DRAFT
Purdue University Calumet
Minutes
of
the Purdue University Calumet
Senate Meeting
of 5 September 2001
PRESENT:
Senators, D. Barbour, E. Bouktache, K. Corey, T. Dougherty , A. Elmendorf,
J. Hack, L. Hopp, M. Joyce, D. Niedner, J. Russett, M. Ryan (Sergeant at Arms),
S. Scachitti, D. Underwood-Gregg, E. Vockell, C. Winer , (Presiding Officer);
Chancellor Cohen; Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Singer; and Vice
Chancellor for Student Services L Bryant; Parliamentarian S. Lerner, SGA
President C. Sizemore and Secretary A. Agosto-Severa.
ABSENT: Senators C. Barczyk, R.
Bennett, M. Cahn, J. Castro-Urioste, ,
H. Daubek
T. Roach, K. Rowberg, N. Houshangi,
GUESTS: M. Eisenstein,
,Catherine Murphy, Beth
Pellicciotti, Eric Wignall
I.
Call to Order.
Chair C. Winer called the meeting to order at 3:30pm.
He requested a moment of silence in memory of Cheryl Berry, Director of
Upward Bound.
The Chair requested that everyone introduce themselves and he then introduced
the new Senators for 2001-02 academic year: R. Bennett, J. Castro-Urioste, K.
Corey, L. Hopp, V. Damusis, L. Hopp, M. Joyce, D. Niedner, D. Underwood-Gregg,
E. Vockell.
II.
Approval of the Agenda.
The agenda was approved.
III.
Approval of the Minutes.
The minutes of the May 2001 meeting were approved.
IV.
Chancellor’s Report.
Chancellor Cohen reported the following:
·
The
Chancellor reported on the implementation of the University Forum.
He indicated that the voice of the Faculty, particularly to its
governance body, is critical to all us of us as we think about where the
university is going. He will be
particularly looking for advice on academic matters.
·
The
Chancellor has been actively working on Strategic Planning.
The three main points of the strategic plan are 1) the importance of the
university focus on student success. Other
universities have focused on access, and trying to make more places available,
without really worrying about graduation. We
need to worry more about retention and graduation rates.
2) Purdue Calumet has a great opportunity, especially with the
development of the Community College initiative, for us to differentiate
ourselves as the preferred university in our region. We have served as the all
purpose university that served many needs for many people but the downside is
that people begin to think of us as two year institution, 3) Purdue Calumet is
responsible for contributing to economic and regional development.
The students and the state of Indiana are our two biggest donors in the
equivalent of a $500 million dollar endowment. In order to be sure that we
participate at that level of support it is important that the people, who elect
the people who vote for those dollars, feel that we are providing value. The more we can do for the region and the economy of the
region the greater the incentive they will have to support us, particularly
during budget times. The Chancellor
stated that if we can stay clear about those three issues Purdue Calumet should
have a bright future.
·
The
Chancellor has been working with the Senior Leadership of the University in the
Vice-Chancellors. A 4th
Vice Chancellor for Advancement position is vacant and he asked a community
person Delores S. Wagner to join us for about six months to help in the interim.
The Executive assistant position will be announced at a later time.
The Chancellor is pulling together the Senior Leadership in order to
operate more systematically.
·
He
reported that he has been meeting with academic departments for briefings and
tours and also meeting with members of the community.
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Singer reported the following:
·
New
Faculty Orientation was a success. There are about six (6) tenure track faculty
and close to 20 visiting new visiting faculty.
·
She
reported that we had a problem-free start to the semester.
Vice
Chancellor for Student Services Bryant reported the following:
·
Thanked
the chair for the moment of silence on behalf for Cheryl Berry.
Announced that Roy Hamilton has assumed the responsibilities as interim Director
for Upward Bound. There will be a
five-month window to enable a search for a more permanent replacement for
Director of Upward Bound.
·
He
reported the merger of Career Services and Student Leadership Development.
The new organization will be led by Rick Riddering and will be known as
the Center for Career and Leadership Development.
IV.
Report of the Chair of the Senate.
C. Winer encouraged everyone to look at the university home page for Senate
materialshttp://library.calumet.purdue.edu/Archfin/faculty_senate_documents.htm
The library staff will continue to develop the Website, as in previous years.
Due to this being the first meeting of the year
there are no documents to be
reviewed or acted upon.
IV.
Special Business of the Day.
Strategic Plan Presentation by Chancellor Cohen & Eric Wignall
Eric Wignall
distributed the Mission and Vision statement for Purdue University Calumet.
He also handed out a feedback form to be completed after the Strategic
Planning presentation.
C. Winer indicated that the Strategic Plan presentation, the Mission and Vision
documents are located on the PUC homepage.
The Chancellor sketched the details of the Strategic Plan and indicated that he
will be presenting the Strategic Plan to the President and the Board of Trustees
meeting later in September.
In order to do a strategic plan we need to think about where we are
and where we want to be.
The
context of the plan was developed with a focus on our educational, social and
economic environment;
1)
Where PUC
was in both in terms of its external environment and student demographics
2)
Population
growth and trends of the region as compared to growth of our student body and
the shift to the south and east of the region
3)
The
educational attainment level of our students in this region;
4)
Preparation
of our students coming to college
5)
Diversity
of the region
6)
The
decline in jobs in the manufacturing sector and the slight job growth in the
service sectors. Programs experiencing these growths are Behavioral Sciences,
Education, ISCP and Management. This
is an opportunity for PUC to develop a plan over the next 3-5 years and position
itself for a future that takes it where it wants to go.
Our
Mission is to educate students for life and for the profession, to offer
career-oriented certificate and degree programs, and to provide educational
programs and services that meet community needs.
The Strategic Goals:
Provide student access leading to student success
Promote faculty and staff excellence
Create a high performance learning environment
Expand partnerships for regional growth.
At the conclusion of the presentation, the Chancellor asked for feedback.
A. Elmendorf raised concerns about the absence of faculty research in the
Strategic Plan or in any of the goals. He
further stated that it was an essential ingredient to success of this
institution and that specific rewards for research activities need to be
included in the plan. The
Chancellor appreciated the feedback provided and will refer the comments to the
Strategic Planning committee.
IV.
Unfinished Business.
There was no unfinished business.
V.
Reports of the Committees.
Agenda
Committee.
A. Elmendorf reported that the Agenda Committee met, and approved
today’s agenda and set the meeting dates for the semester.
He thanked the chair for providing lunch for the meeting.
Academic
Support Services Committee.
No report
Student Affairs
Committee.
No report
Curriculum
& Educational Policy Committee.
J. Russett indicated that the committee had not had their first
meeting. He reported that the
committee meetings have been set to address curriculum documents.
The committee will be revising the policies for curriculum documents and
what is posted on the website.
Faculty Affairs Committee.
A. Elmendorf reported that the committee had attempted to meet, but
failed to muster a quorum.
Nominating Committee.
M. Ryan indicated that he has received a request to fill vacancies for
the Parking policy
committee.
Student
Government.
SGA President C. Sizemore reported that Student Government met and discussed
providing students with a discount card for local area businesses.
He also indicated that voting for Student Government would occur on the
Internet.
VI. Other New Business.
None
VII.
Adjournment.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:55pm.