PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
September 11, 2002

Present:

Jan Duggar
Sandra Bevill
David Boyd
Charles Ford
Len Frey
Carleen Marburger
Jeff Pittman
Steve Replogle
Bill Roe
John Seydel
Jim Washam
Mark Young

Others:

Chris Collins

Dana Stroud

Absent:

The meeting was called to order by Dean Duggar at 2:05 p.m.

Dean Duggar introduced Dana Stroud who is an ASU Alumn and she worked at Frito-Lay prior to coming to ASU. She is the new Development Officer for the COB. Dana also has a safety background.

Dr. Roe reported on Graduate Enrollment and stated that we have 170 students in the MBA program. About 4 students are in the non-degree status waiting to get some courses out of the way to become degree status. There were about 104 applicants and 96 showed up. There are 70+ continuing on. There are 30-35 writing letters because of interruptions in their program.

Overall GPA and GMAT scores are higher than what they were before. GMAT score in 2000 was 464 and entering 2002 the score was 504. GPA went from 2.8 to 3.2. There are a higher number of engineers and non-business majors than we’ve had in the past.

Dean Duggar would like to look at the students that have received their pre-requisites through the regular business program and those that took the undergraduate foundation courses.

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COMMITTEES

Dr. Replogle has proposed to formalize a Student Professional Development Committee(SPDC). Minimum of 6 committee members (2) from each Department to include one member each of the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Internships, International Business, Assessment/Student Competencies, Scholarship and Student Recognition, and Student Recruiting and Retention Committees.

Dean Duggar asked if there were any other suggestions, comments etc. regarding formulizing this committee.

Propose that Admissions and Credits Committee become Student Admissions, Recruiting, and Retention Committee (SARRC). This committee would assume the duties of the Former Admissions and Credits Committee. It’s expanded role will change a committee with little to do into an active committee that is vital to the success of the college. Structure should include the Director of the Student Services Center. Dean Duggar would like to refine this with Steve, name some members and then meet with the Executive Committee.

RETIRED FACULTY LUNCHEON
Dean Duggar reported that he met with the retirees at Piero’s Main Street Bistro. Follow up with retired faculty who have not set up a scholarship and see what they want to do. Tipton Scholarship is endowed and will be available this fall. Mary Lou Wood also has been completed and will be available soon. Talbot and Hoyt are still in the works. Shirl Strauser is fully funded.

OTHER

Carleen – video is not complete but we have something ready for the BAC meeting tomorrow. Should have that video this afternoon.

Dean Duggar asked Dr. Seydel to look at the Bracken Building plans? 120 million vs. 177 million. Dean Duggar asked if we could go through this fairly rapidly. Increase classrooms in the bracken one

Dr. Seydel reminded everyone that Kathy White from Cardinal Health would be making presentations in five classes to recruit students. If anyone is interested in knowing more about Cardinal or IT Information Services, please come to any of the classrooms. Dr. Seydel would like to have an Open House to show the computer labs.

Dr. Bevill discussed an advising issue. On the back of the degree plans: “2.0 GPA overall, including transferring ………(8). (9) etc. On page 212 Undergraduate CC.

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Earliest item (2.0) was prior to the approval of the 2.25 etc. Dr. Bevill asked of we can require a 2.25 to graduate when the University doesn’t? Yes, we can.

UALR – turned away over 800 students because of their GPA and they were full.

Mark reported on activities.

Change degree plans to reflect the 2.25 GPA. Adopted and came into place when the AACSB team came in Fall 2001.

Dr. Washam reported that the MS in Accountancy is still being put together. Dean Duggar asked if Dr. Washam had discussed leadership with Dr. Roe. College approval, sent from Graduate Studies Committee, Graduate Council and then to Rick’s office. Dr. Washam said that he was told to send a letter to Rick’s office to tell him of intention and then get approval to go forward. Dr. Roe is looking at the draft and would like to meet with the committee before it goes through the Graduate Program Committee.

Dr. Frey reported on the Leadership Training. Dr. Roe and Dr. Frey had 26 students the first time and 17 students the 2nd time. This was very successful and the students were positive in their support. The students are in the process of doing their service projects of which they have to do something worthwhile to the Delta Area, Jonesboro area etc. One group is building a house for Habitat for Humanity and one is working with the Jaycees – Christmas toys; etc.

Undergraduate Accounting Degree for Mtn. Home has been approved. Beebe would like a Management Degree.

Graduate Programs Committee just approved the MS in Science and E-Commerce and it has been sent over.

ADHE October 18 for Acctg Degree.

Dr. Replogle asked regarding the Birnbaum Lecture of how he can encourage students to attend. Suggestions were given such as; give the student extra credit for attending. Dr. Ford suggested giving those students that have to work an alternative.

Carleen commented that the next Business Connection would focus on Leadership and Ethics. She suggested that it would be good to write on students who have demonstrated leadership qualities.

Meeting adjourned at 3:05 p.m.

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Next meeting will be held September 25, 2002 in the College of Business Conference Room BU105 at 2:00 p.m.

Submitted by:

Chris Collins