Academic Deans Council Minutes : August 17, 2016

Abstract

Vice President McNally was asked to present on the topic of chargebacks. He distributed a handout title "Chargeback Fast Facts & FAQs - August 2016". In an unrelated topic, Mr. McNally stated the University hired an internal auditor, Sarah Gampo. Ms. Ward distributed a handout titled "Continuing Education and Outreach Transition" and reported the transition of these two units was almost complete. Provost Abraham reiterated that a fractional amount of overload was not an issue, but assigning faculty members overload hours comparable to teaching an additional class was problematic and was to be avoided. Dean Sanders shared his concern that data collected for the annual report did not show a true representation of the work of faculty and staff. Associate Vice President Swegan reported on enrollment for fall semester. Dean Sanders received information on program enrollments from Jayne Caputo. Associate Vice President Hripko stated the Ohio Department of Transportation would complete a clean-up of the Madison Avenue Expressway. The search for a coordinator of student recruitment in the Honors College was completed. The Marching Pride returned to campus. Ms. Ward reported she completed the July 31 reports for general funds, lab and material fees, and college fees and she distributed those reports to the deans. 798 faculty were HLC verified as of August 11. Dean Licata alerted Council that YSU could only purchase $50,000 of goods from Sherman Creative Products prior to having to get bids. Associate Vice President Hripko stated he wanted to utilize part-time faculty members to be grant-writers. Graduate and Undergraduate catalogs would soon be online. The HLC Steering Committee participated in a writing retreat and there were five criterion committees composting sections of YSU's assurance argument. There were changes in the Code of Conduct regarding academic dishonesty. Provost Abraham stated if YSU achieves the projected 2% increase in student enrollment, there would be an additional $500,000 in revenue. Tickets were still available for W. Kamau Bell's lecture. The Center for Human Services Development received $200,000 each for four after-school programs in Liberty, East Liverpool, Brookfield and Campbell. IGNITE Program is Monday August 22.