May 18, 2015
2:30 pm
Ruby Hicks Hall, Room 245
Revised June 9, 2015)
Members Present: Gayle Arries, Dan Averette, Jackie Blakley, Tim Bowen, Jenni Creamer, Scott Harvey, Linda Jameison, Lynn Lewis, Lou Ann Martin, Marla Roberson, Sarah Shumpert, Brian Swords, Hap Wheeler
Members Absent:
Others Present: Tiffany Blackwell, Margaret Burdette, Matt Edwards
Length of Meeting: 2 hours
Topics Discussed:
The April 14, 2015 meeting minutes were approved as
presented.
Tiffany Blackwell and Gayle Arries gave an update on
Enrollment Communications. They
distributed and discussed several handouts and will send the presentation to
the group via e-mail. They noted the
different categories of students, the touch points and communications for each
group, and the desire for recruiting and marketing to have the same look and
feel. The members of the group can
contact Gayle to discuss ways to collaborate to include other initiatives in
these communications.
Gayle discussed the 4-C Able Futures Project, which is a
South Carolina Leadership Academy, project.
She distributed and discussed two handouts and explained that the camp
is 13-day experience for rising high school seniors in foster care. These students will learn about core skills,
career planning, college preparation and community support. Contact Gayle for more information.
Sarah Shumpert gave the Blackboard Upgrade Update. She noted that this upgrade will give a
different look and feel to Blackboard and will give IT the opportunity to build
a new box. Courses will be moved to the
training box over the summer and training for the upgrade will take place over
the summer, as well. Faculty need to
develop courses in the test system and test them thoroughly.
Galen gave the IT Ticket Update. Due to a Department of Education request that
requires reporting on all gainful employment data from 2008 forward, the new
ticketing process will be somewhat skewed.
IT programmers will be focusing on the DOE request which has a July 31
deadline, and that ticket will appear as the high priority ticket. It was suggested that the members of the
group submit necessary IT requests with the understanding that they would not
be addressed until after July 31.
The group reviewed the following policies and procedures,
all of which fall under the administrative responsibility of the AVP for Human
Resources.
·
8-0-1060 – Personnel Files
·
8-2-1030 – Faculty Teaching Load and Overload
Compensation
·
8-2-1030.1 – Teaching Load for Full-time Faculty
·
8-2-1030.2 – Terms of Employment and Overload
Compensation for Full-time Faculty
·
8-2-1040.1 – Overtime Compensation
·
8-2-1090.1 – English Fluency Requirements for
Faculty Employment
·
8-3-1010.1 – Faculty Nonwork Days
·
8-4-1010.2 – Adjunct Faculty Orientation,
Supervision, and Evaluation
Under Announcements:
Galen reminded the group to complete the EPMS planning
stages for their employees. Core competencies
will be inserted later. In addition, Galen will send a pre-read, Empowering Community Colleges, for the
June 8 Academic Affairs retreat. This
document will be a resource to help the group develop a philosophical framework
for curriculum and instruction.
Gayle reported that the website link work is being divided
out and is underway.
Jenni updated the group on the Miller Hall renovations. She noted Tiffany Blackwell’s push to fill
Session C seats and reported that the fall phone campaign is underway.
Hap noted that work continues on the format for the Bridge
group orientation. He also reported that
we have the first applicants (12) for the Honors Program.
Lynn reminded the group of the Veterinary Technology ground
breaking on Thursday, May 21. She
announced a generous anonymous monetary gift and mentioned that the sale of
bricks as a fundraiser for the facility was moving along.
Dan mentioned that dual credit orientations are going
well.
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
Recorded By: Anne Bryan
Next Meeting: Tuesday,
June 9, at 1:00 p.m., in RH 245
