Council of Chairs
Date: Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Location: Electronic
Informational items only due to weather related cancellation of the regular meeting
scheduled for Tuesday, February 8, 2011
1. Budget process update for 2011 – 2012: We still have a long way to go before a budget
allocation for Cameron University for next year is established. In Governor Fallin’s State
of the State Address, she mentioned a budget reduction request of 3% for Higher
Education.
2. Persistence and Graduation Rate Benchmarks by program with a call for action plans to
meet those benchmarks will be distributed on February 15, 2011 by email from Vice
President McArthur. Underlying data will be provided in subsequent messages from
Director of Institutional Research, Assessment, and Accountability Karla Oty. The action
plans are due through the academic deans to Vice President McArthur by Tuesday,
March 8, 2011.
3. Senior Enrollment Day and Gold Rush – New Format
With the opening of the Academic Advising Center (AAC), we will modify the format
and frequency of the Senior Enrollment Day and Gold Rush events. There will be more
events with fewer students at each event so that we may provide at least an hour of
advising between a prospective student and a faculty member working through the
Academic Advising Center.
Senior Enrollment Days
Friday, March 25; Saturday, March 26; Friday, April 1; Saturday, April 2; Friday, April
8; and Saturday, April 9
Gold Rush Days
April 28, 29, 30; May 19, 20, 21; June 23, 24, 25; July 21, 22, 23; and August 10, 11, 12
General Event Format
Duration: One-half day in a morning session or an afternoon session for students. A
morning and afternoon session will be held each day.
Number: Limited to 20 students per session
Itinerary:
Registration
Welcome
Break into two groups
Advising (Group 1) or Aggie Ambassadors (Group 2)
Advising (Group 2) or Aggie Ambassadors (Group 1)
There will also be a large event for all new students at the start of the Fall 2011 semester.
Upcoming Meetings and Events
a. Council of Chairs – 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 8, 2011
b. Council of Deans – 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1, 2011
c. Regents Meeting Dates (for curriculum proposal purposes)
i. The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents
Board Meeting Dates
Topics Due
Agenda Items Due
Location
January 26-27, 2011
December 1
December 8
Oklahoma City
March 22-23, 2011
February 14
February 17
Norman
May 12-13, 2011
Norman
June 20-22, 2011
Ardmore
September 19-20, 2011
Tulsa/Claremore
October 26-27, 2011
Lawton
Nov. 30-Dec. 1, 2011
Norman
ii. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
1. Thursday, February 3, 2011, 9 a.m.
2. Thursday, March 10, 2011, 9 a.m.
3. Thursday, April 21, 2011, 9 a.m.
4. Thursday, May 27, 2011, 9 a.m.
5. Thursday, June 23, 2011, 9 a.m.
6. Thursday, September 8, 2011, 9 a.m.
7. Thursday, October 20, 2011, 9 a.m.
8. Thursday, December 1, 2011, 9 a.m.
d. Homecoming and Alumni Weekend – February 21 – 26, 2011
e. Phi Eta Sigma Freshmen Honor Society Induction – March 3, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. in
CETES Conference Center
f. Persistence and Graduation Rate Action Plans due – March 8, 2011
g. Fort Sill Graduation – April 28, 2011 at 2:00 p.m.