State University of New York, Canton
Interim President Dr. Schiffner
February 1, 2013
• Updates from Albany
• Campus Updates
• Staffing
• Budget
• NCAA Update
• Gateway to Success
• Student Opinion Survey
• “Shout Outs”
• Upcoming Events
• State of the University Address
• Open SUNY in 2014
• Three-Year Degree Planning by 2015
• Experiential Education Graduation Requirement
• Innovation Hubs, research and regional development
• Implementing a Common Data System by 2014
• Board of Trustees Meeting
• SUNY Report Cards
• Local Report Card
• SUNY 2020 Grant Applications
• SUNY High Needs Request for Proposals
• Personnel Changes and New Hires:
• Public Relations Director—Thank you, Randy, & Welcome Ryan!
• Registrar Office—Interim Registrar, Memorie Shampine, & Welcome Kristina Jones & Amy
LaMay!
• Admissions Office—Thank you, Nicole, & Welcome Mike!
• Office of the Provost—Welcome Special Project Coordinator & Outreach—Nicole Dunnan!
• Transcript Evaluation—Thank you, Pam L., & Welcome Tiffany Dailey-Faulkner!
• Environmental Health & Safety Director—Welcome Calvin Smith!
• Chief of Police—Thank you, Lisa, & Welcome John Kaplan!
• Human Resources—Welcome, Mary Dolan (Director) & David Rourke!
• Retention Specialist—Welcome Marianne DiMarco-Temkin!
• Student Accounts—Welcome Travis Dox!
• International Programs and Military/Veteran Student Services Coordinator Support—
Welcome Heather Rookey!
• Southworth Library Learning Commons—Welcome, Mike Mulligan!
• Graduate Resident Director—Welcome Andrew Metz!
• Searches are underway…
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Three dean searches are in various stages.
Executive Budget Director (interviews this week)
Numerous faculty (19 in process)
Secretary I—University Police, interviews complete. Congrats on your retirement, Cher!
• Cook Hall, Phase II
• Budget Process
• Academic Work Week and Academic Calendar Discussion
• Strategic Enrollment Taskforce
• Update from Matt Metcalf, Assistant Director of Athletics
• Update from Sharon Tavernier, Director Advising Center and
Sarah Todd, Director of Institutional Research
• Presentation:
http://www.canton.edu/effectiveness/auth/Gateway_to_Succe
ss_Presentation-2-2013.pptx
• Many improvements in campus services and facilities since last
survey in 2009
• When forming plans for next year and working on the
institutional scorecard, areas to focus on:
• College contribution to growth and learning in developing
leadership skills and opportunities for leadership development
• Promoting racial harmony, campus openness to opinions of
others, and acceptance of individual differences
• Improving the availability of instructors outside of the classroom
• More information, including the full results can be found at:
http://www.canton.edu/faminutes/sos/
• Recognition:
• SUNY Canton STUDENTS—Raising $1300 for the Red Cross for Hurricane
Sandy Relief!
• Natalie Higley, Amanda Rowley, & Stacey Basford—Creating the budget
book—in record time!
• JD DeLong and the Middle States Steering Committee—Being prepared to
ship off the revised, revised, revised version of our final self-study document!
• Cory McLear—Student Service Center—Excellent Customer Service!
• Courtney Bish—for her leadership roles on numerous search committees!
• Anne Williams—for rolling with the punches when life gives you an ice dam!
• Nomination process—a digital “drop box” for submitting examples
of people “stepping up” is forthcoming!
• Campus Forums:
• Thursday, February 7th at 4 p.m., Kingston Theater, SUNY Canton
• Tuesday, February 12th at 4 p.m., Kellas Hall, Room 106, SUNY Potsdam
• Living Writers’ Series:
• Wednesday, February 13th at 6:30 p.m., Roos House
• Dr. William Rhoden
• Winter Break
• I promise, it is coming!
• Middle States
• February 8—Final self study submitted
• March 24-27—Site visit by evaluation team
• Stay Focused—on our students! 