ADVISORY BOARD FOR STUDENT WELLNESS
Meeting Minutes Monday, December 5, 2011 8:00 AM
Members Present:
Holly Bastow-Shoop, Mike Nicholas, Becky Bahe, David
Vining, Rachelle Vettern, Erika Beseler-Thompson, Noah McBroom, Olivia Spencer,
Mitchell Benson, Nimish Dharmadhikari, Gary Fisher, Donna Morrison, Bill Burns,
Barbara Lonbaken
Members Absent:
Messelt
Ken Story, Braidy Solie, Carolyn Grygiel, Bunnie Johnson-
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The ABSW Chair, Noah McBroom began the meeting with introductions.
Mental Health Issues presentation by Bill Burns, Counseling Center Director. (Power
point is attached)
The following directors presented unit updates:
Counseling Center-Bill Burns: as of November 31, 2011, visits to the
Counseling Center are up 22% and involve approximately 8% of the student population.
Disability Services- (Given by Barb Lonbaken on Bunnie JohnsonMesselt’s behalf): Very busy providing testing accommodations for finals. Also busy
scanning / editing textbooks for next semester.
Student Health Service-Donna Morrison: Gave an update on the physician
search, that an offer was made on Friday and that she is awaiting a response.
Wellness Center-Gary Fisher: Nimesh and Braidy are presenting the Wellness
Center fee increase request to ABSA (Advisory Board for Student Affairs) tonight.
Mandy Zastre has filled the Fitness Coordinator position and she will begin work on
December 27, 2011.
Respectfully submitted,
Gary Fisher, Acting Recorder