OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY COUNCIL MINUTES
Minutes, April 22, 2014
Roll: (Absentees Underlined) President Daniel DiBiasio, Provost/VP David Crago, VP William Ballard, VP Ken Block,
VP Larry Lesick, VP Adriane Thompson-Bradshaw, Dean Catherine Albrecht, Dean Eric Baumgartner, Interim Dean
Thomas Kier, Dean James Fenton, Dean Richard Bales, Chaplain David MacDonald, Dr. Alisa Agozzino, Dr. Jeffery
Allison, Dr. Joanne Brant, Dr. Denise D’Arca, Prof. Jennifer Donley, Dr. Kami Fox, Dr. Firas Hassan, Dr. David Kisor,
Prof. Kelly Kobiela, Dr. Lou Lobenhofer, Dr. David Mikesell, Dr. Sue Montenery, Dr. Michelle Musser, Dr. Brian
Myers, Dr. Kristie Payment, Dr. Ronald Peterson, Mr. Joseph Railey, Dr. Susan Schertzer, Dr. Sandy Schroeder, Dr.
Jenny Walton, Dr. Dexter Woods
Jeff Allison, Chair of Council, called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. in Dicke Hall 230.
I.
Minutes of March 18, 2014 meeting approved as distributed.
II.
Reports from Constitutional Committees
a.
Budget & Appropriations: Committee is meeting weekly and discussing budget issues for this year and
next.
b.
Academic Affairs: No further report.
c.
Student Activities: No report.
d.
Personnel: Report submitted by Michele Govekar:
Personnel met Tuesday April 8, and addressed two issues:
1. Regarding review of handbook language in Appendix 10 regarding sabbaticals, reviewed purpose
"to enrich teaching and encourage productive scholarship by securing uninterrupted time for study,
research, travel or writing."
We reviewed paragraph VI.6. and noted that leaves for visiting professorships can be requested,
but must be reviewed and meet the normal criteria in Appendix 10.
No change recommended.
2. Reviewed Quality of Work Life issues, peer institutions and listed programs of this type at ONU
3. Chair of Personnel is an appointed member of the Budget Review Advisory Council meeting each
Monday.
III.
Reports from Operational Committees
a.
Athletics: Spring sports continue. Paul Govekar’s retirement means that he will also be stepping down
from the position of athletic faculty advisor to the OAC.
b.
Information Technology: No report.
c.
Cultural & Special Events: No additional report.
d.
International Affairs: No report.
e.
Religious Affairs: No report.
f.
General Education: DegreeWorks software is out and the students who joined ONU in 2011-12 are
learning about it. Please remind students that TaskStream and DegreeWorks work independently of
each other and students will not earn credit for an artifact until it has been uploaded to TaskStream,
even if DegreeWorks is showing that they have taken a course.
V.
Other Reports
a.
Vice-Presidents
i.
Academic Affairs: Focusing on the budget. The board approved an action to grant tenure to
Steve Martin, the new Dean of Pharmacy. ONU representatives from Academic Affairs and
Institutional Research recently attended the HLC convention in Chicago. The HLC site visit is
now scheduled from February 23-25, 2015. The self-study will be due in December. Joanne
Brant is working on the topic of distance education offerings at ONU, which is one of the
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
b.
c.
d.
VI.
items in the Strategic Plan. There are complicated state laws that vary on a state-by-state basis
depending on the state that the institution is located in, and the state of residency for the
student that would be enrolled in the course.
Financial Affairs: Two financial forums were held today. There will most likely be an
additional forum before graduation. Working on grant training and the overall grant process.
Staff evaluation process is underway. Facilities is working on repairs to the chapel. A lease
analysis is also underway, which will hopefully provide some relief with the budget gap.
University Advancement: The annual student-run Phonathon reached its goal this year which
was in excess of $300,000. The capital campaign for the College of Engineering was approved
by the Board. Anticipate hearing back about our branding strategy from 160over90 in the next
few weeks. They conducted almost 150 interviews on campus as part of the branding process.
Admissions and Financial Aid: Report submitted by Larry Lesick:
1. Deposits for new students are up by 33, for law they are up by 8 (through 4/18). The most
recent projection for new freshmen is 650-55; we’re also expecting another 75+ transfer
students.
2. Visits to campus are now ahead of last year by 8-9%. Accepted students make up a large
proportion – they are making a last visit before they make their decision.
3. Faculty, current students, parents of current students and alumni are contacting accepted
freshmen encouraging them to enroll (e.g., 55 alums contacting 700 students, 17 parents
contacting 380 students).
4. Four candidates were interviewed for the three openings in the admissions office. Offers
will go out soon for start dates in June-July.
5. First guidance counselor advisory board meeting held last week: counselors from
Napoleon, Allen East, Mentor, St. Ignatius (Cleveland), Westerville South, and Findlay
attended.
6. To date, 1,545 financial aid packages have been mailed compared to 1,563 at this time last
year. Over fifty prospective students have appealed their financial aid packages. We are
competitive with most private institutions, except for Capital where student’s net cost to
attend averages $7,800 less than at ONU.
Student Affairs: The benefit for the McMullen family, which was spearheaded by students,
raised $1200 for the family.
Deans
i.
Arts and Sciences: Friday will be the Student Research Colloquium and there will be 106
presentations this year. ONU students and faculty recently attended the Technology and
Engineering Educators Association Conference, where they won several recognitions including
scholarships and awards. Performance season continues and there is a full calendar of events.
ii.
Engineering: Competition season for engineers, including the human powered vehicle, model
airplane, concrete canoe, and micro mouse competitions. The Baja SAE event is coming up
soon.
iii.
Pharmacy: No report.
iv.
Business Administration: Report submitted by James Fenton:
Our chapters of the American Marketing Association, Society for the Advancement of
Management, Beta Alpha Psi (Accounting Honorary) sent teams of students to national
competitions. Each of these Dicke College teams took third place in their respective
competitions. Darren Miller won a research paper competition with the International
Management Accounting Society.
v.
Law: As part of the reaccreditation process, the Law College received a positive report that
required no action on their part from the Association of American Law Schools.
Student Senate: See report in agenda. No additional report.
Health Services Advisory Committee: No meeting and no report.
Chair/Faculty Comments: Jeff Allison thanked everyone for their help with Council this year. Joann Brant
announced that the Law College’s Kormendy Lecture will feature Pulitzer Prize winning author and historian,
Fredrik Logevall, on April 23rd.
VII.
President Comments/Questions: The President thanked Tom Kier for this service this year as Interim Dean of
Pharmacy. He also acknowledged that ONU has now beat Notre Dame four times in robotic football.
VIII.
Unfinished Business: Julie Hurtig had proposed striking two Operational Committees from the listing in the
Faculty Handbook. See Attachment A for the rationale. A vote to strike both committees from the listing passed
unanimously. See Attachment B for the vote.
IX.
New Business: None.
X.
Announcements: None.
XI.
Adjournment at 6:04 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Jennifer Donley, Secretary
Attachment A
Report from Julie Hurtig on striking two Operational Committees from the listing in the Faculty
Handbook:
The two groups that I propose be deleted from the Operational Committee listing are in the Faculty
Handbook on page 145. The current members of the Presidential Speaker Series Committee are listed on
page 156. To our recollection in the Provost's and President's offices records, this committee has not met
since its inception in xxxx. The University Planning Council is currently handled via a different structure
within the Strategic Planning work groups. Membership on the six current work groups include
representatives from all constituencies of campus (staff, faculty, administrators, students, trustees, and the
Village of Ada).
L. Presidential Speaker Series Committee
(1) Membership:
Two representatives from each college serving 3-year terms. No single department or division should have
more than one representative. Vice President for Advancement or designee and Managing Director of
Freed Center as non-voting members.
(2) Selection:
By action of each college for staggered terms, such that the entire composition of the committee changes
every three years.
(3) Area of Responsibility:
Solicit from the University President suggestions and ideas for an appropriate topic or them. Choose the
topic or theme, select the format of the series annually, and select proposed speakers, based on available
budget. The President shall have final approval of the program.
(4) Administrative Coordinator or Liaison:
Committee Chair
M. University Planning Council
(1) Membership:
President of the University, each Vice President, President of Student Senate, and faculty as appointed
(2) Selection:
By position or by appointment by the University President
(3) Area of Responsibility:
Develop and monitor the “Strategic Plan of Ohio Northern University” as an expression of the University’s
efforts to identify priorities, aspirations and directions. Modify and update the plan and the strategies
identified to achieve its goals as needed and necessary.
(4) Administrative Coordinator or Liaison:
President of the University
Attachment B
Attendance and Voting record Attendance x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 04/22/14 Council Member President Daniel DiBiasio Provost/VP David Crago VP William Ballard VP Ken Block VP Larry Lesick VP Adriane Thompson‐Bradshaw Dean Catherine Albrecht Dean Eric Baumgartner Interim Dean Thomas Kier Dean James Fenton Dean Richard Bales Rev. David MacDonald Dr. Alisa Agozzino Dr. Jeffery Allison Dr. Joanne Brant Dr. Denise D'Arca Prof. Jennifer Donley Dr. Kami Fox Dr. Firas Hassan Dr. David Kisor Prof. Kelly Kobiela Dr. Lou Lobenhofer Dr. David Mikesell Prof. Sue Montenery Dr. Michelle Musser Dr. Brian Myers Dr. Kristie Payment Dr. Ronald Peterson Mr. Joseph Railey Dr. Susan Schertzer Dr. Sandy Schroeder Dr. Jenny Walton Dr. Dexter Woods Academic Support Staff Rep Voting Issue: per agenda Att. A yes no x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Shading denotes non‐voting member Totals
19 abst