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Athens' News - December 2006

 University Outreach and Regional Campus (UORC) Meeting Notes

Regional Campus Deans Meeting Agenda
Thursday, October 12, 2006, Lower Level Cutler, Athens

10:00 – 10:15      Agenda Review

10:15 - 11:00     Guests:  Bill Willan, Susan Sarnoff (Chair of Social Work), and Karen Carlson (SW Undergraduate Chair) to discuss a proposed regional campus 3+1 Bachelor of Social Work Degree.  Susan and Karen distributed packets of material explaining the BSW (and MSW). Regional deans were given an opportunity to ask questions about each program and discussed the feasibility of offering the BSW on each of the campuses.

11:00 – 12:00     Old Business

·        Vision Ohio Revisions (All) – Dan distributed a copy of the regional campus Vision Ohio goals.

·        Communication with Campuses (All) The deans discussed various options for communicating information to all campuses.

·        Organizational Charts (MaryAnn) Discussion tabled until the next meeting.

·        OACHE Proposal to rotate Grant (Dan) Discussion tabled.

·        Guest Speakers for Future Meetings (Requests to address the Regional Deans by Jack Bantle, Marc Cutright, and Tom Shostak)

12:00 – 2:00        New Business

·        Luncheon Discussion

Charlie updated the deans on various OU topics, including recent media coverage of campus issues. He also talked with the deans about the upcoming search for a Director of Workforce Development.

o       Early Tenure (Jim—Bill Willan, guest) Discussion tabled until the next meeting.

o       Faculty Searches (Bill W. and Steve F.) Bill distributed a chart listing all faculty searches (and the rationale for each position) for 2006-07 on the regional campuses. The deans reviewed the information and summarized their respective campus needs.

·        Budget Items
The deans decided to put this rather large item at the beginning of the agenda at the October 26 meeting.

o       Base Budget Allocation to Chillicothe (Rich)

o       Eastern Issues (Paul)

o       Profit Sharing Pool

o       Central Pots-OTO

·        Faculty Release Time Proposal, OUZ (Jim).  The deans discussed creative ways to offer and support faculty release time for research.

·        UORC Classified Staff Retreat

·        UORC Staff Development Program

Both retreat ideas were approved by the deans. Bill and Steve will follow up on organizing each program.

2:00                Meeting Adjourns

2:00 – 3:00     ADN Issues (OUC, OUZ, OUS Deans only with Kathy Rose-Grippa, Bill Willan)

Note:  Working Lunch: Bill Willan and Steve Flaherty to join Deans

Regional Campus Deans Meeting Agenda

Thursday, October 26, 2006 Lower Level Cutler, Athens

8:00 – 10:00  Academic Leadership Meeting with President and Cabinet, Baker 334.

Charlene Smith presented a report outlining recommendations and actions needed to pursue the major university goal of diversity.

10:00 – 10:15      Agenda Review and Announcements

10:15 - 12:00      New & High Priority Agenda Items

·        Budget Items

o       Base Budget Allocation to Chillicothe (Rich). A proposal to add staffing at Chillicothe was approved by the Deans.

o       Eastern Issues and Planning Strategies (Paul)  Paul shared a draft of a plan his faculty and staff are developing to address enrollment concerns at Eastern.

o       Profit Sharing Pool  Discussion tabled for a future meeting.

o       Central Pots-OTO  Discussion tabled for a future meeting.

·        Faculty Release Time Proposal, OUZ (Jim)  The proposal has been sent to the UORC Curriculum Committee for review and comment.

·        Faculty Coordinator Compensation Proposal.  A new draft of the proposed compensation plan for Faculty Division Coordinators was distributed for discussion.  Deans will share with campus faculty and report back at the next meeting.

12:00 – 2:00  Lunch and Continuing Discussion

·        Reports/Discussions with UORC Staff as needed.

·        Campus Bookstore Proposal (Steve).  The Deans accepted a proposal to bid bookstore services at all the regional campuses (including limited services at Proctorville and Pickerington).

·        Campus Security Audits (Steve).  The Deans discussed the recently completed Security Audit conducted by ADT.  Individual Campus Security Plans are to be completed by the end of Winter Quarter 2007.

·        Life Long Learning Opportunities (Tom).  Tom encouraged Deans to work with his staff around courses to be offered at a distance.

·        Workforce Development Proposal.   MaryAnn attended a meeting of the Governor’s Ohio Workforce Education and Advisory Council and shared the most recent proposal of that group with the Deans.              

2:00 - 3:00     Previous Agenda Items for Continuing Discussion and Other Items Agenda.   These items were tabled for future discussion.

·        Update:  Vision Ohio Revisions

·        Communication with Campuses

·        Organizational Charts

·        OACHE Proposal to rotate Grant

·        Guest Speakers for Future Meetings (Requests to address the Regional Deans by Jack Bantle, Marc Cutright, and Tom Shostak)

·        Agenda Items for Future Meetings

3:00                Meeting Adjourns

Next Meetings

November 9                              UORC Deans          

November 16                            Academic Leadership

November 30 & December 1   UORC Faculty Retreat (UORC Deans?)

December 7                               Academic Leadership & UORC Deans

  

 

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