Attendees: President Ivory V. Nelson, Interim Vice President Saligrama C. SubbaRao, Vice President Michael Hill, Mr. Edward L. McCusker, Dr. William B. Bynum, Ms. Diane M. Brown.
February 17, 2001 Board of Trustees Meeting - The meeting will be held in the Ware Center Little Theatre. The Audit Committee will meet at 8:30 AM that morning, and the University independent auditors will be present to review and discuss the June 30, 2000 and 1999 financial statements.
A meeting of the Alumni Association will be held at 2:00 PM that afternoon
on the campus.
VICE PRESIDENTS' REPORTS/ACTION
Academic Affairs
Vice President SubbaRao provided the Cabinet with additional information
concerning the Act 136 Proposed Regulations, which will impact the Lincoln
University MHS degree. President Nelson is scheduled to meet with
officers of the Graduate Alumni Chapter on Wednesday, February 7, 2001
to discuss this issue.
Student Affairs & Enrollment Management (SAEM)
All chartered student groups are required to have an advisor who is
currently in the employ of the University. Vice President Bynum will
ensure that all student organizations are in compliance.
Admissions Statistics - Data as of February 2, 2001
# of undergraduate applications for Fall 2001------------------------------------1201
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" Fall 2000----------------------------------1496
# admitted for Fall 2001----------------------------------------------------------224
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" Fall 2000----------------------------------------------------------182
# deposits paid for Fall 2001--------------------------------------Data
Not Available
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" " Fall 2000--------------------------------------Data
Not Available
# of Graduate applications for Fall 2001---------------------------Data
Not Available
# of Graduates admitted for Fall 2001-----------------------------Data
Not Available
The Cabinet reviewed revised Scholarship Criteria recommendations presented by Vice President Bynum. The revisions were suggested so that Lincoln will be more competitive with other HBCU's and majority institutions in our "market area" for 21st Century, Presidential, and University scholars. The revisions will also provide greater financial assistance to families and make Lincoln an even "better buy" than it is currently. This should translate into greater application/enrollment and admitted/enrollment yields for Fall 2001. With the proposed changed scholarship criteria, Lincoln will be in a better position to maximize those funds set aside for new student scholarship/aid.
The Proposed Scholarship Criteria are as follows:
Scholarship GPA
SAT/ACT
Amount
21st Century 3.5
1200/27
Full-Renew
w/ 3.4 Cum
Presidential
3.3
1100/24
All but Fees
Renew 3.4
University
3.2
1000/21
Tuition
Renew 3.4
LU Grant
2.0
900/19
up to 4,000
Non-Renew
Comm
Coll 3.5
5,000
(A.A. Degree)
Non-Renew
3.25
3,500
Non-Renew
Upper-class students (No Incompletes, at least 24 credit hours
earned):
Merit
3.5 Cum
6,000
3.3 Cum
4,000
3.0 Cum
2,500
All Renew
MISCELLANEOUS
The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) has announced
that KeystoneBest Loans will be available to students beginning with the
2001-2002 academic year. KeystoneBest places an additional $20 million
directly in the hands of PA students to assist with the costs of higher
education. Vice President Bynum will ensure that Lincoln staff have
available all information on this new initiative.
Diane M. Brown
Assistant to the President