President's Council Meeting Summary
Present: Dene Thomas,
Absent:
Guest:
Calendar Review
Calendars
for May and June were distributed noting President’s travel and major campus
events.
A
campus meeting is scheduled on May 13 at
President’s Report
The
legislature approved $218 million for FY2004 Colleges and Universities budget
which is plus 2.1 percent.
Presidents
were cautioned to protect a percentage in reserve.
Governor Dirk Kempthorne
told college and university presidents Tuesday he may be forced to cut from
their budgets in the current spending year.
Kempthorne told the presidents that things are
as tight as they were a year ago and to continue the spending restraints. He also said “to make no plans” for the money
they had been holding in reserve.
The
facilities bonding legislation was approved.
There is a specific process that must be followed which, best case
scenario, would put the construction start in late August. The Idaho State Building Association is now
oversight agency. The Bond Package
will include all state facilities and will be issued at the same time. So our timeline is controlled by the ISBA.
The
Presidents’ Council met with Governor Kempthorne on
Tuesday. Discussion focused on the Blue
Ribbon Task Force’s recommendation to create a New University of Idaho
system. The proposal would include all
current higher education institutions, UI, ISU and BSU. The plan also would include a New University
of Idaho Community College with campuses in
Three candidates interviewed for
the position of Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. President
Thomas has offered the position to J. Anthony Fernŕndez,
and he has accepted the position. His
start date will be mid-July.
President Thomas presented to
the Professional-Technical Leadership Symposium at the
The annual employee awards
social is scheduled for Thursday, May 8, from
Provost and Vice Presidents’ Reports
Provost:
Interviews for the Dean of Community Programs are in
progress.
The Dean for the
Mid-term Grades:
Effective with the Fall 2003 semester:
1. Mid-term grading will be available
for all courses and is recommended for all students.
2. Mid-term grades will be required
for all 100 or 200 level courses of 3 credits or more. Exceptions
to this requirement are Directed Studies (190, 290), Internships (194, 294), Practicums (195, 295), Co-Ops (196, 296), Research Assistantships (199, 299), and
kinesiology activities courses.
The following language about
mid-term grades will appear in the catalog.
Mid-Term Grades
Grades are available for
student viewing and printing via WarriorWeb. Mid-term grades are not recorded by the
Office of the Registrar but are available to students via WarriorWeb. Mid-term grades are not official grades but
are valuable for both students and faculty as reality checks and advising
tools.
Lecturer Contracts will be issued with language will
be given 60 day notice if they will not be renewed for the upcoming year. Resulted 3.107 policy changes appointment status.
Administrative Services:
General appropriations is
generally ear marked, additional cost in health costs are mostly covered. Questions are how we allocate the revenue
for student fees to be determined by budget liaison committee and presented at
the Tuesday campus meeting.
Student Affairs and
Enrollment Management:
Fall 2003 Headcount: 1603 with a new report to be issued on
Friday. The applications are up 19
percent.
We are being challenged in
the
Two bids are being reviewed
for the Student Health Insurance Program. There are differences between the two bids,
but it appears that we will have a good health care plan.
Graduation Week activities
list was distributed.
Athletic Department: Golf coach Paul Thompson has been voted
Frontier Conference Coach of the Year.
The next President's Council will be on Wednesday, May 22,
at