President’s
Cabinet Meeting
May 8, 2007
9:00 AM
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, Ms. Thelma Ross
for Vice President William B. Bynum
and
Ms. Diane M. Brown. (Attending
for portion of meeting: Mr. John Thompson)
Minutes
Cabinet minutes of May 1, 2007 were approved.
Commencement 2007
President Nelson expressed his thanks and appreciation to
the members of the Commencement Planning Committee, Development,
Physical Plant
and President’s Office staff for their efforts in making the Founder’s
Day and
Commencement weekend a great success. He
has received many positive comments and feedback regarding
all events
held over the weekend, as well as the appearance and upkeep of the
campus.
Physical Plant
Briefing
Mr. Thompson provided the following update:
Ware Center Renovation –
Contractors are in penalty as they are behind the deadline
Chapel Renovation – The special access ramp has been
approved by L&I. RFP will be out
next week. The Chapel renovations will
be back on-line by the first week in August
Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment for Ware and University
Hall – The vendors have been in twice and the choices have been
reviewed by the
pertinent parties. Subsequent meeting
has been scheduled for May 15.
President Nelson has asked all parties to convene a meeting
to talk about the new technology to be installed in Ware and University
Hall. He envisions that the two
buildings will be outfitted with academic specialty laboratories and
that the
technology in Ware should make it a showplace for a recording studio,
television studio, radio broadcasting, distance education and
video-conferencing.
Cabinet made the decision to immediately begin the move of Urban Center
staff from the second floor to the first floor.
Strengthening
Historically Black colleges and Universities Program
(Title III)
The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education has
approved new awards for fiscal year 2007.
Lincoln
University’s award
for the initial year
is $2,009,655. The new grant is for a
period of five years.
Internal Audit
Reports
The university’s internal auditor provided the following
report on two recently completed audits:
Financial
Aid and Student Account Review 2006-2007:
- The audit found all audited
financial aid files in good order, properly documented and in
compliance with
guidelines and regulations
- Audit of
student receivable files encountered double billings of medical charges
for
Meningitis, Tetanus and MMR shots.
Review found the reason to be clerical error.
Correction to accounts has begun and
procedures initiated to avoid the same error from reoccurring.
Purchasing/Accounts
Payable Activity 2006-2007
-
Results of tests on sampled items
found no major
exceptions nd that the university
plicies and procedures concerning purchasing, bidding and approvals for
purchases and payments are being adhered to.
Fiscal Affairs
Vice President Merlin provided copies of the draft proposed
2007-2008 operating budget. The
projected expenses submitted by the different divisions are still
significantly
over anticipated revenues.
Enrollment Period for
Health Care Plan
Lincoln University has chosen Aetna
as the sole provider of its employee health care benefit with the
benefit year
beginning
July 1, 2007. Those employees
formerly enrolled in the Keystone Blue Cross plan must select one of
the
available Aetna plans by the May 25,
2007
deadline. Failure to do so will result
in automatic enrollment in the basic Aetna HMO 5 plan starting
July 1, 2007.
Fulbright Academy of Science & Technology
Lincoln University has received an invitation to
become an
institutional member of the Fulbright Academy
of Science &
Technology (FAST). FAST was established
by alumni of the Fulbright Exchange Program and others interested in
science
and technology innovation. The goal of
the Fulbright
Academy is to
“strengthen the ties among
alumni and their institutions, making it easier for Fulbrighters and
scientists
to exchange ideas, carry out joint initiatives and bring ideas to
fruition.” Lincoln will submit its membership
application
and required fee.
Student Affairs and Enrollment
Management
Admission Statistics for fall 2007 (as of May 7, 2007)
# Undergraduate applications received for fall
2007……………………….. 5253
# Undergraduate applications received for fall
2006……………………….. 4893
# Undergraduate students admitted for fall 2007……………………………
1768
# Undergraduate students admitted for fall 2006……………………………
1807
# Undergraduate deposits paid for fall 2007…………………………………. 313
# Undergraduate deposits paid for fall 2006…………………………………. 251
# Graduate applications received for fall
2007…………………………….... 198
# Graduate applications received for fall 2006………………………………. 239
# Graduate students admitted for fall 2007……………………..……………
63
# Graduate students admitted for fall 2006……………………..……………
96
EBONY Magazine’s
Annual Special edition featuring HBCUs
The University will again this year submit institutional
information to be included in EBONY Magazine’s September 2007 issue
featuring
its 7th Annual Special Section on Historically Black
Colleges and
Universities.
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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