ECUS-SCC 9 Mar 2012

Executive Committee Minutes
09 Mar 2012 9:00 AM
Location: Parks 301  

Present: Judy Malachowski, Stas Preczewski, Sandra Jordan, Bryan Marshall (For Amy Pinney), Matt Rogers, Catherine Whelan, Ken McGill, and Deborah MacMillan

Guest: Craig Turner (FAPC Chair) Cliff Gay (ELI Fellow) and Mark Smith (ELI Fellow)

Regrets: Jan Clark, Lyndall Muschell 

Absent: Dianne Chamblee 

Meeting called to order by Dr. Catherine Whelan

The Agenda was approved as presented.

The February 10 ECUS/SCC meeting minutes – will be sent out again for review. The wrong minutes were inadvertently sent out for review.

Committee Reports 

Faculty Affairs Policy Committee (FAPC): Presented by Chair of FAPC Dr. Craig Turner

See report attached to these minutes.

Academic Policy Committee (APC): Chair Dr.Amy Pinney- reported provided by Dr. Bryan Marshall

This motion is presented to ECUS for review and discussion. 

GCSU Senate Motion 1112.APC.001.P
Electronic Recording Policy 1112.APC.001.P Electronic Recording Policy 

Dr. Bryan Marshall pointed out to the committee that there was some confusion in the APC regarding the policy template that they were directed to use. This was followed by a discussion. Dr. Catherine Whelan and Dr. Sandra Jordan clarified that the concern was related to the fact that the current format that was used was a procedure and not a policy. In was determined that Dr. Whelan will discuss with Dr. Amy Pinney how determine how this needs to be altered to make the needed distinction between policy and procedure. This was sent back to committee.

Student Affairs Policy Committee (SAPC): Chair Ms. Dianne Chamblee. No report provided

Resources, Planning, and Institutional Policy (RPIPC): Chair Dr. Judith Malachowski provided report.

RPIPC is spearheading the one-year assessment of the change in the common meeting time and in times for class offerings. Sally Humphries (from RPIPC) is leading this group. Catherine Whelan and Dr. Malachowski met with Dr. Jordan to review the charge.

The team will include representatives from SAPC, SGA, staff council, and FAPC. Kay Anderson and Dr. Paul Jones also are part of this team. Members of the campus community representing other views may be included, as needed. The focus this semester (Spring 2012) is creating a valid and reliable instrumented to be implemented in Fall 2012.

The survey will be prefaced with information indicating that the intentions of the survey are twofold: To maximize classroom utilization, and to allow students to take more classes and thus graduate in a timely manner.

Curriculum Assessment and Planning Committee (CAPC): Chair Dr. Ryan Brown - No report provided

Provost’s Report: Dr. Sandra Jordan, Provost no report

President’s Report: Interim President Stas Preczewski reported that he had attended a budget briefing on March 6th in Atlanta with the USG Chancellor. During this briefing it was again emphasized that any increases above the current baseline funding will be tied to retention, progression, and graduation rates. Any preferences to funding for faculty lines will be aimed at reducing part time faculty. No fee increases at all are being encouraged.

Emphasis is being placed on the following: more graduates, shorter period of time, better quality, online and cheaper. Additional emphasis is placed on doing the previous five things but also graduating students with more soft skills (like etiquette).

Dr. Preczewski noted that overall GC is ahead of USG averages and the nation as a whole (as reported by CLA and NESSI Survey). Dr. Jordan added that we are #2 in 4 year graduation rates and #3 in 6 year graduation rates.

Dr. Preczewski spoke briefly about the Climate Survey. The response rate has been excellent. The open- ended questions are providing very rich information. The questions about issue with confidentiality were resolved. Each person received a unique link when they were emailed the study information. If they forward this link to someone, then the person using that link could see their information. The survey will be redeployed now that this is resolved.

Senate Membership: Dr. Ken McGill. Has met with the President to finalize the Presidential appointments to the Senate. All other elections are complete. Dr. McGill took a few moments to thank Interim President Stas Preczewski for all his hard work.

Dr. Catherine Whelan: Presented the Governance Calendar for 2012-2013. There was no discussion.

Motion was made by Sandra Jordan and seconded by Ken McGill to endorse the proposed 2012-2013 governance calendar. Motion was passed to endorse the Calendar.

Motion to adjourn

Recorded by Deborah MacMillan

Approved April 6, 2012