Advisory Council for Academic Advising

May 13, 2004

Dempsey 301

Members Present:  Linda Eroh, Tom Fojtik, Lynn Freeman, David Jones, Terry Olson, John Strous, Dana Vaughan, Pam Zachmann.

AGENDA TOPIC

RESPONSIBLE PARTY

DISCUSSIONS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

ACTIONS/FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

Call to Order

Dana Vaughan

Call to order 1:01 pm.

 

Minutes

Dana Vaughan

Approved as distributed by email

 

Announcements

Dana Vaughan

q       Dana: thanked all for recommendations and the year.

q       Dana: needs everyone’s fall schedule to plan next year’s monthly meetings.

Note: after May, next meeting isn’t until September

 Old Business

 

Dana Vaughan

q       Year-end report to Dr. Miller was discussed; cover letter with addition regarding the spotty attendance of student members was approved unanimously.

 

New Business

 

 

 

Dana Vaughan

Lynn Freeman

q       The advising survey sent by System (and pre-distributed by email to all Council members) was discussed in detail and responses were recommended by Council consensus; Lynn will fill it out with Dana’s help and return it to System.

q       Lynn: GOOD NEWS Differential tuition approved all recommendations. Also $20,000.00 for 2 full time 1-year students to do web pages. Give framework to Brian for web page set up.

q       Lynn: met with Brian Ledwell in reference to departmental advising web sites and has made an additional recommendation that brief faculty bios be included.  This issue will lead off next year’s agenda. 

 

Adjournment / Items for Next Agenda

 

Meeting adjourned at 2:16 pm.

Items for next time:

Old Business: Further discussion of, and possible vote on, Recommendations for Departmental Web Sites

New Business:  Fall 2004 schedule matrix to try to find convenient meeting time; our Council’s work left to do is to make recommendations for advisor training, and recognition & reward structure.

 

 

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Robin Barrett, Recorder