Present:

Dean Duggar
Dr. Bill Roe
Dr. Sandra Bevill
Dr. David Boyd
Dr. Charles Ford
Carleen Marburger
Dr. Jeff Pittman
Steve Replogle
Dr. Jim Washam
Mark Young

Others:

Chris Collins

Absent:

Dr. Len Frey
Dr. John Seydel

Dean Duggar called the meeting to order at 3:37 p.m.

STATUS OF IBM 3090
Dean Duggar reported on the status of the IBM 3090 and commented that it is at its capacity. On-line course selection is adding over 4,000 students, etc. and it is overloaded. Any student who did not register or drop a class in time – exceptions will be made due to the server being down. This is a batch operating system so it is quite old and cannot handle the volume now.

ACADEMIC CAPITAL – DUE BY SEPTEMBER 12
Administration has asked for an immediate response to the Academic Capital (catch all center, secretarial, office furniture etc. (new chairs). 1/3 of faculty computers to be replaced. If need for new computers, e-mail Dean Duggar or Lorerinda. 2 years ago got $500,000 and last year $215,000. $100,000-$300,000 for all entities on campus.

TECHNOLOGY FEE ALLOCATION THIS WEEK
Will receive money on Wednesday to replace 1/3 of faculty computers – full-time and those who interact with students and 1/3 for part-time 18-20 computers allocated.last year. $1300 only to spend and if we need more it will have to come out of other sources. Remember vacant positions also.

DEAN SEARCHES

ABI Director – narrowed to 3. Bringing to campus two within 30 days.

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Dean for Humanities and Social Sciences and Engineering.

ACADEMIC SEARCHES
Academic Searches – place ads in August? Work candidates down to those you are recommending for campus visit and have them come to campus before Christmas, then present offer in January and pin them down by the end of January.

TEMPORARY PART-TIME PERSONNEL REQUESTS BY OCTOBER 6
Temporary part-time – asking for written requests by October 6th for Spring semester if not in budget line.

PROGRAM REVIEW AND FOCUS GROUP FOR ACCOUNTING AND FOR MIS

Dean Duggar asked that we have a program review and focus group for accounting and for MIS. Dean Duggar asked Dr. Washam and Dr. David Boyd to look at putting together either the advisory group or focus group or both as well as a distance academic to look at the accounting program. Distance academic – use someone that AACSB is using for accounting accreditation. Line up a group that we could have in for a breakfast

or whatever and have two to three programs around the country and ask them to review our programs etc.

Dean Duggar asked Dr. Replogle to do the same for MIS. MIS distance – open to suggestions but would like to use some of the nationally known programs if possible.

COMMITTEES
Dean Duggar has not circulated the Committee List as yet.

Dr. Bevill asked Dean Duggar to leave the Internship Committee same as last year.

Dr. Ford – Graduate Programs Committee - Replacing Mike Dobbs with Kim Hester and Richard Segall with Kelly Fish

Mark Young - Economic Development Committee - Dean Duggar asked Mark Young if we needed this committee and Mark said he didn’t think so.

Planning Committee – any change? Change to 12:00 every Monday. Also Executive Committee 12:00.

OTHER
Response to AACSB – they need updated Strategic Plan before October 1st.

Executive Advisory Council is going through restructuring. Those who are no longer active or who do not represent a business are being replaced. Bill Fisher – Chairman will

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put together a schedule (November meeting) and then one after guest speaker March 19th. Revised format for the meetings - will be asking for more participation from faculty and others and students where appropriate.

Announcements were made by Carleen Marburger.

COB Homecoming Alumni Breakfast

Faculty/Staff Picnic

Finance Seminar “Guerilla War for Your Personal Financial Success”

Speakers will be Dean Duggar, Allyson Lewis, Robert Jones, Randy Hoggard and Chad Oldham

There was no further decision on differential tuition.

Dean Duggar asked if there were any other issues to be addressed. Carleen is concerned with The Business Connection. Dean Duggar suggested contacting Dan Hoyt and Lonnie Talbert to get some information on outstanding students. Patriotism on Goff etc.? Laddie Logan was a Lt. Colonel in Vietnam also. Good time to do something for John Tipton. Herbert Price, etc. Rolland Mullins. Gary Latanich did two tours in Vietnam. Focus on students also who have had to interrupt their studies to go to war.

Dean Duggar would like to see a check-off advising form for each year on students. Such as, showing their involvement in various activities.

Dean Duggar gave a draft from Cynthia Wolfe to the committee on a proposal to the Walton Family Foundation to have ASU as the Engine for Economic Development in the Arkansas Delta. He wants the committee to review this, mark it up and get back to Dean Duggar ASAP.

Dr. Replogle asked the committee about the brochure for evening classes as he submitted a template to the Chairs and didn’t have a response. He will e-mail the template again.

Dean Duggar asked Dr. Ford to have Dr. Frey respond to Dr. Replogle on this.

Dr. Boyd commented that he is concerned with the Graduate classes – has anything been done to give a little relief. 51 students in a graduate class and Dr. Ford has 43. These are regular graduate courses. MIS has close to 40. Dean Duggar stated that we need to look at some of the introductory courses to see if we could back down on some other classes. Dr. Boyd asked if we have the ability to have graduate students to teach the courses. Johnny VanHorn is teaching under a teaching assistant. This is a way to free up some time.

Dr. Replogle asked the committee if we have anything to evaluate the graduate assistants.

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Dr. Replogle asked if there was any way to force students into the Computer courses.. Dean stated that it be recorded? 1501 – graduate students should be able to teach these.

Meeting adjourned at 4:11 p.m.

Next meeting scheduled for September 22, 2003 at 4:26 p.m. in the COB Conference Room BU105.

Submitted by:

Chris Collins