President’s Cabinet Meeting
February 10, 2009
9:00 a.m.
Minutes
Attendees: President
Ivory V. Nelson, Vice
President
Grant D. Venerable, Vice President Michael B. Hill, Vice President
Howard E.
Merlin, Dean Jerryl Briggs for Vice President William
B. Bynum, and Ms. Diane M. Brown. Mr.
John Thompson
attended for a portion of the meeting.
MINUTES
Cabinet minutes of February 3,
2009 were approved.
PHYSICAL PLANT UPDATE
Lincoln University’s
new emergency generators are now up. The
generators will supply power for the University in the event the
outside
electric source is interrupted.
The drawings for the renovations
to Wright and Grim Halls are in progress.
These projects will be sent out to bid in the near future.
Phase II library renovation
drawings are now in progress.
PRESIDENT
The steps being taken by various colleges
and universities due to the
economic downturn were discussed.
Cabinet also discussed possible steps Lincoln University
must take in order to continue to provide optimum services to our
students
during this difficult period.
Governor Edward G. Rendell
presented his proposed Fiscal Year 2009-2010 State Budget to the
Commonwealth
on February 4, 2009. The Governor’s
budget includes a $13,623,000 operating budget appropriation for Lincoln University for FY 2009-2010. The Governor’s proposed budget also projected
no growth in Lincoln’s
appropriation through FY 2013-14.
The
Governor’s proposed FY 2009-2010 budget also includes $45,500,000 in Lincoln University capital funding for
legislative approval for the following projects.
|
PROJECT
|
BASE
PROJECT COST |
DESIGN
& CONTINGENCIES |
TOTAL
PROJECT COST |
|
Renovation
of Vail Hall |
$12,000,000
|
3,000,000
|
15,000,000
|
|
Lincoln
Hall Renovation |
16,000,000
|
4,000,000
|
20,000,000
|
|
Security Building Renovation
|
5,600,000
|
1,400,000
|
7,000,000
|
|
Lincoln Hall FFE
|
1,600,000
|
400,000
|
2,000,000
|
|
Security
Building FFE |
1,200,000
|
300,000
|
1,500,000
|
|
TOTAL |
$36,400,000
|
$9,100,000
|
$45,500,000
|
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
The request to have white boards
installed in some of the classrooms at the Graduate Center
was discussed.
FISCAL AFFAIRS
Cabinet approved the revised “Harassment
Prevention” policy.
STUDENT AFFAIRS AND ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT
Admission Statistics for fall 2009 (as of February 9,
2009)
# Undergraduate applications received for fall 2009……………………….. 3919
# Undergraduate applications received for fall
2007……………………….. 2879
# Undergraduate students admitted for fall 2008……………………………
685
# Undergraduate students admitted for fall 2007……………………………
540
# Undergraduate deposits paid for fall 2008…………………………………. 7
# Undergraduate deposits paid for fall 2007…………………………………. 2
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, President
Nelson adjourned the meeting at 10:30 a.m.
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