President’s
Cabinet Meeting
July 10, 2007
9:00 AM
Vail Hall Board
Room
Minutes
Attendees:
President Ivory V. Nelson,
Vice President Michael B. Hill, Vice President William B. Bynum, Vice President Howard E.
Merlin, Dean Gladys J.
Willis for Vice President Grant D. Venerable and Ms. Diane M. Brown.
Minutes
Cabinet approved minutes of June 26, 2007 Cabinet meeting.
Gates Millennium
Scholars Program
Lincoln University student Xavier
Davis is the recipient of the Gates Millennium Scholarship, awarded by
the Bill
and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Student Government
Association 2007-2008
President Nelson shared with the Cabinet the SGA Event List
2007-2008 which was presented to him by the officers during a recent
meeting. Also distributed were monthly
calendars
of events for the fall semester as well as the SGA Project 9th
Ward
New Orleans proposal. Project 9th
Ward is a community service project which will require selected
students to
travel to New Orleans
to volunteer in the communities devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
Specialty Teacher
Loan Forgiveness Program
President Nelson provided copies of House Bill No. 919, the
“Teach for Pennsylvania Program Act.” The
Act provides “for Commonwealth support for a Specialty Teacher Loan
Forgiveness
Program for Pennsylvania residents who graduate from institutions of
higher
education and who apply their degrees to teaching certain subjects in
urban and
rural public schools in this Commonwealth and for Commonwealth support
for a
Professional Personnel Recruitment Initiative Program to provide grants
to
certain institutions of higher education; and making appropriations.”
U.S. Department of Education Title IX regulatory
requirements
President Nelson distributed copies of the U.S. Department
of Education’s notice regarding nondiscriminatory treatment of students
based
on a student’s actual or potential parental, family or marital status. Title IX prohibits discrimination on the
basis of sex in education programs or activities by recipients of
federal
financial assistance.
3020 Market
Street Project Update 7/9/07
The following project update was submitted by Bancroft Construction
company:
Schedule - The demolition phase is ongoing. Selective
demolition on the terracotta
exterior walls has started (where the window openings will be punched
in).
Selective demolition is occurring on the other floors.
Lincoln
3rd and 4th floor fit out – The GMP (cost of
construction) is currently under review. We are trying to
determine how
certain unforeseen conditions are being funded; the general contractor
has
included allowances for this work in the GMP.
Building Security/Access Cards - The base building
contractor has purchased the security package through Johnson
Controls. Lincoln, the new property manager and the construction
team will
sit down and coordinate/program the new security system/process.
Temporary AC – Temporary AC is currently on in the
building. The main building chiller and HVAC units are going to
be
demolished.
Penn Shaft – A mechanical chase is needed to be located
through the 4th floor space for UPenn on the 2nd
floor. This shaft will be located tight to the freight elevator
on the
east side of the shaft. It will impact one classroom (the room
will lose
around 4‘ on the back wall).
Domestic Water Shutdown – The water to the building was
turned off for most of the day on Sunday to allow for several faulty
valves to
be replaced at the main.
Academic Affairs
Dean Willis reported that 58 (29 x 2) MHS students and 7 MSA
students have enrolled for the Summer II session.
Fiscal Affairs
Vice President Merlin reported on the recent restructuring
in his division: Ms. Kristie Lindsey has
been named Accounting Manager and Mr. David Vozenilek has been named
Technician
Supervisor.
Student Affairs and Enrollment
Management
One day drive in sessions for new students have been
scheduled for July 24, 25 and 26. One
hundred students and their parents are expected at each of the drive in
sessions.
Admission Statistics for fall 2007 (as of July 6, 2007)
# Undergraduate applications received for fall
2007……………………….. 5720
# Undergraduate applications received for fall
2006……………………….. 5490
# Undergraduate students admitted for fall 2007……………………………
2146
# Undergraduate students admitted for fall 2006……………………………
2244
# Undergraduate deposits paid for fall 2007…………………………………. 640
# Undergraduate deposits paid for fall 2006…………………………………. 578
# Graduate applications received for fall
2007…………………………….... 368
# Graduate applications received for fall 2006………………………………. 377
# Graduate students admitted for fall 2007……………………..……………
169
# Graduate students admitted for fall 2006……………………..…………… 186
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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