President’s
Cabinet Meeting
Wednesday, February
19, 2008
9:00 a.m.
Vail Hall Board Room
Minutes
Attendees: President
Ivory V. Nelson, Vice
President
William B. Bynum, Vice President Grant D. Venerable, Vice President
Michael B.
Hill, Vice President Howard E. Merlin, Dean John O. Chikwem, Dean
Judith A.W.
Thomas, Dean Gladys J. Willis and Ms. Diane M. Brown.
MINUTES
Cabinet minutes of February 11,
2008, were approved.
ACADEMIC BRIEFING
On Monday, February 18, 2008,
music faculty and academic affairs administrators made a trip into Philadelphia to
pick out
two new Steinway pianos for the University.
The acquisition of these two new Steinways brings the total of Lincoln University owned Steinways to
four.
The School of Humanities &
Graduate Studies Concert Series will kick off on Saturday, March 8,
2008 at 7
PM with the first program to be held in the new renovated Ware Center
Theater. The event will feature
performances by The Young
Musicians Community Orchestra as well as featured artists and The
Lincoln
University Concert Choir. The event is
free and open to local and surrounding communities.
However, reservations/tickets are required
due to limited seating in the Ware Theater.
The Dean for the School
of Social Sciences
and Behavioral Students
and the Chair of the Education Department will be attending the Spring
2008
Accreditation and Accountability Quality Conference sponsored by NCATE
and the
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) to find
out the
requirements to meet NCATE standards for accreditation.
PRESIDENT
All requests for summer capital
projects should be submitted to the Director of Physical Plant as soon
as
possible. A complete list will be
compiled and projects prioritized by the Cabinet.
DEVELOPMENT AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS
An update on the construction at
3020 Lincoln Plaza
in Philadelphia
was provided. The procedure for facility
requests was also clarified.
A groundbreaking ceremony for the
new International Cultural Center (ICC) will be scheduled for April.
FISCAL AFFAIRS
Vice President Merlin announced
the addition of a Risk Analyst and Special Accounts Accountant to the
staff of
his division.
The Datatel cashiering function
went live on Monday, February 18th.
Information regarding the selection
of the University’s health care provider was shared with Cabinet. Lincoln
is looking at various options for the upcoming benefit year.
STUDENT AFFAIRS & ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT
A test of the new Emergency Alert
System has been scheduled for Friday, February 29, 2008.
A fire occurred in the basement
of Hansberry Hall on Monday evening. The
fire started in the wiring to a dryer and was contained with minimal
fire or
smoke damage.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further
business, President Nelson adjourned the meeting at 12:45 p.m.
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