Thursday, October 29, 2020
8:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Virtual Meeting via Teams
Attendees:
Voting Members: Sondra Aman, Mike Andriatch, Justine Briggs, James Cordeiro, Frances Dearing, Kandie Gay, Daniel Goebel, Tom Hernandez, Katy Heyning, Cathy Houston-Wilson, Margaret Lane, Jose Maliekal, Dave Mihalyov, Kathy Peterson, Craig Ross, Janet Roy, Mark Stacy, Elliot Weininger, Katy Wilson
Non-Voting Members: Denise Copelton: Co-Chair, Crystal Hallenbeck, President Macpherson, Darson Rhodes: Co-Chair Elect, Karen Riotto, James Spiller, Jim Wall: Co-Chair, Melissa Wight
Guests: Nathan Bull, Steve Cook, Bob Cushman, Richard Dirmyer, Jennifer Green. Mike Harrison. Kevin Rice
Regrets:
Voting Members: Kalista Cherry, Meaghan Irving
The meeting was called to order at 8:32 a.m.
Review Meeting Minutes from October 22, 2020
The minutes from the October 22, 2020 meeting are not yet available. They will be shared for approval at the November 12, 2020 meeting.
Announcements
Dr. Copelton announced the outcome of the special nomination process for Co-Chair Elect and the appointment of Dr. Rhodes to the role of Co-Chair Elect for this academic year. Dr. Rhodes will then serve as the Co-Chair for a three year term. This announcement will be in Daily Eagle tomorrow.
Goal Group Presentations and Budget Prioritization Requests
Goal Group 3: To be a Sustainable Institution for the 21st Century – Jim Wall, Vice President for Administration and Finance
(Note: The PowerPoint presentation is available on Blackboard and Teams)
Mr. Wall provided a presentation for Goal Group 3. The following questions, answers and discussion points occurred during the presentation:
- The question was raised regarding the Middle States visit and if there is an option to do a remote visit to reduce the College’s hosting costs. It was stated that it is a possibility. It is difficult to ascertain certain items for the review without being able to see the facilities and speak face-to-face with students. With the financial situation, Ms. Dearing agreed to request the election of a remote visit if possible.
- Clarification was requested regarding the zero-based budget model and if it was a SUNY mandate or a campus election to switch to this model. It was stated that the campus elected to move to the zero-based budget model. The zero-based model status review presentations should be available in Blackboard.
Clarification was requested if the Blue Print and Drawing Management System is being put forward as a budget prioritization request. It was stated that there is still research being conducted and it will be brought forward for endorsement at a later JPBC meeting. - Clarification was requested if the COVID related costs would be put forward to the committee as a budget prioritization request. It was stated that the College is keeping a running total of the COVID related costs, but these are necessary costs and cannot be opted in or out of. It was requested that the total amount of the COVID related costs be presented at a later meeting.
- Clarification was requested if the travel costs for the Middle States site visit were being put forward as a budget prioritization request. It was stated that the visit is occurring in spring 2022 and it is not a budget prioritization request right now. It was simply put in the presentation for information purposes that the cost will be coming in the future.
Goal Group 1: To be a Great College at which to Learn – Katy Heyning, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Katy Wilson, Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs
(Note: The PowerPoint presentation is available on Blackboard and Teams)
Provost Heyning and Dr. Wilson provided a presentation for Goal Group 1. The following questions, answers and discussion points occurred during the presentation:
- The question was raised regarding the statement in the presentation to consolidate the language and if it pertained to the Academic Program Array and Academic Master Plan. It was stated that those were the terms that needed to be consolidated. When Provost Heyning started at the College, it was referred to the Academic Program Array and now it is the Academic Master Plan. Moving forward it will be referred to as the Academic Master Plan to help reduce confusion.
- The question was raised regarding the College Senate Academic Master Planning work group and how it will work in conjunction with the two task forces that have been created from the Academic Master Planning (AMP) Committee to develop an Academic Master Plan. It was stated that there is no longer a separate College Senate work group as both task forces have representation from College Senate. In addition, Provost Heyning will share a document with the committee outlining the AMP Committee’s charge, the role of the two task forces and their members. This information will be shared in the Daily Eagle again. It was also stated that the task force groups just began meeting and have not fully developed their charges and procedures. That will be shared at a later date. In addition, the Academic Innovation Task Group has developed proposals for creating new programs or expanding programs. Once the AMP Committee approves the proposals, an open call will be sent out to the campus to submit proposals for creating or expanding programs.
- The suggestion was made to include in the proposals from the Academic Innovation Task Force an encouragement to develop interdisciplinary programs. It was stated that the task force has been broken down into two groups and one group is working on ways to capitalize our resources to bring them together to either develop new offerings or expanding areas. This will help us to maximize our ability to have offerings in the areas of new job growth. In addition, this will increase our potential to increase enrollment and the College’s revenue.
Other Items from the Committee:
- Appreciation was extended to the Goal Group Leaders, Ms. Dearing and Jennifer Green for all of their hard work in developing the Goal Group presentations in such a coherent and succinct way.
- Members were asked to encourage individuals in their departments to attend the Strategic Plan Town Hall on November 5, 2020 at 11:00am. All of these presentations will be shared at the Town Hall and it is important for the campus community to see all of the work that is being done.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:40 a.m
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