President’s
Cabinet Meeting
Tuesday, August 12,
2008
9:00 p.m.
Vail Hall Board Room
Minutes
Attendees: President
Ivory V. Nelson, Vice
President
Howard E. Merlin, Vice President Michael B. Hill, Vice President Grant
D.
Venerable, Vice President William B. Bynum,
Ms. Thelma Ross, Dr. Debbie Bullock and Ms. Diane M. Brown. Attending
for portion of meeting: Mr. John Thompson, Director of Physical Plant
MINUTES
Cabinet minutes of July 29 and
August 5, 2008 were approved.
PHYSICAL PLANT BRIEFING
Construction & Renovation Projects
An update on construction and
renovation projects was provided by Mr. Thompson.
University Projects
An RFP has been issued to
determine the life of Cresson Hall, Bond House, Alumni House, Houston
Hall and
the Nkrumah Hall (Security building).
The exterior painting of Houston
Hall has been added to the capital projects list. The
painting will commence this week.
PRESIDENT
Virtual High School
Study - Governor Rendell recently signed Act 61 which establishes
A Virtual
High School Study Commission in Pennsylvania. The
Commission will examine the feasibility
and costs associated with creating a PA Virtual High School. The Act provides for President Nelson or his
designee to participate as a member of this Commission.
The vice presidents have been asked to
suggest persons for appointment to the Commission.
Title III Award - Lincoln University’s
2008-2009
Title III award Amount is $2,051.441, which is $41,786 more than the
prior
award. We have also received a one time
CCRAA Award in the amount of $838,150.
These one-time funds will be directed to Lincoln’s education program and its
retention
efforts.
Capital Funding Program - President Nelson presented
information
regarding the recent increase in the capacity of the HBCU Capital
Financing
Program. Lincoln University
utilized this program in the past and will consider the possible
benefits of
future participation in the program.
Retention Strategy - Copies of the Lincoln University
Retention
Strategy Update developed by SAEM and AA were distributed and discussed. The Update included “Retention Factors” and
the associated areas/offices, “Milestones in Progress,” and “Projected
Milestones.” The Strategy is being
developed in collaboration with all campus constituencies.
FISCAL AFFAIRS
The office of human resources was
asked to draft a substance abuse policy for the university.
DEVELOPMENT AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS
The All-University Convocations
will be held on Tuesday afternoons at 3:00 PM during the 2008-2009
academic year. This change was made after
a review of class
scheduling.
ADACEMIC AFFAIRS
Vice President Venerable
distributed copies of the agenda for the August 14-15 Annual Faculty
Conference
and Directors’ Retreat. The theme for
the Retreat is “Post Middle States – A Design for Academic Excellence.”
STUDENT AFFAIRS AND ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT
Sophomore Year Experience Program - A new “Sophomore
Year
Experience Program,” facilitated through Student Services, has been
implemented
this year as a piece of Lincoln’s
retention initiative.
New Student Enrollment (As of August 11, 2008)
502 – # of new students checked
into the residence halls as of August 11th
38 - # of students listed as “no shows”
42 - # of upperclass males on waiting list for housing
Admission Statistics
for fall 2008 (as of
August 10, 2008)
# Undergraduate applications received for fall
2008……………………….. 6225
# Undergraduate applications received for fall
2007……………………….. 5771
# Undergraduate students admitted for fall 2008……………………………
2177
# Undergraduate students admitted for fall 2007……………………………
2211
# Undergraduate deposits paid for fall 2008…………………………………. 650
# Undergraduate deposits paid for fall 2007………………………………….
743
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# Graduate applications received for fall 2008………………………………. 553
# Graduate applications received for fall 2007………………………………. 467
# Graduate students admitted for fall 2008…………………………….….... 323
# Graduate students admitted for fall 2007………………………………..… 262
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, President
Nelson adjourned the meeting at 12:00 p.m.
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