MINUTES FOR CAC MEETING
August 22, 2007
The College Administrative Council
(CAC) met in the Dean’s Conference room from 1:30-3:00.
Dr. Denny Ryman, Dean called
the meeting to order.
In Attendance: Dr.
Absent and excused: Beverly Jarrell
1. Letters-pay
increases
- Dean
Ryman reported that letters will be sent out after approval by the Provost.
- Expect
to receive them some time next week.
-
Appreciation was expressed to the Budget committee for their work.
2. Curriculum Committee Chair
- A new chair is needed due to the
retirement of the previous chair.
- Department Heads are requested to make
recommendations to the Dean by next
Wednesday.
3. Substance Abuse Update
- Meeting
scheduled for September 6.
- Dr.
Paula Griswold, a new faculty member in Health Studies and an experienced
Compliance Officer will join the
committee.
4. Grants Update
-
Advertisements are being developed.
- Both long and short ads might run in
different publications.
- Cost of
the ads and the salary will come from the Provost’s budget.
-
Competitive national salary is needed to attract qualified applicants.
- As the COHS grows it will be necessary
for the college to find its own financial support,
outside of
allocations from the state.
Grant Coordinator will look for grants, do
majority of first part of application, and then
work with
departments to maintain grants.
5. COHS Clinical Student Orientation
- Monday,
August 27, 2007: 5:00-7:00; SUB, 2nd
floor.
- Dr. Gibson will send out a revised
schedule based on the CAC discussion.
6. 2007-2008 Who’s Who University Students
- Dr. Oliver requested that a minimum of 10 nominees
be submitted to him by October 3 for
submission to Dr.
Brumfield.
7. Dean’s Office Issues
- Budget
will come out at the end of August.
- Each
D.H. will receive a print out of their budget and will discuss it individually
with the
Dean.
- Dr.
Ryman is getting a daily update from
each
department.
- DHs. should consider the following over
the next month: staffing, faculty
retention,
teaching resources;
travel; improving skills; justification for hiring new personnel and what
they would
teach.
8. Dean’s Council Report
- Need
Strategic Plan for Health Studies.
- Need
update for Radiology
Technology.
-
post-game
fireworks.
- Course Offerings: Distance Education Hand Out.
- Strategic Plan: Departmental goals should be reviewed and
re-tooled.
- SACS re-accreditation.
- Strategic Plan College-Wide
Meeting: this semester: put departmental goals within the
Strategic Plan of
the COHS.
- Recruiting: sign up for any football games; put on FAD;
distribute to faculty.
- Education Foundation Scholarships: Go
through Financial Aid Office to determine if they
are eligible.
9. Miscellaneous
- As the
college grows, there will be more and more time restraints.
- COHS is
projected to grow faster than other colleges.
- Policies
and Procedures in Departments and Dean’s Office need to be tightened as we
grow.
- The expectation is that if a person
agrees to do something, they will do it or will have to
explain why
they did not do it.
- Glenwood
-
RFP precludes other constituent groups from getting involved.
-
Subcontract some components: MSU
will do the survey.
- $25,000 to get 500 results.
-
Should hear by October if proposal is successful.
-
Evaluation of need through clergy, elderly, volunteer service
organizations.
-
Whether we are awarded the needs assessment contract or not, we stand an
excellent
chance to receive
the services grant. If we are awarded
the services grant, we will need
several
planning meetings.
-
No services are to be provided by existing faculty and staff.
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Major entities: DHYG, NURS, CODI, OTA
-
Role for CLS, RADT, HLST
- HRSA
Requests
- All funds must be spent by September 30. Contact the Dean’s office with any requests.
Draft Minutes submitted by Dr. Fellows,
Approved by Dr. Oliver and Dean Ryman