Planning Council

President’s Conference Room

September 28, 2006

 

Those present were: Joe Badgley, Rebecca Phillips, Paul Milhoan, Mary Beth Busch, David Cumberledge, Dotty Muir, Don Carlson, Jack Simpkin, Connie Dziagwa, Curt Fulmer, David White, John Gorrell, Dan Williamson, Jenny Keup, Jan Miller, Marie Foster Gnage, and Patsy Bee.

 

Master Plan.  President Gnage reported that the Comprehensive Master Plan was almost complete.  It has been posted on the web site for review.  It should be approved by the WVU Board of Governors and the Council for Community and Technical Colleges next spring.

 

Institution Compact.  Dr. Badgley provided copies of the latest update to Council members and they reviewed and discussed each of the goals and progress being made regarding each goal.  President Gnage added that the Compact is very important because it is what the WV Council for Community and Technical Colleges uses to determine tuition increases and other important decisions for the college.  She requested that each area represented at Planning Council review the strategies and possibly come up with new strategies that will provide an opportunity for Planning Council to look at how goals of our Compact can be accomplished in our planning for next year.

 

Strategic Plan Goals.  President Gnage requested that Council members review the Strategic Plan and answer the question: “What needs to be made a priority?”  The following list was developed for review at the next meeting:

 

Area

Council Representative

Priority

Business Services

Jack Simpkin

Resources

·        Compact

·        Additional grant opportunities

 

Faculty Senate

Rebecca Phillips 

 

·        Technology

·        Professional development

·        Prevent brain drain

·        Boost morale

 

Student Services

Dotty Muir

·        Resources

·        Enrollment management

·        Look at what is important

o       retention

o       teaching

o       support services

 

Jack County Center

John Gorrell

·        Identify/implement program support for the community

 

 

 

WVU at Parkersburg Foundation

Jenny Keup

·        Professional development Resources

·        Scholarships

·        Books

·        Performances

·        GED support

 

 

Academic Area

Joe Badgley

·        Student Retention – what do we do after we get them here?

·        Additional support services

·        Service area

·        Technology needs

·        Support for learning Services/technology

·        Weakest link – adjunct faculty

 

Institution Advancement

Connie Dziagwa

·        Enrollment management is for everyone

·        Enrollment should hit 4,000 next fall

 

 

Evening Service

Jan Miller

·        Focus on teaching content

·        Professional development

·        Review of curriculum

 

Staff Representative

Mary Beth Busch

·        Building partnerships with business/government in increases resources

 

Corporate and Community Education

Don Carlson

·        Environment – image of the campus

·        Adopt a classroom program

·        Program diversification

·        Be sure we offer what we support.

 

 

 

Computer Services

Dan  Williamson

·        Increase communications with student

·        Additional training

·        Better ways to use email system

 

 

 

Facilities and Grounds

Dave White

·        Esthetically pleasing (some improvements – still some problem areas – still a long way to go.

·        Environmentally safe

o       changing filters

o       paging system

o       training

o       clocks

 

Division Chairs Representative

Paul Milhoan

·        Enrollment management

·        Easy access to programs

·        Develop sense of community – promote student engagement

·        Effective courses/programs

·        Assess how well we are doing.

 

 

President Gnage added that additional professional development for faculty is needed to embrace adjunct faculty and this should be #1 on our list.  She emphasized how important it is to discuss ways we can address adjuncts.  Other issues she suggested to be discussed further include:

§         Esthetically pleasing – need to continue

·        Look at Enrollment management.

·        Diversify how we get funding.

·        What can we do specifically to cause things to happen?

·        Need some place on our campus for adjuncts to meet students – space has been identified.  President Gnage, Joe Badgley and Dave White will discuss possibilities.

·        Review what may work.

·        See how soon to get it up

·        Make some In-Service orientation mandatory.

·        Look at what we do at In-Services.

 

With no further business to be discussed the meeting adjourned.

 

                                                                        Respectfully submitted,

 

 

                                                                        Patsy J. Bee

                                                                        Executive Secretary to the President