President’s
Cabinet Meeting
Tuesday, January
15, 2008
9:00 a.m.
Vail Hall Board Room
Minutes
Attendees: President
Ivory V. Nelson, Vice President William B. Bynum, Vice President
Michael B.
Hill, Vice President Howard E. Merlin, Vice President Grant D.
Venerable, Dr.
John O. Chikwem, Dr. Judith A.W. Thomas, Dr. Gladys J. Willis and Ms.
Jody C.
Brunner for Ms. Diane M. Brown.
MINUTES
Cabinet minutes of January 8,
2008, were approved as corrected.
PRESIDENT
Middle States Evaluator Visit
President Nelson announced that
Dr. Stanton Biddle, Middle States Evaluator, is on campus today and is
scheduled to meet with various constituents of the University.
PA DGS Projects
Since December 10, the
departments of Physical Plant and IT have had the arduous task of
moving
offices, classrooms and equipment from University Hall, Ware Center,
the
Graduate Center and the Library. President Nelson asked all staff
members
for their patience and assistance with Physical Plant and the IT
departments
during this very difficult and demanding time.
Strategic Plan
Division updates to the
University’s Strategic Plan are due February 2008.
ACADEMIC
AFFAIRS
Step-To-College Program
Vice President Venerable
presented a copy of the “Policy Overview” for the Step-To-College
Program.
Lincoln University
has sixty “special admit” students enrolled in the Program at the Graduate Center. A copy of the
“Policy
Overview” will be forwarded to the Admissions, Registrar and Student
Affairs
departments.
Ware
Center
Cabinet members and Deans
discussed the operation, training and maintenance of the new equipment
in Ware Center.
Dean Willis reported that there
will be a formal friend-raiser celebration of University Hall and Ware Center
on March 8, 2008.
The Lincoln
University
Board of Trustees Distinguished Faculty Awards
LUC-AAUP and the Administration
have reached an agreement regarding the Lincoln University Board of
Trustees
Distinguished Faculty Awards. The 2007 awards will be honored.
Schools
President Nelson requested Special
Editions of the Lincoln Review highlighting the accomplishments
of each
School.
Pre-Registration/Registration
President Nelson asked Vice
President Venerable to announce University-wide that Lincoln University
no longer provides pre-registration for courses.
The Christian R. and Mary F.
Lindback Foundation
The Deans are to identify and
submit to the Vice President for Academic Affairs up to three
applications for
the Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award and Minority Junior Faculty
Programs. The deadline for each application is February 29, 2008.
DEVELOPMENT AND EXTERNAL
RELATIONS
Amos Lecture Series
Vice President Hill indicated
that the Amos Lecture Series must be controlled by the Faculty Lectures
and
Recitals Committee. Dean Chikwem will incorporate this year’s
Lecture in
the Annual Science Conference to be held March 15, 2008.
FISCAL AFFAIRS
FY08 Enrollment as of 01.14.08;
the Statement of Activities for 6-Months Ending 12.31.07; Variance
Analysis
(12.31.07 Actual v. 12.31.07 Budget) and the Conformance Report by
Functional
Department for the period 07.01.07—12.31.07 were presented and
discussed.
STUDENT AFFAIRS AND ENROLLMENT
MANAGEMENT
Student Enhancements
Vice President Bynum reported
that the first Student Body Meeting was held on January 14, 2008, and
the first
home CIAA men’s basketball game (St. Paul University)
was held on January 10, 2008.
An Emergency Notification System
meeting has been scheduled for January 23, 2008. The system will
include
a horn, text, email, pop-up alert and electrical sign notifications.
Readmission Policy
Vice President Bynum presented a
draft Readmission Policy Statement and Procedure for review.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further
business, President Nelson adjourned the meeting at 12:45 p.m.
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