EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
July 21, 2003

Present:

Jan Duggar
Sandra Bevill
Len Frey
Carleen Marburger
Bill Roe
John Seydel
Jim Washam
Mark Young

Chris Collins

Dean Duggar discussed the following items:

Nominations on a couple of committees:

Don Cotton would like someone in the COB to work with him on Intellectual Property Rights. Suggestions were: Jeff Pittman or Russ Jones. Adhoc Committee of Jeff Pittman, Russ Jones and Dean Duggar.

Dr. Allen would like to have three nominations from the College to serve on an Instructional Technology Committee. Adhoc committee to meet with her once a month. We need one from different ranks. Pre-Tenure, Non-Tenure and Tenure, different disciplines, gender diversity. Suggestions were for Melodie Philhours, Steve Replogle, and Paulette Ratliff.

Goals from each Dean on short term and long term goals are needed and Dean Duggar would like this put on the Planning Retreat Agenda.

FACULTY POSITION REQUESTS

Dean Duggar discussed with the committee the positions which were approved by AA.

Dean Duggar would like for the committee to meet with Glen Jones the 1st week before classes and go through the procedures and he would like each department to pick their screening committee chair to be at this meeting to make sure there are no problems.

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Dean Duggar hasn’t talked with Dr. Allen as yet regarding the positions. He asked the department heads to go ahead and aggressively recruit.

ASU FOUNDATION, INC. REVISED DISBURSEMENT POLICY

Committee members were given a copy of the revised disbursement policy. Dean Duggar asked Mark Young if he saw any problems with this policy and Mark commented that it was doable.

AACSB REPORT DUE OCTOBER 1, 2003
Dean Duggar reminded the committee members that the AACSB report is due by October 1, 2003.

#1 - Issue of Faculty workloads – don’t think we have had any relief since the team has been here.

#2 – Implement a focused approach for entering accounting students to address the “150 hour rule” for sitting for the CPA exam

#3 – think we have some additional resources.

#4 – Strictly enforce prerequisites

#5- Implementation of an updated strategic plan. Work on draft and run it by the committee.

INFRASTRUCTURE ALLOCATION FOR 2003-2004
Kris Williams is working on the plasma screen for the building and hopes to have it ready by the start of school.

Dr. Seydel stated that 25 computers have been ordered for BU201 and 32 hard drive drawers for networking class. Caddies have been ordered and also ordered Corel WordPerfect Office 11 software for BU202 lab

Dr. Seydel stated that we need to concentrate on the 50 work station chairs next.

Dr. Roe asked Dr. Seydel about the laptop computer & LDC projector for the MBA Program and Dr. Seydel commented that he would like to wait until the second round for this, but Dr. Roe commented that he would like to have it now.

Carleen is working on the COB Web Page on the pages that have not been reformatted. Some things have to be re-typed so if anyone sees any problems, please e-mail her.

Carleen reported that The Business Connection is printed and that MailMaster was going to pick them up today and get them mailed.

Dean Duggar asked Carleen how the view book was coming along. Carleen commented that we had the text for the view book and that Creative Services had it for six months so

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we are outsourcing it now so we can send this view book to students who are looking to go to college here.

Also on the website, anytime we have an inquiry it used to go to some e-mail address but now Carleen is receiving them.

Dr. Roe reported that he and Clint are scheduled to go to Vienna to a recruiting seminar and plan on taking as much material as they can with them. Dr. Roe and Dean Duggar met with Walt King (CESL) – talking about summer MBA program, survey overview of American Business Practices. A good market for recruiting etc.

Dr. Washam reported that he has received approval on a replacement for Dearman’s position.

Mark Young reported that Kathy White, Dean Duggar and himself met with a group of people in Little Rock on the VIP program. Students and graduates to work on outsourcing projects that companies would have. Hopefully they will be advertising for a Director of Rural Sourcing in the near future. Dr. Roe’s class is working on a plan for rural sourcing. Kathy White will be here on August 26 and October 11. Probably schedule a breakfast to talk to faculty about the Horizon Institute. Kathy had discussed having a call center.

Dean Duggar told Dr. Seydel they need to discuss skill sets.

Dr. Frey didn’t have anything else to report.

Sandra Bevill reported that her area is trying to work up a set of procedures, guidelines and goals and that they are working on getting some internships with St. Bernards and NEA Clinic.

The Emerald Gala is coming soon.

Mark announced that the Economic Outlook Conference is scheduled for November 6th and he asked that we motivate the faculty to attend. Dean Duggar commented that it would be nice to get an Executive Advisory Council Meeting together around this time.

Dean Duggar gave an update on the new COB Building – looking at August 1 to get the new visual of the building and new set of plans. Cynthia Wolfe has been working on a large grant proposal aimed at ASU. COB being a sustaining engine for sustaining the Delta.

Dean Duggar discussed Dr. Ford making copies of a survey to distribute for private consulting. As long as it’s paid for the committee didn’t see a problem with it.

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Scout University will be held on Saturday, Oct 11.

Honors Program sent over Undergraduate Scholars Day brochures.

Rural Sourcing – get someone with a track record. Need someone with 5 yrs. Experience managing significant projects , technical capability skills, etc.

New Deans – Sciences & Mathematics, Agriculture, Library. Dean of Library would like COB to review publications etc.- Dr. Seydel commented that this was just done in April.in their department

Meeting adjourned at 4:35 p.m.

Next meeting is scheduled for August 4, 2003 at 3:30 p.m. in the COB Conference Room BU105.

Submitted by:

Chris Collins