

 

1.                  The minutes from 8/5/05 were approved.

 

2.                  General Updates:

 

Dr. Bucky Wesley said he is concluding the Director of Financial Aid search. He has three good candidates, and he plans to make an offer to one of the candidates soon. There are 85 Hurricane Katrina evacuees left in Goen Hall. They will have housing through December 1, which is when the residence halls close for the winter holiday break. Dr. Limbert added that she appreciates the work Chris Holland and others have done for the evacuees. The second W Day of the semester is scheduled for today with 22 prospective students registered.

 

Dr. Pat Donat noted that the Retention Council has been meeting. It has been split into three subcommittees. Dr. Eric Daffron is chairing the Student Engagement Group, Dr. Donat is chairing the Transfer Student Group, and Dr. Suzanne Bean is chairing the Graduate Student Group. Rhonda Thomas, the new Director of Advising, is doing a lot of outreach work to make herself familiar to the campus community. An overview of the Academic Master Plan will be presented to the campus on October 28 at 2:30 p.m. Commencement has been set for Saturday, May 6, 2005. The two ceremonies are scheduled for 9 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. This should give people plenty of time to also enjoy Market Street Festival in downtown Columbus set for the same day. Dr. Wesley said the student group he has talked to would like for the Mag Chain Ceremony to be the same day as commencement or on the Friday night before. They do not want it the week prior to commencement. He said his department will encourage more participation this year.

 

Mary Margaret Roberts reported that 251 people attended last week’s Welty Gala compared to 177 last year. Several major benefactors covered the cost for 80 Honor’s students to attend. The Foundation audit is underway. The Foundation Board meeting is set for next Thursday. The FY06 solicitation period has begun.

 

Susan Sobley said Staff Council is compiling a list of goals for the year, updating the bylaws, and making changes on the Staff Council web page. The group is considering putting an anonymous suggestion box on the web page.