Present:

Dean Duggar
Dr. Sandra Bevill
Dr. Len Frey
Dr. Farhad Moeeni (came in Dr. Seydel’s absence)
Dr. Bill Roe
Dr. Jim Washam
Mark Young

Others:

Chris Collins

Absent:

Dr. David Boyd
Dr. Charles Ford
Carleen Marburger
Dr. Jeff Pittman
Dr. Steve Replogle
Dr. John Seydel

Meeting was called to order at 3:37 p.m. by Dean Duggar.

FREE ELECTIVES AND BUSINESS ELECTIVES
Dean Duggar reported to the committee that Renitia Bullard talked with him regarding the free electives and business electives. Some students are taking business electives for free electives and this is causing them to take over 50% of their electives within the college and they should be outside the college. Dr. Washam commented that on the older degree plans it states 19 hours of free electives and 9 of those can be business electives. This is not specifically laid out in the Undergraduate Bulletin. Dr. Frey commented that we need to look at courses used within the degree. If you take the minimum hours to satisfy the degree and 50% of those are outside the business degree then that’s okay. Of the number of hours of free electives, at least x number need to be non-business courses. Dr. Bevill asked if we change this do we have to go through the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee? Dean Duggar stated that this is just a clarification in the bulletin. If the degree plan is 126 hours minimum requirement, then 63 hours has to be outside the business degree plan.

Dean Duggar has been talking to Don Lester about moving to a minor in Entrepreneurship. Dean would like us to develop 2 more new courses possibly a finance and marketing class. He would like us to have a group working on entrepreneurship. In the General Business Administration Degree he would like to put entrepreneurship as an elective in this degree plan.

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Dean Duggar also asked how many students have registered for the MIS degree and Roe stated that he guesses about 25 students as it’s a little hard to estimate since so many are registered into the MBA program. Dean Duggar and Dr. Roe have discussed advertising the MIS degree.

COMMITTEE STRUCTURE

Dean Duggar discussed the committee structure and with Admissions & Credits he commented tat we had asked them to take a more active role in student development. Dean Duggar would like committee to look at all these committees and restructure if necessary to make a stronger structure going forward. Dean Duggar would like to appoint the committee chairs this summer, get their letters out and meet and get ground work put together. Dr. Bevill-stated that there should be a Student Professional Development Committee on this list. (DEAN DUGGAR ASKED CHRIS TO ADD THIS TO OUR LIST) Dean Duggar would like to see us get down to a small group of committees. He likes asking these committees to report back to the Planning Committee so we can see what they are doing and where they are going. The only committee that has reported back has been the Technology Committee.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

ADD STUDENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE TO LIST AND TO DOMAIN STATEMENTS. Dean Duggar reported that Dr. Allen is looking at changing the PRT Committee within the colleges. The University PRT she is looking at being appointed. Going to regular 6-7 year tenure tract instead of the 5-6 year. She’ll meet with the Faculty Senate before she presents that to anyone. If anyone has any strong feelings about any of these committees and their membership, Dean Duggar asked that the committee member come to see him. For example: Faculty Development/Teaching and Research we had no activities in this all during the year. Mark Young - Economic Development Committee – need to look at this. Graduate Programs – Dr. Roe. Asking and have asked faculty to contribute to endowments – faculty gifts to the college - those not earmarked to anything in particular, go into Faculty Development. Dean Duggar feels that the faculty should have some oversight into these funds. Doesn’t know if this should fall under Scholarships and Recognition.

David Dearman – Dr. Washam hasn’t received his official resignation but will in a few days and then he will be headed for Fort Smith. Dr. Dearman will fulfill his obligations here first and then be headed to Fort Smith.

DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

Dean Duggar and Dr. Roe met with Dr. Wyatt and the architects. Good progress made on the preliminary drawings of the building and it now has Dr. Wyatt’s input. The siting has been modified slightly. The building has been moved closer to the Biosciences Center.

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Thursday afternoon, Mark Young and Dean Duggar met with Sam Spearman – Economic Development Administration – aimed at EDA funding and possibility of auditorium.

Development Activities – Dean Duggar commented that they have been talking about putting a major application together to take to the Walton Family Foundation. COB can be a major contributor to economic development in the Delta. Scholarships to attract more disadvantaged to college. Going to try to get this done within the next 4 weeks. Mark Young, Cynthia Wolfe and Dean Duggar are getting a draft together and then will have some people review it.

Also Dean Duggar reported that we are getting letters together to send to our Accounting Graduates to ask them to contribute.

PLANNING RETREAT

The committee discussed the upcoming Planning Retreat scheduled for 8/14. Suggestion was made to have this held at The Grand Casino (Conference Center). Dean Duggar asked Chris to check with Shirley Crawford, Jerry Crawford’s wife, regarding this. Need to set up conference room and cater food or eat in the restaurant?

COB ACTIVITIES LIST FOR FALL 2003/SPRING 2004

Mark Young commented that things are picking up. On Sept ember 5 – Chair of Bank Management is co-sponsoring an event for the Board of Directors and banking entities for NE Arkansas. Will be at the Fowler Center. FDIC comes and presents and helps set everything up. Mark also reported that beginning July 25th they are going to start a restaurant management certificate program. It will be a 4 session training event focused on the individual restaurant owners in the area. Dean Duggar reported that he and Allyson Lewis are looking at evening classes in Financial Management/Planning – Robert Jones would teach on trust and exit strategy, and they are looking at someone from insurance. Would have about 4-6 presenters and it would run around 4-6 nights. Dean Duggar didn’t know how much they would charge as yet.

Mark Young stated that they have their course schedule set up – there are some courses they are not offering either due to poor attendance or poor curriculum.

Purchasing supervisory curriculum training programs.

Dr. Bevill stated that their Intern Supervisors Luncheon is this week and they are getting certificates. She commented that 34 are coming and they can’t get in touch with 9 other people.

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Dean Duggar asked the committee about the Professional Certificate Designations – would it be appropriate to add to the catalog: “Students that are interested in pursuing this certificate, should consider taking these classes in addition to the core”.

Dean Duggar reported that the ETS Exam will no longer be funded.

Meeting adjourned at 4:50 p.m.

Next meeting scheduled for July 14, 2003 at 3:30 p.m. in the COB Conference Room BU105.

Submitted by:

Chris Collins