March 19, 2009
2:00 – 3:00
SPNA Department Meeting
302E DEV
Facilitator:
Mark Hoffman
Recorder:
Attendees
Dan Balfour, Greg Cline, Diane Kimoto, Mike Payne, Rich Jelier, Donijo Robbins, Ramya Ramanath, Steve
Borders, Kathy Agard, Quincy Williams, Sal Alaimo, Sherry Moyer
Mark Hoffman
Minutes
Agenda item:
TENTATIVE AGENDA WITH NASPAA COPRA SITE VISIT
TEAM
Discussion:
See draft schedule:
http://faculty.gvsu.edu/hoffmanm/SVTschedule2.docx
Additional students should be invited to attend the Thursday night student meeting, along with the two scheduled
classes.
May not be a need for CJ rep at 4/2 1:45 meeting. But check who is available.
Be prepared to talk about diversity (guest lectures, student activities, topics covered, etc.), IT, ethics and finance.
Agenda item:
EVALUATIONS - UNIT HEAD COMMENTS
Discussion:
Hoffman will send written comment on your FAR self-evaluation by end of day Tuesday. Meet or respond by Friday.
Comments will then be added to you permanent record.
Action items
Person responsible
United head comments
Responses to comments
Agenda item:
AWARDS
Discussion:
Honorary Pi Alpha Alpha
President Haas and/or
Dottie Johnson and/or
Kenneth James
Grad Citations
Academic Excellence in a Major MHA
VanDreumel
Academic Excellence in a Major MPA
Morgan or
Hoffman
Everyone not Hoffman
Deadline
3/17
3/20
Flanagan
Excellence in Service to Community and/or Profession (MPA)
Hawkins - Grand Rapids African American Institution & Visiting Nurse Associate
Excellence in Leadership/Service to GVSU (MPA)
Dang - Multicultural Center or
Flanagan - Hauenstein Center
Outstanding Final Project Award (MPA)
Morgan and Dang - "Asian American Atlas of West Michigan" or
Venema, Wisselink (+ Monoyios) - "Environmental Scan of Bicycle Factory Neighborhood"
SPNA Awards
Outstanding MPA student
Morgan or
Flanagan or
Zoet (graduating?)
Outstanding MHA student
VanDreumel
Outstanding PA student
Crosby
Best paper award
For a list all all graduates (more or less) see attached
Action items
Person responsible
Contact Dottie Johnson for availability (April 14)
Suggest other students
Get resumes and letters of support for final Grad Citation nominees
Agenda item:
Agard
All
Hoffman
Deadline
ASAP
3/19
3/20
RECRUITMENT PLAN
Discussion:
Survey:
What is the goal? (Sustain enrollment? % growth? # growth? optimal number? better students? more diversity?
more international? more in local govt? nonprofit? U/RPP? health? In-service - pre-service ratio?)
What are the 10 most common questions you get asked about the MPA (MHA) program?
What are the 10 best reasons to get an MPA (MHA) here?
Potential Activities:
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Applicant contact process
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Open houses
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Web / Web 2 (Facebook, LinkedIn)
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News releases (exposure)
Alumni / current student contacts (high-trust contacts)
Brochures / info to alumni (alumni as recruiters)
Presentations, presence (GVSU undergrads, feeder schools, Michigan nonprofit and local government
conferences / meetings)
$$ Paid advertising
$$ Purchased mailing lists
GAships targeted to specific schools where we want to increase interest (e.g., JMC, Hope)
Personal contact with prospects
Scholarship Day (all GA work, exit projects, IR projects)
Action items
Person responsible
Develop draft plan
Facebook page
Payne
Cline
ADENDUM
Here is the list of students I believe are graduating in April or August:
MHA
GPA/ CR
3.89 39 Vandreumel, Geraldine E
3.79 33 Hirdes, Natalie R
3.76 42 Kintigh, Michele M
3.73 36 Zahrt, Janiece E
3.72 33 Grill, Ashley E
3.67 45 Mishra, Ramchandra J
3.65 42 Dykwell, Marilyn R
3.44 30 Curless, Chris
3.39 30 Paquette, Courtney M
3.16 33 Arambula, Stacey L
MPA
GPA/ CR
4.00 35 Flanagan, Brian
4.00 27 Morgan, Patrick T
3.97 69 Wenk, Grace R
3.95 36 Enders, Robert A
3.93 32 Wisselink, Kevin M
3.91 33 Belknap, Roger A
3.90 30 Downey, Matthew E
3.90 32 Homeyer, Peter C
3.90 37 Toman, Susan L
3.88 26 Zoet, Shannon L (?)
3.87 32 Venema, Conrad P
3.87 32 Van Eyk, John A
3.87 36 Eriks, Anna N
3.85 30 DuBose, Charles R
3.85 27 Soltis, Michael K
3.85 12 Solak, Wojciech Piotr
3.82 33 Nurtay, Ainur
3.79 27 VanderLaan, Timothy B
3.76 35 Dang, Constance M
3.76 33 Lindt, Katherine M
3.74 33 Maralbaeva, Takhmina
3.73 36 Venti, Corey B
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4/13
4/20
Deadline
3.73 40 Werly, Patricia A
3.71 32 Collins, Michelle K
3.71 33 West, Christopher A
3.68 38 Moore, Martha A
3.65 35 Abdul-Hakim, Charlotte
3.64 30 Winegard, Cortne J
3.63 75 Valenzuela, Alma L
3.53 31 Super, Martin J
3.52 33 Ayala, Christina
3.51 35 Vandermeulen, Joseph R
3.50 12 Trepka, Grzegorz
3.48 33 Bessinger, Craig R
3.42 36 Collins, Michael J
3.38 35 Dornbos, Nathan E
3.29 26 Porter, Emily J
3.26 31 Hawkins, Lucius A
3.26 28 Olson, Scott G
3.22 30 Joshi, Anita K
3.16 30 Smith, Steven J
3.00 33 Al-Abdali, Abdullah
PA (w / high GPA)
4.00 113
3.98 112
3.89 109
3.77 114
3.71 131
3.60 117
3.51 113
3.51 114
3.46 107
3.31 124
3.25 118
3.23 109
3.22 114
3.13 106
Crosby, Andrew W
Schneider, Jon A
Thayer, Jenna
Linke, Andy D
Walling, Megan E
Obrecht, Malorie T
Atherton, Nicole J
Jaynes, Keri S
Dutton, Jessa L
McGrath, Brian J
Tucker, Selma L
Duckett, Stephen A
Boyd, Scott E
Styx, Samantha G
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