President's Council Meeting Summary
Present: Dene Thomas, Deb Snyder for
Absent:
Calendar Review
Calendars
for February and March were distributed noting President’s travel and major
campus events.
President’s Report
President
Thomas presented to the House and Senate Education Committees on Tuesday,
January 27. The president was well received in both committees.
She first presented to the Senate Education Committee, chaired by Gary
Schroeder of
President
Thomas presented to the Joint Appropriation and Finance Committee on Wednesday,
January 28. The committee responded
with interest about LCSC’s growth and the challenges
that growth brings to the institution.
Co-chair Dean Cameron questioned the Governor’s budget analyst about the
executive budget lacking funding for new building occupancy. President Thomas also argued for raises for college personnel as a matter
of fairness because of the lack of raises for state workers during the past two
years.
At the
January 26 and 27, the State Board of Education approved an 8.5 percent student
fee increase, which is less than the near ten percent LCSC was requesting. Student
leaders at LCSC asked for only a 7.5 percent fee increase.
Citing the work of the students, the board voted 4-3 not to give President
Thomas the full amount and instead chose 8.5 percent. The short fall is estimated at approximately $100,000.
LCSC's Day with the Legislature was Tuesday and presentation
boards about the college were placed on the fourth floor of the
The
College and Universities Presidents’ Council joined Governor Kempthorne for the Idaho Correctional Institution’s
graduation and tour of the facility.
Dr.
President
Thomas will travel to
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Safety Training Facility (Skid Pad Phase II): Land, site preparation and
facility construction.
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Firefighting Distance Education: Develop curriculum for on-line delivery
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American Indian Students in the Leadership of Education: Provide distance
delivery and summer certification program to paraprofessionals and others
interested in working with American Indian students education and obtaining
teaching certification.
President’s
Medallion nominations should be submitted by e-mail to President Thomas.
Provost and Vice Presidents’
Reports
Provost:
Provost Fernandez and President Thomas attended the
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities annual meeting on January 24
in preparation for the interim accreditation visit. A date has not been selected for the visit. Substantive change prospectus need to be
written for changes within the last five years, especially for programs that
are being dropped. The interim visit
will be two days and conducted by a two member team. One member will focus on academic programs
and standards and the second member will focus on the nine non-academic
standards.
The Dean for Academic Programs search has identified
three candidates who will interview on campus:
The auxiliary space in the provost’s office will be
utilized for temporary office space. The
Faculty Senate will work out of that office and it also will serve as temporary
work space for others.
On February 10th, the
Administrative Services: The Compensation
Review Committee will meet on February 12.
Student Affairs:
Spring 10th day enrollment
headcount is 3,246 (increase of 8.4 %) and FTE is 2,465 (increase of 9%). Tenth day statistics are posted to the LC
Facts and Figures web page.
Direct
Reporting Units
College Advancement: LC has followed a decentralized
form of fundraising in the past.
Creating a centralized plan for fundraising will assist us to know who
is doing what where and provide us with stewardship practices for the
institution, i.e., donor recognition standards and reporting standards. In order for donors to be able to utilize
the education gift tax write-off benefit, the gift must be received through the
foundation. Polly Blasko will continue
development of the stewardship standards.
Institutional Research and Planning:
Roger Madsen, director of the
newly combined state Departments of Commerce and Labor, met with
representatives of
On-line, Compass placement testing should be available
in March.
The Supervisor Evaluation project is in the trial run
stage. Some departments have volunteered
to test the evaluation process.
Other Reports
The Professional Staff Organization met last week. Topics discussed included CUPA salary rankings
and salary compensation. The PSO also
agreed to send two individuals to the legislative luncheon next year.
The Classified Staff Organization held a book/video/cd sale on January 27, collecting $450. The CSO will conduct their Silent Auction on
March 4 and continue to sell the remaining books. The next meeting of the CSO is this Friday.
Agenda items include salary compensation discussion. April 23 has been identified for the second
annual Professional Development Day.
Faculty:
ICHEF is encouraging faculty to continue writing letters
to legislators on the CEC and JFAC committees.
The Faculty Senate recommends that appropriate
memorials to colleagues need to be well thought out, and a process established
to maintain appropriateness. Suggestions
should be submitted to the administration or Faculty Senate Chair.
Salary discussions are scheduled.
The Faculty Development grant process is now on-line.
Around The Table
Silverthorne Performing Arts presents classic pianist
Marie-Andree Ostiquy on
Friday, February 27.
Plans are underway for the 20th anniversary
of the Dogwood Festival.
Community Programs has reached 60 percent of goal for
non-credit classes.
The next President's Council will be on Wednesday, February
18, at