EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES

JANUARY 16, 2002

Present:

Dean Duggar

Alan Decker (came in place of Mark Young)

Len Frey

Carleen Marburger

Bill Roe

Jim Washam

Others:

Chris Collins

Absent:

Sandra Bevill

Dr. Terry Roach

Dr. John Seydel

Mark Young

Dean Duggar called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m.

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS SPRING SCH
Dr. Seydel stated to Dean Duggar that enrollment in software courses was down significantly. Dean Duggar asked Kathryn Jones in Institutional Research to produce a report on this. The numbers are a little off because some enrollment tends to come in late. There were a lot of graduates in December, but that shouldn’t affect the lower classes.

If you look at the classes, we are off in Keyboarding because we no longer offer that class. Business Communications is down but we aren’t offering as many classes until Dr. Roach returns. Business Law is off etc.

Dr. Seydel thought that some were taking courses at Jr. Colleges because of tuition price etc. Dean Duggar asked the committee to take a look at this report and see if there are any trends we need to look at, especially in our software classes.

Dean Duggar commented that if we have any opportunity to recruit or promote, then we need to do this.

BUDGET ISSUES
Dean Duggar stated that there hasn’t been any word on whether all the monies we had earmarked will be given. If we get any money back from AA it cannot be put back into the Foundation. Fiscal 2003 – University informed budget reduced by 2.133%. Assistant Vice President asked how each college could meet a 2% reduction, 3%, and 4%. If we take all supply and part-time money (approximately $150,000), we would have to come up with about $113,000. So we wouldn’t be able to pay phone bills, buy supplies etc.

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We will have to give up a line. Dean Duggar stated that our strategy would be - part-time budget first, supplies and then loss of a line. If a line is taken out, then this will have to be requested again at a later time. Mark Young has given detailed information on their budget. If line is downgraded permanently, then that is salary savings (Ex: Assistant Professor downgraded to an Instructor).

COORDINATION OF NEWS RELEASES & PUBLICITY
Dr. Roe stated that Tom Moore came by his office to discuss coordinating news releases and publicity within the college. He has a better chance of getting things published if we would coordinate this information within the college and then send to him.

FACULTY RESEARCH REASSIGNMENT REPORTS
Dean Duggar discussed this. Whether a faculty member is teaching graduate classes or not, there still has to be a report. If he or she is approved for the release time, then the next step is the faculty research reassignment report with the attachment of the article or manuscript. Some may not get much done, and Dean Duggar would like the Department Chair to determine if that person needs release time again or not.

FALL, 2002 SCHEDULE
Schedule of deadlines were distributed to each department this week.

COB SCHOLARSHIP EMERALD GALA
Carleen Marburger discussed the COB Scholarship Emerald Gala. The tickets for the Gala should be received Friday or Monday. Carleen showed a form that will appear in the Business Connection regarding the Gala. The form states that if they cannot attend, would they be willing to donate; or if there is an endowed scholarship that a person would like to earmark to please let us know. A flyer is being printed in the Dean’s office and will be posted throughout the University. There will be larger flyers to be posted at Banks etc. David Dearman will be e-mailing the faculty to ask for names of people that will be attending the Gala or if they would be willing to sell tickets directly to people they know. A letter will be mailed to past scholarship recipients with a coupon to ask if they will donate since they were winners. Dean Duggar stated that a letter will go to the Jonesboro Dance Club as well. A table will cost $480.00 (table of eight). So $60 apiece. There will be a Silent Auction as well and David Dearman is spearheading the Silent Auction. Items for auction - we are trying to get $100 and up, however; if someone cannot do that much and offers $50 then that’s fine. We don’t want to deal with $10, $20 items.

Pot ‘O Gold sponsored by Rotary Club has a band that was voted #1 band in the State of Arkansas, so if they are comparable in price and talent to Jim Johnson, we should consider them for next year. Agreed.

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Dean Duggar discussed the goals for next year briefly. Dr. Frey asked if Dean Duggar wanted a standardized form for the goals and he thought that would be good. Dr. Frey stated that he would try to standardize his.

BUSINESS CONNECTION
Carleen stated that the Business Connection is in the Print Shop and she proofed it and it should be here in two weeks. Since we do not have any student workers, it will take a while to get them out.

“International” will be the theme for the next Business Connection

DELTA CENTER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Ms. Ramona Clower was hired as the Netmobile Coordinator and starts on Monday. Received a call from someone in Chicago to do a feasibility study.

OTHER
AARON LUBIN
Will speak on “Executive Coaching” on March 5, 2002 in Museum Room 182 in ASU Library 5-6 p.m. Dr. Roe has a Press Release ready to go to Tom Moore regarding this.

BARRY MELENCON

President of AICPA – to come and speak on March 22, 2002

Breakfast meeting – CPE Credit given for this. Check with Fowler Center for capacity and prices. Also, maybe have a reception set up in BU105 for students and faculty to meet with him.

Carleen stated that they are going to do a PowerPoint presentation focusing on the COB at the Business Expo.

Oracle and SAS Software has come in.

Meeting adjourned at 3:10 p.m.

Submitted by:

Chris Collins