President’s Cabinet Meeting
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
9:00 a.m.
Vail Hall Board Room
 
 
Minutes
 
Attendees:  President Ivory V. Nelson, Vice President William B. Bynum, Vice President Michael B. Hill, Vice President Howard E. Merlin, Dean Judith A.W. Thomas for Vice President Grant D. Venerable and Ms. Jody C. Brunner for Ms. Diane M. Brown.
 
MINUTES
 
Cabinet minutes of May 31, 2007, were approved.
 
PRESIDENT
 
Beginning in FY08, the University anticipates a $250 fee increase for Student Enhancements.
 
President Nelson will meet with select University personnel on June 6 to identify the University’s position on furniture, fixtures and equipment for Ware Center and University Hall.  Duplicated requests for furniture, fixtures and equipment will be omitted from the proposed 2007-08 capital budget.
 
President Nelson requested Cabinet members to update their division organizational charts for FY08 with the Office of Human Resources.
 
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
 
Vice President Venerable will provide specifics on the proposed second summer session at the Graduate Center.
 
DEVELOPMENT AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS
 
Vice President Hill provided an update on the clean-up and renovation of the Graduate Center.
 
FISCAL AFFAIRS
 
The President requested a final budget by Tuesday, June 12.
 
STUDENT AFFAIRS AND ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT
 
Undergraduate Admission Statistics -- Fall 2007 (as of June 1, 2007)
# Undergraduate applications received for fall 2007 5446
# Undergraduate applications received for fall 2006 5244
# Undergraduate students admitted for fall 2007 1933
# Undergraduate students admitted for fall 2006 2031
# Undergraduate deposits paid for fall 2007 414
# Undergraduate deposits paid for fall 2006 384
Graduate Admission Statistics – Fall 2007 (as of June 4, 2007)
# Graduate applications received for fall 2007 217
# Graduate applications received for fall 2006 266
# Graduate students admitted for fall 2007 100
# Graduate students admitted for fall 2006 127
 
There being no further business, President Nelson adjourned the meeting at 11:15 a.m.

Jody C. Brunner
Executive Secretary
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