President's Council Meeting Summary

July 2, 2003

 

 

Present:  Dene Thomas, Kathy Martin, Rob Lohrmeyer, Richard Moore, Whitney Pugh, Dean Froehlich, Carmen Rahm, Renee Hofeldt, Deacon Meier, Dave Taylor, Dawn Byers, Chet Herbst, Janis VanHook

 

Absent:  Kathy Martin, Kathie Wilcox

 

Guest:  Deb Snyder for Kathy Martin

 

Calendar Review

Calendars for July, August, September and October were distributed noting President’s travel and major campus events.

 

President’s Report

 

The State Board of Education met on June 26-27 in Moscow.  Agenda items included the following:

  • Washington reciprocity agreement was approved.
  • Facility bonding approved; full report due to the State Board in August.
  • Student fee setting process will be moved from April to January.  Fee increase notice will be due to the Board by the December meeting.

 

Boise State University’s new president Bob Krusta is on the job.   

 

President Thomas attended the IACI annual meeting June 20-21 in Post Falls where she was able to interact with several legislators.

 

Searches have begun for directors of two units, Development and Grants and Contracts.  Hires for those positions are anticipated this summer.     

 

Construction is underway in the library for the Information Commons. 

 

The Activity Center groundbreaking is scheduled for August 25, at 10:00 a.m., in conjunction with the annual students’ Welcome Faire.  Governor Kempthorne is planning to attend.

 

 

Provost and Vice Presidents’ Reports

 

Provost:   Dr. Tony Fernandez will begin July 14. 

 

Academic Programs:  Academic Programs office is located in Spalding Hall 100/101.

Community Programs:  The Lewis and Clark Symposium was June 19-21.  There were over 200 participants that included 60 teacher scholarship recipients and four governor press corps participants.   The symposium was sold out in advance.  Planning will begin on how to accommodate more participants next year.

 

Administrative Services:  

 

  • LCSC’s FY2003 fund reversion to Division of Financial Management is $459,000 (3% of allocated funds). 

 

  • The City of Lewiston has begun replacement of water lines on Sixth Street.  Some buildings may be without water during some of the construction time.

 

  • Idaho Building Authority has issued four agreements to initiate the facility bonding.

1.      Institution lease of ground to IBA

2.      Building Authority leasing back to the institution

3.      Development agreement

4.      Operating agreement 

 

  • The NorthWest Datatel Users Group conference has been cancelled.

 

Student Affairs:

 

  • Fall 2003 headcount is up 7.7 percent, and FTE is up 6.5 percent.  Dr. Meier provided analysis of the headcount by major and projected fall 2003 increase by instructional division (5%).
  • Warrior Orientation is scheduled for Friday, August 22.
  • Residence hall space is at capacity.  The Red Lion is interested in an agreement to lease the Seaport building for our residence hall overflow.      

 

 

Meeting Adjourned

The next President's Council will be on Wednesday, July 16, at 9:00 a.m., in the Alumni Board Room.