President’s Cabinet
Meeting
April 10, 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
and Ms. Diane M. Brown. Attending
for portion of meeting: Mr. John
Thompson.
Minutes
Cabinet minutes of April 3, 2007
were approved.
Physical Plant Update
Mr. Thompson provided a brief
update on the roof upgrades
and the HVAC projects. Cabinet also
discussed
the painting needs at the Graduate
Center.
Commencement 2007
Lincoln
University will award
honorary degrees to Dr. Benjamin Carson, Director of the Division of
Pediatric
Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland; Dr. N.
Joyce
Payne, founder of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and Vice President
for
Minority Affairs for the Advancement of Public Black Colleges (OAPBC);
The
Reverend Dr. James A. Scott, ’52, Pastor Emeritus, Bethany Baptist
Church,
Newark, New Jersey; and The Reverend Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr.,
Senior
Pastor, Trinity United Church of Christ, Chicago, Illinois.
The
Commencement address will be
given by Dr. Ben Carson.
Renovations to the Mary Dod Brown
Chapel will not be
completed by May 6th therefore, Baccalaureate service will
be held
in the Manuel Rivero Gymnasium.
New Emergency 911
numbering
The Vice Presidents were reminded
to begin planning for the
complete transfer to the new telephone numbering system in October when
the old
numbers will no longer be operable.
Operating budgets for 2007-2008 should include the cost for
ordering new
letterhead and other print material.
Stationery with the old numbers can continue to be used for
internal
communications after the change over.
Academic Affairs
Vice President Venerable reviewed
the purpose, agenda and
expected outcome of the “Assessment Day” scheduled for April 23, 2007. Participation by members of the Cabinet is
required during the luncheon and at a group meeting/discussion.
Fiscal Affairs
Dean Jerryl Briggs will be added
to the administrative
negotiating team for the Maintenance & Housekeeping union
negotiations.
Student Affairs and
Enrollment Management
Mr. & Miss Lincoln
The following students have been selected as Mr. & Miss
Lincoln for the 2007-2008 academic year.
Miss Lincoln
– Tiffany Perry
Mr.
Lincoln - Milan
Carter
Requirements for
Scholarship, Grant or Prize and Award Recipients
The policy outlining requirements for scholarship, grant or
prize and award recipients stipulates that all recipients of Lincoln University
scholarships or grants (e.g. 21st Century, Presidential,
university,
international Scholars, GPA merit scholarships, private and endowed
scholarships or prizes and awards) reside on campus in order to receive
or
maintain their scholarships. Recipients
must earn at least 30 credit hours per year and maintain the required
cumulative grade point average among other stipulations.
The residency requirement will be waived for those
students whose parents’ permanent home address is within 30 miles of
the Lincoln
University campus,
as verified by
information provided on the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student
Aid).
The
Housing and Meals Refund Policy was also
approved. Under the policy, if a student
moves off-campus prior to the published Last Day to Add or Drop
courses, a
prorated amount for housing and meals will be assessed.
If the student moves off-campus after the
published Last Day to Add or Drop courses, the student will be
responsible for
100% of the housing charge and a prorated amount for meals.
Video Surveillance of
Campus
A
notice will be distributed to the Lincoln University Community to
advise that
additional surveillance cameras have been placed around campus to
monitor the
campus, its grounds and property. The extra surveillance is in keeping with the
university’s continuing efforts to enhance the safety and security of
students,
faculty, staff and campus visitors to Lincoln University.
Admission Statistics for fall 2007 (as of April
9, 2007)
# Undergraduate applications received for fall
2007……………………….. 4859
# Undergraduate applications received for fall
2006……………………….. 4432
# Undergraduate students admitted for fall 2007……………………………
1458
# Undergraduate students admitted for fall 2006……………………………
1359
# Undergraduate deposits paid for fall 2007………………………………
90
# Undergraduate deposits paid for fall 2006……………………………….
13
# Graduate applications received for fall
2007…………………………….... 146
# Graduate applications received for fall 2006………………………………. 156
# Graduate students admitted for fall 2007……………………..……………
9
# Graduate students admitted for fall 2006……………………..……………
31
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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