President’s Cabinet
Meeting
October 9, 2007
10:00 AM
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
Gladys J. Willis for Vice President Grant D.
Venerable, and Ms. Diane M.
Brown. Attending
for portion of meeting: Mr. John Thompson, Director of Physical Plant.
Minutes
Minutes of October 2, 2007 Cabinet meeting were approved.
NCAA Reclassification Liaison Visit
Ms. Jill Willson, the NCAA’s liaison to Lincoln University
during the reclassification process, visited the campus October 8-9,
2007. She will be working closely with the
university over the next two years to provide assistance and guidance
through
the reclassification process. Ms.
Willson met with various administrators on Monday, October 8th
and
with President Nelson and the President’s Cabinet at their meeting on
Tuesday,
October 9th.
Ms. Willson informed the Cabinet that Lincoln University
is in excellent position at this point in the process for
reclassification to
Division II. However, while we have made
significant progress in many areas, there are others that require a
good deal
of movement. It is very instrumental to
the success of the move that Lincoln
implements a written institutional control policy to ensure compliance
with
NCAA Division II regulations. The
university will also be required by 2011 to have the Compliance
Assistance
Internet system in place to allow the ability to upload information on
student
athletes. While this is not required
until 2011, Ms. Willson strongly urged that this piece be put in place
as soon
as possible. Lincoln University
is in possession of the Compliance Assistance Internet system, which
will be
operable once the Colleague system goes live.
Labor Certification
Process on Employers
Changes to the Labor Recertification Process require
the
employer to pay the costs of preparing, filing, and obtaining the labor
certification to hire foreign nationals for employment in the US. Cabinet decided that these costs must be
borne by the area/department wishing to hire the individual. The Office of Human Resources will be asked
to draft a policy addressing this matter.
Physical Plant
Briefing
Lincoln
University has been informed
that material issues has
pushed the deadline for completion of the Student Union
Building
renovation
project back to January 15, 2008.
However, the estimation is that actual completion may be more
likely
February or March 2008.
The sprinkler system issue for University Hall has been
resolved and the Certificate of Occupancy has been issued.
The pre-bid meeting for the Library renovation project was
held this morning.
The Pre-Bid Conference for the International
Cultural Center, Project No.
DGS 1101-42,
has been scheduled for Wednesday, October 10, 2007.
The Bid opening date has been extended to
October 24, 2007.
The Department of General Services has made the following
appointments of Design professionals for Lincoln University
capital projects:
·
Simone
Collins, Inc.
-
Project No. DGS 1101-45: Landscape
General
Campus and Around all Buildings, provide sidewalks, streets, etc to all
buildings and
additional parking.
-
Project No. DGS 1101-46: Construction of additional tennis courts,
softball field, soccer field and bleachers
·
Renaissance
3 Architects, P.C./Moody Nolan, Inc.
(Joint Venture)
-
Project No. DGS 1101-47:
Construction of a new
Learning/Counseling/Academic Student Center
Student Affairs and Enrollment
Management
Enrollment Data for fall 2007, as of October 81, 2007. (Data
provided by Fiscal Affairs)
Total
Undergraduate Students Enrolled ……………………………..
1918
Total Graduate
students enrolled ………………………………………
537
Total
Student Body
2455
Development and External Relations
Vice President Hill informed the Cabinet of changes to the
Student Evaluations process which have been recommended by the Office
of
Institutional Research. The proposed
changes will make ORI fully responsible for the entire evaluation
process as
well as administration of the evaluation.
There being no further business, President Nelson
adjourned the meeting at 12:45 p.m.
Diane M. Brown
Assistant to the President
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