President’s Cabinet Meeting
March 20, 2007
9:00 a.m.
Vail Hall Board
Room
Minutes
Attendees:
President Ivory V. Nelson,
Vice President Howard E. Merlin, Vice President Grant D. Venerable,
Vice
President Michael B. Hill, Vice President William B. Bynum, Dean Gladys
J.
Willis, Dean John O. Chikwem and Ms. Diane M. Brown.
Attending
for portion of meeting: Dr. Renford A.B. Brevett
Minutes
Cabinet minutes of March 13, 2007 were approved.
Academic Affairs
Briefing
School of Natural Sciences
and Mathematics
Dean Chikwem reported that the Science Conference held at Lincoln University over the weekend went
well. Attendance was down somewhat due
to the weather, but it was well attended and our students were well
prepared.
Currently, five Lincoln
University students from the School of Natural
Sciences
and Mathematics have received acceptances to Medical School. In addition, 10 students have been accepted
to Graduate Schools.
School of Humanities
and Graduate Studies
Dean Willis reported that the Humanities Awards Program held
last week was a success. Dr. Willis also
informed the Cabinet that Lincoln
University student Lamont
Aidoo has been accepted to Brown University
program of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies, with full scholarship for
4 years.
The process to secure equipment for the studio has begun and
the IT Department is involved in this process.
The Graduate Awards Ceremony has been scheduled for
Saturday, April 28th on the campus.
School of Social
Sciences and Behavioral Studies
Vice President Venerable provided the following briefing in
the absence of Dean Thomas.
-
Faculty are working on completing
the Title II
Report on students’ PRAXIS I and II performance
-
The Education Chair expects the
official
response to the recently submitted PDE Report by the first week in
April.
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Recent School
meetings have
refocused attention on implementing the School’s Retention Plan
-
Villanova
University and Lincoln University
continue to partner in the Pre-Law program although its duration has
been
reduced by Villanova to four weeks from six.
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A Penn tobacco research grant
involving Lincoln
will fund two
more student research fellows, affording them the chance to do graduate
study.
-
More faculty are writing funding
proposals with
Drexel and Temple
in recent promising proposals.
-
First-Year Experience sections are
being
carefully watched to get exact prediction for fall 2007 (expected to
increase
compared to 2006).
Lincoln
University/Barnes Foundation Collaborative Program
The Lincoln University/Barnes Foundation collaborative
program in the arts was announced to the public at a press conference
held at
the Lincoln University
Graduate Center
in Philadelphia
on Monday, March 19, 2007. The four-year program will provide Lincoln students
with a
bachelor-of-arts-degree program and is scheduled to begin in the fall
of
2007. The program is expected to enroll
15 to 20 students, who will be instructed in museum communication,
museum
education, professional studio and museum and collections studies by
both the
Barnes’ and university staffs. The press
conference was covered by both television and radio media sources.
Title III and PDE
Update
Dr. Brevett provided the following updates:
Title III
The University’s Title III Proposal is due April 21, 2007.
PDE Grant
·
All 250 computers have been received
on the
campus
·
Desks and tables have been installed
–
installation of computers will follow
·
Physical Plant is constructing a
base for the
new electronic sign to be placed along Baltimore Pike.
The sign is scheduled to be in place by Commencement.
·
An RFP is being drafted for the
“wireless
enhancement” project
·
Grants have been made to students in
amounts up
to $4,000 to assist with tuition and fees.
The grants were designated to students with a GPA of 2.5 – 2.99,
who
would not normally be eligible for assistance from the University.
Development and External Relations
The Student Awards Convocation is scheduled for Wednesday,
March 21, 2007 @ 11:00 AM, and will be followed by a reception for all
attendees.
Fiscal Affairs
Vice President Merlin presented the revised Termination
Policy & Procedure for Cabinet approval.
President Nelson asked Ms. Brown to review the policy language
before
final Cabinet approval.
The policy and authorization form for “Donation of Assets to
Outside Organizations/Individuals” was approved.
Student Affairs and Enrollment
Management
Vice President Bynum presented a draft policy regarding on-campus
residential requirements for all University scholarship recipients. The policy requires all student recipients of
21st Century, Presidential, University or International
Scholars
scholarships to reside on campus in order to receive or maintain their
scholarships. Other academic
requirements and semester limits are also attached to the scholarships. He reminded Cabinet that the on-campus
residency
had been agreed upon previously, but that a written policy had not been
submitted
for Cabinet approval. The Cabinet
discussed the proposed policy and whether or not to extend the
residential
requirement for students who receive GPA merit scholarships or any
other type
of scholarship aid from Lincoln. The Cabinet tabled the discussion until their
April 3, 2007 meeting.
The enrollment BE (billing equivalent) for the 2007-2008
academic year has been established at 1,780 for undergraduate and 470
for
graduate students. This will require an
undergraduate headcount of 1,875 students and a graduate headcount
between 550
and 560.
Vice President Bynum presented his plan for the
reorganization of personnel due to the impending reduction in hours and
responsibilities of the current Director of Upward Bound and Office of
Minority
Male Health. His reorganization plan
will promote the current Assistant Director of the Upward Bound Program
to
Director of the Program as well as promote the current Assistant
Director of
the Office of Minority Male Health to Director of that office. President Nelson approved the non-posting of
these positions as sufficient justification was presented to support
the
proposed reorganization.
Admission Statistics for fall 2007 (as of March 16, 2007)
# Undergraduate applications received for fall
2007……………………….. 4198
# Undergraduate applications received for fall
2006……………………….. 3845
# Undergraduate students admitted for fall 2007……………………………
1172
# Undergraduate students admitted for fall 2006……………………………
1107
# Undergraduate deposits paid for fall 2007…………………………………. 36
# Undergraduate deposits paid for fall 2006…………………………………. 46
# Graduate applications received for fall
2007…………………………….... 130
# Graduate applications received for fall 2006………………………………. 122
# Graduate students admitted for fall 2007……………………..……………
3
# Graduate students admitted for fall 2006……………………..……………
23
There being no further business, President Nelson adjourned
the meeting at 12:00 p.m.
Diane M. Brown
Assistant to the President
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