Human Services
Advisory Council Meeting
Agenda
March 24, 2011
Announcements
O & M VISIBILITY—CONGRATULATIONS!
Upcoming Showcase Saturday (03/26th) volunteers needed
Thank you for the academic year schedules!
Good work on your Handbook drafts—thank you for your diligence
Reminders about required regularly scheduled program meetings with agendas and minutes
Reminders to submit syllabi—practica and internship included
SLP student success in the ASHA Praxis competition
Counseling program success in effecting state legislation
Mercer and Stafford upcoming visit to Grenada
Alert---With new Banner system permits to Bobbie and Bonnie MUST include CRN #s
Bob Bryant and Carol Harrison retirements
Provost Berry’s mother’s death
Reminders to discuss council meeting content with non-attending program faculty
LARGE copy order to central copier in error—very wasteful
Departmental budget update: Operations and Maintenance balance-$869 ALERT!
Possible options: Excellence, Professional Development, Course Fees, P-Card.
Professional Development account—travels guidelines. EARLY submission and documentation of
corroboration with colleagues about use of funds required.
Fall Schedule
Updates on searches:
Speech-Language Pathology
O&M
School Psychology
Special Education
Update on Rehabilitation, O & M collaboration to address low incidence major status.
Important Committee/Program brief reports.
Dean’s April visit---begin planning.
Identifying deadline for final Handbook submission.
Evaluation of Department Chairs and Program Directors
Evaluation of climate of program training environments (i.e., student-student relationships, studentfaculty relationships, faculty-faculty relationships) (strategies for distribution and collection of forms)
Evaluation of alumni performance in work environment (strategies for distribution and collection of
information).
Questions