President's Council Meeting Summary

November 12, 2003

Present: Dene Thomas, Kristi Roberts for Kathy Martin, Rob Lohrmeyer, Richard Moore, Tony Fernàndez, Whitney Pugh, Jerry Hindberg, Bert Sahlberg, Dave Taylor, Dawn Byers, Kathie Wilcox, Chet Herbst, Janis VanHook

Absent: Deacon Meier, Kathy Martin

Guest: Gary Mayton

Calendar Review

Calendars for November and December were distributed noting President’s travel and major campus events.

President’s Report

President Thomas spoke to the Coeur d’Alene Rotary Club on November 7, and was a guest on the North Idaho College public television broadcast. Judy Meyer, former member and president of the State Board of Education and recipient of the LCSC President’s Medallion, arranged both opportunities for President Thomas.

Guest Report

Gary Mayton provided an academic perspective of the diversity of technologies. The report is entitled, Technologies for Teaching and Learning: An Academic Perspective. This report and the white paper authored by Jerry Hindberg will be distributed electronically to the President’s Council.

Provost and Vice Presidents’ Reports

The Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee hosted a reception on November 10 to provide information about the Tribe and tribal resources their regional neighbors.

The first of three economic summits for north central Idaho and south eastern Washington is scheduled for today at the Red Lion Hotel. The Clearwater Economic Development Association has taken the lead in collaborating with regional organizations (Dept. of Labor, ISBDC, Nez Perce Tribe, Valley Vision, etc.). The summit is for people who are interested in developing partnerships; increasing regional collaboration; planning for strategic use of economic development resources in north-central and southeast Washington. Action items will be assigned at the conclusion of the summit for follow-up at subsequent summits. Approximately 143 individuals have registered for the summit.

Administrative Services:

The public hearing of proposed FY 2005 student fees was held on Tuesday, November 11. The proposal includes a 10.0% increase ($156.00) in the full-time resident fee, part of which is an increase of $149.50 to the matriculation fee. Revenue generated by the matriculation fee is required by law to support physical plant operations, student services and institutional support. Consequently, the increased revenues from the matriculation fee will go to support ongoing costs in these three areas. By utilizing funds generated from the proposed matriculation fee increase, the institution will offset a larger amount of the costs in the physical plant, student services and institutional support budgets.

The student technology fee will be increased by $1.00 and the following activity fees will be increased as shown: Co-Curricular - $1.00; I.D. Card - $.50; Institutional Development - $1.00; Intramurals - $1.00; Student Programming - $1.00; Student Union Building Operations - $2.00. Other changes to activity fees include: 1) the elimination of the Handbook fee accompanied by a reallocation to the Matriculation fee; and 2) elimination of the Student Accident Insurance fee accompanied by a reallocation to the Health Center.

The proposal also includes increases to the credit hour fee for both part-time instruction and summer term instruction of $18 per credit hour (11.8% increase) and to nonresident tuition in the amount of $121 per semester (4% increase). These increases will address most of the areas funded by increases in the full-time resident fee discussed above.

I-Time holiday reporting instructions for eligible classified employees earning compensatory time include two steps: 1. Enter HOL (8 hours) and 2. Enter HOA (8hours). No special override is required by the supervisor when time sheets are approved.

Other Reports

Professional Staff Organization meets today at 10:30 a.m.

Classified Staff Organization will meet on December 5.

Faculty Association will meet on November 18, at 3:30 p.m. in the Williams Conference Center.

The Faculty Senate meeting on November 20

The Budget Liaison Committee met on November 11.

Around The Table

The internet changeover will likely take place the week before New Year’s holiday or the week after.

Rob Lohrmeyer reported that the recent skid pad trip provided opportunities to view different designs, answers to many questions and brought up more considerations. The trip included visits to sites in Wisconsin, Missouri and Kansas.

Meeting Adjourned

The next President's Council will be on Wednesday, November 19, at 9:00 a.m., in the Alumni Board Room.