Planning Council

April 10, 2007 - 10:05 a.m.

WVU at Parkersburg Community Room

Present: Joe Badgley, Paul Milhoan, Mary Beth Busch, Dotty Muir, Jack Simpkin, David White, John Gorrell, Jenny Keup, Marie Foster Gnage, David Cumberledge, and Rebecca Phillips. 

Michelle Bissell attended in the absence of Patsy Bee.

Absent: Connie Dziagwa, Curt Fulmer, and Jan Miller. 

Update on Comprehensive Master Plan and Safety Plan

The Master Plan group is planning a meeting on May 16^th.  The Safety Plan is being edited by Connie Dziagwa.

Report from Sub-Committee on Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives

The Sub-Committee met and drafted additional language which will update the report card template. President Gnage suggested council members ask their constituents to begin to work through the template for their report.  Dean Badgley will send Patsy Bee the addendum to the template.  The subcommittee will also develop a template for a “College” report.

Objectives Gathered by Planning Council Constituents

• Under Recruitment and Retention…:

                        Change “work space” to “offices and learning spaces”

                  Add “Develop and implement a wellness plan in cooperation with PEIA and other

partners to enhance employees overall health”

• Under Enrollment Management:

Change “Develop” an enrollment management plan to “Implement”       

Add “Develop video communications to enhance recruitment efforts”                

Change “Develop an honors program” to “Use honors program to recruit and

retain Promise Scholars and other high achieving students”

                        Add “Implement the JCC expansion plan and develop associated niche programs”

                        Add “Increase access to student support services”

                        Add “Determine level of satisfaction of students”-

Dotty Muir will research surveys used at other schools

                        Add “Expand a data collection system on graduate job placement”

                        Add “Develop Student Government plan that focuses on Enrollment Management”

• Under Technology:

                        Already implemented online registration

                        Add “Provide online support for ecampus students”

                  Add “Develop communication channel between student government and

prospective students”

• Under Resource Development:

                        Add “Develop internship program with local and state lawmakers”

• Under Planning Council Members:

                        Update to include 2007 members and revision date

Institutional Compact

Section I

            Completed-      Move Wood County Schools LPN program to the campus at WVUP

                                    Implement College Transition Initiative Program

            New-               Increase number of schools in College Transition Initiative program

                                    Expand offerings to Roane, Jackson and Ritchie Counties

Section II

            Completed-      Offer work keys access to December graduates as well as May graduates

Continued-       Seek national accreditation of bachelor degree in business administration

                                    Survey graduates to assess their perceptions of program quality 

Section III

            Completed-      Provide new non-credit opportunities for upgrading workplace skills

                                    Add to the number of business partners participating in the Co-Op Program

            Continued-       Provide new non-credit opportunities for upgrading workplace skills

            New-               Develop post graduate certificates to upgrade workplace skills

Section IV

            Completed-      Locate Wood County School LPN on the WVUP campus

                                    Complete AAS/Technical Studies programs with Washington County

Career Center

Pursue additional Occupational Development Degree programs with area

labor unions

                                    Partner with area health care providers for the delivery of CAN and other

health care programs

                                    Partner with ABE program for delivery of Hit the Ground Running program

                                    Partner with area businesses and industry for the establishment of internship

programs

            Continued-       Complete AAS/Technical Studies programs with Washington County

Career Center

            New-               Pursue additional Occupational Development Degree programs with area

labor unions

Partner with professional associations in offering Continuing Education

Credit

                                    Develop a “multi-craft technician” apprenticeship program in partnership

with WVU

Section V

            Completed-      Increase participation in the EDGE program

                                    Increase the offering of early admission courses

                                    Develop summer academies (leadership, career, science) for high school

Students

                                    Work with the CTC in developing the College Transition Model

            New-               Increase summer academies for high school students (leadership, career,

science) for high school students for which college credit is offered

                                    Work with the CTC to increase the number of schools/students in the

College Transition Model

 Code of Ethics

President Gnage requested council members look over the Code of Ethics and bring any comments to the next meeting.  She advised the Code is not part of procedure—it is more of a proclamation. 

With no further business to be discussed, the meeting adjourned.

                                                                        Respectfully submitted,

                                                                        Michelle Bissell

                                                                        Administrative Secretary, Sr.

                                                                        President’s Office