MINUTES FOR CAC MEETING
February 14, 2007
The College Administrative
Council (CAC) met in the Nursing Conference room from 2:00-3:00.
Dr. Corder called the meeting
to order.
In Attendance: Dr. Jan Corder, Vicki Creighton, Dr. Jessica
Dolecheck, Donna Eichhorn,
Dr.
Dr. Paxton Oliver, and Debbie
Wisenor
Dr. Corder opened the meeting
by introducing Debra Bridges, Administrative Coordinator, who will be taking
minutes for this council in the future.
Dr. Corder then stated that
this is a follow-up meeting to tie up loose ends for all the Department Heads
and the
Barbara Michaelides of the
Mrs. Michaelides stated that
she had met with all the Department Heads and all are aware that the
Transfer credits will be
handled by the Department Head. Dr.
Oliver stated that each Department Head must sign off for their students to
assure that all credits count for the appropriate College discipline of
choice.
Dr. Corder stated that most
of the transfers to be handled by the
Mrs. Michaelides stated that
she has a binder that includes all of the degree sheets for the
The
Mrs. Michaelides stated they
had revisited the Curriculum Committee minutes and have discussed what is
needed for Fall 2007 advising as the 2007-2008 ULM Catalog will not be ready
for advising time. The catalog is now
being developed and when changes need to be made in future years it will be
much easier to do so with the new format.
Dr. Corder stated that the
Dean’s Office will be the central office for making the decision for course
substitutions.
Donna Eichhorn questioned who
would be the first contact for information when a student calls. It was agreed that any office can answer
general questions, but if the student needs advising or detailed attention they
will be directed by the number of credits/GPA they have, either to the
Mrs. Michaelides feels that
Admissions needs the most education on this process and they will reiterate to
them how it works.
Dr. Corder informed everyone
that if no one is in their particular area to answer the phone, calls must roll
over to the Health Sciences office, so no call will be missed. She will also have a blocked time to visit
with the Prep attendees to introduce herself and speak briefly about the
Dr. Fellows stated that the
students should be told that Communicative Disorders is the same as Speech
Language Pathology as this has been confusing to them in the past.
Department Heads are
requested to continue to use their Student Success Center Liaison to assure
open communications and that all information is updated as needed.
Dr. Corder thanked all for
their assistance in this process and she thanked the staff of
Dr. Oliver stated that he and
Judy Kalinich will place the College Board in the room directly across from the
Dean’s Office and he is asking that Department Heads be available next
Wednesday or Thursday (if on campus) to add items for their department; Dr.
Corder stated it can be the same as the individual department board as they
both are not displayed at the same times.
There being no further
business, the meeting was adjourned.
Minutes submitted by Debra
Bridges with approval from Dr. Corder.