President's Council Meeting Summary

January 8, 2003

Present: Dene Thomas, Kathy Martin, Rob Lohrmeyer, Deacon Meier, Rita Morris, Whitney Pugh, Carmen Rahm, Renee Hofeldt, Chet Herbst, Janis VanHook

Absent: Richard Moore, Patty Leonard, Dean Froehlich

Guests: Dawn Byers, Lynn Brinkmeyer

Calendar Review

Calendars for January and February were distributed noting President’s travel and major campus events.

January 9 Campus meeting, 2:00 p.m., WCC

January 19-24 Higher Education Week at the Legislature

January 20-21 State Board of Education Meeting – Boise

January 22 LCSC Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee presentation

President’s Report

President Thomas introduce Lynn Brinkmeyer, Division Chair of Music at Eastern Washington University, who is visiting campus as a participant in the Women in Higher Education Mentor Program.

President Thomas reminded the group that it is important to carry communication from Council meetings to campus constituents and to urge faculty to utilize the Intranet for messages.

President Thomas provided an update on Dean Froehlich’s absence due to illness. President Thomas has developed a contingency plan reassigning direct reports. Some units will report to the Provost, others to the Vice President of Student Affairs and others to the Budget Officer who will report directly to President Thomas. President Thomas will meet with the Administrative Services directors on Friday to outline the plan.

President Thomas reported on the Council of Presidents’ meeting with Governor Kempthrone. Governor Kempthorne presented his State of the State address to the legislature Tuesday, January 7, and will present his budget address on Thursday, January 9. The Governor listened to the presidents in November about fixed costs and will recommend support of 4.2% MCO increase for higher education for those fixed costs. The Governor does not believe he can support an across the board salary increase. President Thomas will be very supportive of the Governor’s proposals and will ask all campus constituencies to support his proposals as well.

Topics to be discussed at the campus meeting on Thursday, January 9, include personnel, update on strategic planning and a preview of issues to be discussed with the legislative Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee.

Campus meeting is scheduled on Thursday, January 9. President Thomas reviewed the agenda.

Positions/personnel

Update on strategic planning

JFAC preview

Provost and Vice Presidents’ Reports

Student Affairs and Enrollment Management:

Spring semester 2003 registration is at 2,530 head count. Last week was a short registration week due to the holiday and the internet outage spanning two days.

Martin Luther King, Jr. and Idaho Human Rights Day participants will gather at 6:10 p.m. at Pioneer Park. The Candlelight Procession to LCSC Warrior Gymnasium begins at 6:40 p.m. The LCSC Service Core has additional activities planned each day that week over the extended lunch hour. Topics include Accessing the Dream; Justice for All; Remember, Act, Celebrate and Peace on Earth.

Online grading went well and on-line registration seems to be going well.

Direct Reporting Units

Institutional Planning, Research and Assessment Report:

Phase II has been completed and Phase III is underway. The review committee chairs presented their recommendations to President Thomas. The Unit Action Plans provided several good suggestions. There are still efficiencies that have to be optimized and the UAPs will be a very useful tool. The finalized plans are due by the end of February.

Around The Table

The Lewis and Clark Bicentennial kick-off is scheduled for Saturday, January 18, from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., at the Center for Arts and History. A $10 donation per person is requested.

Professional Technical Preview Day is scheduled on Tuesday, February 11.

The Coeur d’Alene shared services discussions are schedule to begin among the four institutions.

The network project will be completed this week The system will be activated after the inspection has been complete.

Faculty use of WarriorWeb has increased to 50. The majority of users are OBT faculty. Carmen Rahm will be making more presentations on Warrior Web to more divisions.

Dr. Jeonge Kim of the University of Korea visited campus this week. There is a strong possibility that 15 of their top freshmen students may come to LC.

Meeting Adjourned

The next President's Council will be on Wednesday, January 15, at 9:00 a.m., in the Alumni Board Room.