Present:

Dean Duggar

Dr. Sandra Bevill

Dr. David Boyd

Dr. Charles Ford

Dr. Len Frey

Carleen Marburger

Dr. Jeff Pittman

Dr. Steve Replogle

Dr. Bill Roe

Dr. John Seydel

Dr. Jim Washam

Mark Young

Others:

Chris Collins

Cynthia Wolfe

Absent:

NONE

Meeting was called to order at 3:35 p.m. by Dean Duggar.

Dean Duggar advised the committee that Dr. McDaniel would like to have the Productivity Report of intellectual contributions from all the faculty. Dean Duggar asked if this can be done on the web, possibly have the secretaries cut and paste the information.

Dean Duggar also stated that we need to prepare for the student infrastructure requests by April 14, 2003. Dean Duggar asked if the committee wanted to do it the same as last year. Dr. Seydel commented that one request should be for computers for one of our labs.

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM FOR A NEW BUSINESS BUILDING

Dean Duggar discussed the new COB Building Plan. He commented that the architects want us to complete the plan and then they would give us a preliminary design so when we are visiting with Axciom he can show us what we need.

Dean Duggar commented that he would like to see the Executive Conference Center doubled so he has added the extra space.

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We need a computer lab that has seating for 60 students and we also need another virtual lab. Dean Duggar doesn’t see authoring lab authorizing a cd-rom to be used in class. We might want to video, or use one of the more sophisticated programs to show how to do a graph etc. Dr. Seydel discussed the multi-media lab in the future.

Compressed video classrooms.

Information Technology Support - Office for Tech Support Director – Dr. Seydel suggested that the person should get an office.

Auditorium will be set up for multi-media.

4-flat floor classrooms that will seat up to 55; pit-shaped classrooms- tiered. From 32 students to 40 and sq footage change to 1500 instead of 1200.

Dr. Frey discussed the behavioral classrooms.

Dean Duggar asked Dr. Frey about a financial lab. Dr. Washam would like to see it set up where you could run an actual investment class, Bloomberg feeds coming in, news feeds on the wall, tiered classroom with computers built in, Bloomberg projected.

Administrative Offices – Dean’s Office – need a development officer’s office so he’s added that.

Advising Center – additional evaluator’s office and Internship office. Dean Duggar will get architects to look at the reception/waiting area on this.

Faculty/Staff Support Area – Dr. Roe suggested one or two bathrooms in this area.

Delta Center – Mark Young – there are offices for everyone right now. Concerned about storage space. Doesn’t know if there’s enough storage space on this building rendition. Conference Room they have right now is bigger than the one on the plans. They have a 12’ table and chairs to put around. Lois is not accounted for on the SBDC area. Mark – Business Information Center – Dennis is using much more space for his computer center than his printing area. Might want to switch 500 sq ft for computer station and 300 sq ft. for others. Not programmed – parking not in this. There will be suites or multiple suites so if we change things over time – these are adjustable.

Dean Duggar asked how do we deal with the Horizon Institute? Do we have an office for them in the future? Dr. Seydel felt that it would be good to have a lab area for the Director.

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Dr. Ford – COB Fayetteville – has a place for grad assistants to sit behind faculty offices.

Academic Department Offices – three/four departments pooling. 66 faculty offices. We have around 51-52 faculty now – AFL – 2 adjuncts; EDS – 2 ½ adjuncts; MM - ? So, even if we go up to 60, we will have extra office space. Maybe could put some graduate assistants in some of the extra offices.

Dr. Bevill – advising center doesn’t have coffee break/toilet.

Dr. Pittman – recognition room.

Dean Duggar – security system in building – flat screen monitors – wall of honor. Consider glassed in display case? What are the committee’s thoughts.

Dr. Roe asked if the lobby area made room for the Wall of Honor.

Dean Duggar asked the committee to continue to review this – he’ll send out a revised copy of this.

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Dean Duggar commented that we are meeting with businesses to give a lab, classroom etc. Following up and asking President Wyatt to follow- up. Meeting next week with Planning Coordinators.

EXCHANGE INTERNATIONAL GRANT
Won’t know until end of month whether this has been awarded or not. Three European universities and three U.S. universities. Partners overseas have entered their proposal.

Talking about completing this in the next 10 days. Need someone to word craft the proposal. Need a team to get this together in the next 10 days.

Dr. Moreno read what the Europeans sent in draft form today and he has edited it.

Dr. Seydel would like to volunteer Kelly Fish but he is so very overloaded right now. Dean Duggar asked if there was anyone in Dr. Washam’s department that could help with this. Dr. Nonis might be a good one also. Clint Relyea, Dr. Moeeni, Dr. Nonis, & Dr. Replogle volunteers. Cynthia is concerned about the timetable.

HISPANIC RECRUITMENT
Write up in the Jonesboro Sun – Higher Learning Commission Report we need to initiate Hispanic Recruitment. Carleen commented that we are placing an ad in a Hispanic newspaper to recruit students. The publisher is from Texas originally and he moved here and started this publication which is printed every two weeks. The publisher said that there are 2000 Hispanics in this area. He would like to have a COB column if we could get something submitted every two weeks. Cendy Boyd is going to do an accounting workshop and he has about a dozen people interested in this. Carleen is trying to get scholarships (privately funded) set up for this. A good portion of Hispanics are here illegally so this presents a problem with admissions. These Hispanics have no concept of how to manage a bank account so Dean Duggar is setting up something with one of the banks to train them on how to manage a bank account.

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Kris Williams completed the inventory of computers and he has 40 that need to be converted and 21 that we can’t do anything with.

Dr. Seydel commented that by Wednesday we should be able to spend our $54,000 worth of infrastructure money.

Dr. Bevill announced that April 1st will be the meeting with the community colleges and April 9th is the date scheduled for the Etiquette Dinner.

Dr. Replogle- updating for web – night courses. New web design that will be coming on-line soon. Carleen said there’s nothing in there on distance learning – do we need anything on this?

Meeting adjourned at 4:15 p.m.

Next Planning Committee Meeting is scheduled for March 24, 2003 at 3:30 p.m. in the COB Conference Room.

Submitted by:

Chris Collins