Attendees:  President Ivory V. Nelson, Vice President Edward L. McCusker, Vice President Howard E. Merlin, Vice President Saligrama C. SubbaRao, Vice President Michael B. Hill, Vice President William B. Bynum, Jr., Ms. Diane M. Brown

Lincoln University's 150th Year Observation - Lincoln will celebrate 150 years in 2004.  Preliminary planning discussions regarding the observation/celebration of this milestone have begun.

PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) -The PA DEP seeks to allocate $110 million in the next two years to continue the Pennsylvania's Growing Greener Program.  Applications for DEP Technical Assistance Grants must be submitted by November 9, 2001.

VICE PRESIDENTS REPORTS/ACTION

Development and External Relations
Faculty and staff will be highlighted in upcoming issues of the Lincoln Review. Dr. Saligrama C. SubbaRao, Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs, was the first to be featured (September 2001).

Fiscal Affairs
The University's external auditing firm (KPMG) is expected to perform its audit of Lincoln's FY '01 financial records during the period October through December 2001.

The University will issue an RFP for the development of a Campus Master Plan.

Student Affairs and Enrollment Management (SAEM)
As of September 17, 2001:
Total # of students = 1975

Undergraduate FTE = 1468
Graduate FTE =            417
Total FTE                    1885

The FTE number will change depending on the number of students who are able to clear financially by the stipulated deadline.
 

Diane M. Brown
Assistant to the President