Minutes
President’s Cabinet Meeting
February 1, 2005
Attendees:  President Ivory V. Nelson, Vice President Michael B. Hill, Vice President Howard E. Merlin, Vice President Grant D. Venerable, Dean Jerryl Briggs and Ms. Diane M. Brown.  (Dean Gladys J. Willis attended for portion of meeting.)

Minutes of January 24, 2005 Cabinet meeting were approved.

Contracts with the Federal Government
The indirect cost rate for facilities and administrative costs for grants and contracts with the Federal Government has been established at 50.0 percent for the period July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2008.  This is up from 49.0 percent for the previous period.

The Sallie Mae Fund
The Sallie Mae Fund is offering more than $2 million in college scholarships to low-income and minority students for the fall 2005-2006 academic year.  Applications are available at www.salliemaefund.org.  

Development and External Relations
Lincoln University will sponsor three separate programs in honor of Black History Month.  The programs will be held in the Mary Dodd Brown Chapel and will feature Lincoln University faculty members.

Fiscal Affairs
The Bookstore Selection Committee recommended Follett as its overall selection for the University’s Bookstore Contract.  Cabinet approved the recommendation of the Committee.

Student Affairs and Enrollment Management

Undergraduate Admission Statistics for fall 2005, as of January 28, 2005
# of Undergraduate applications received for fall 2005………………    2483
# of Undergraduate applications received for fall 2004………………    1850

# of Undergraduate students admitted for fall 2005………………….      290
# of Undergraduate students admitted for fall 2004………………….      221

Lincoln University Capital Projects
The following is a schedule of Architects and Principals and identifies funding designated for renovations and new construction of Lincoln University facilities for the period January 2005 – December 2007.

1. WARE CENTER RENOVATION (DGS Project No. 1101-37)
    Roof Replacement                                $   500,000
    Building Renovation                                3,000,000
    Theatre Renovation                                1,000,000
            Total                                            $4,500,000

    Architect and Principal
    Mr. Lawrence Goldfarb, AIA
    AP3C Architects

2. UNIVERSITY HALL RENOVATION (DGS Project No. 1101-27)  
    Building Renovation                            $3,030,000
        Total                                              $3,030,000

    Architect and Principal
    Ms. Jane S. Rath, AIA, Principal
    Susan Maxman & Partners, Ltd.

3. GRIM HALL RENOVATION (DGS Project No. 1101-39)
    Grim Hall Building Upgrade                        $6,500,000
        Total                                                      $6,500,000

    Architect and Principal
    Mr. Robert J. Reid, AIA, Principal
    Tevebaugh Associates

4. STUDENT UNION RENOVATION (DGS Project No. 1101-40)
    Building Renovation                            $8,000,000
             Total                                         $8,000,000

    Architect and Principal
    Mr. Martin  D. Kimmel, AIA, Principal
    Kimmel Bogrette Architecture + Site, Inc.

5.  INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL CENTER (DGS Project No. 1101-42)
    New Building Construction                        $20,000,000
        Total                                                     $20,000,000

    Architect and Principal
    Charles Dagit, Jr., AIA
    Dagit-Saylor Architects

6.  SCIENCE AND GENERAL CLASSROOM HIGH TECHNOLOGY BUILDING (DGS Project No. 1101-41)
    New Building Construction                        $31,000,000
        Total                                                     $31,000,000

    Architect and Principal
    Mr. Richard J. Farley, AIA, Principal
    Kling

7. HVAC SYSTEMS AND CONTROLS (DGS Project No. 1101-32)
    Replacement of HVAC Systems and Controls            $2,000,000
        Total                                                                      $2,000,000

    Architect and Principal
    Mr. John P. Gillan, PE, President
    Gillan & Hartmann, Inc.

8. ROOF UPGRADES (DGS Project No. 1101-38)
    Roof Replacement on Selected Buildings                $1,200,000
            Total                                                             $1,200,000

    Architect and Principal
    PA Department of General Services

9. ASBESTOS ABATEMENT (DGS Project No. 1101-36)
    Demolition and Asbestos Removal                    $1,000,000
                Total                                                    $1,000,000

    Architect and Principal
    Mr. James P. Palumbo, PE, Principal
    Quad Three Group, Inc.

10. 409-BED RESIDENCE HALL (Lincoln University Project No. 116)
    New Construction of 409-Bed Residence Hall                $21,000,000
        Total                                                                          $21,000,000

    Architect and Principal
    Mr. Lawrence Goldfarb, AIA
    AP3C Architects
    EDIS Construction, Construction Manager

    Total New Construction and Renovation Funding 2005

            Commonwealth of Pennsylvania                    $76,230,000
            Private Gift                                                       1,000,000
            Lincoln University Bond Financing                   21,000,000
                    Total                                                    $98,230,000

    Total New Construction and Renovation Funding 2000 – 2005
    
            Commonwealth of Pennsylvania                    $ 29,320,000
            Lincoln University Internal (HBCU)                   4, 571,213
                        Total                                               $ 33,891,213

    Grand Total New Construction and Renovations 2000-2005:    $132,121,213


There being no further business, President Nelson adjourned the meeting at 11:30 a.m.


Diane M. Brown
Assistant to the President
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