DEANS’ MEETING AGENDA
NOVEMBER 19, 2015
3:00 – 4:30 P.M. – DEPUTY 301A
AGENDA ITEMS
1.
INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH UPDATE
DOUG OLNEY
Working on cost study for departments – will send out later today. Needs it back next week.
Discussion on how to calculate the percentage of instructional cost of total budget. Handled differently
from campus to campus. Request for enrollment reports by major, delivery method for fall. Program
indicators are available for programs.
2.
GOOD NEWS AND WOW! ITEMS
STANDING AGENDA ITEM
Angie Gora’s NAASS award – Ojibwe language camp. Jen Theisen will be meeting with Chelsea
Clinton, related to her work with “Girls who Code”.
3.
EVENTS
STANDING AGENDA ITEM
December 4 Madrigal dinner invitation. A number of musical events in December. Dec 8 signing at
North Hennepin CC Biology partnership.
4.
COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING – SCOTT FAUST
STANDING AGENDA ITEM
Continuing with the departmental brochure effort. Would like to have one for every program.
Working on a RFP for a digital marketing campaign. Interested in pulling together program specific
open houses at NTC.
5.
UNIVERSITY SCHOLAR QUESTIONS – ARTICLE 11, SECTION N CARRY OVER
MARTIN
Randy will develop a process for nomination for review and approval, to take to next meet and confer.
6.
BUDGET FORUM / POSITION PLANNING
CARRY OVER
MARTIN
Reviewed plans for filling vacancies, including sabbatical replacements. Schedule to fill will go to
meet and confer. Discussed the plan for holding carry forwards – will move them into a holding
account.
7.
MISCELLANEOUS COURSES
ATTACHMENT 1 & 2
LYNN
Shared courses and enrollments in misc courses for fall and spring as an FYI.
8.
FENCED CREDITS
ATTACHMENT 3
LYNN
Shared number of credits generated by 80/20 programs this fall as compared to all distance credits.
9.
LEVERAGED EQUIPMENT
ATTACHMENT 4
MARTIN
Budget has been released. Requires matching funds. Can FY15 matching funds be used for this?
10. CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT
ATTACHMENTS 5 & 6
MARTIN
Lynn will forward letter to school districts that we work with as an update. Bob will forward the
message to the school district that NTC works with.
11. COURSE SCHEDULING GUIDELINES
ATTACHMENT 7
MICHELLE /
COLLEEN
Reviewed guidelines in general and as the impact the planning for the ALC. Discussion of allowing
faculty to indicate preferred classrooms? Would need to allow more time for optimization processes
to be run once schedule is created. Plan to present to Jan meet and confer.
12. DEPARTMENT PROFILE SHEETS
MICHELLE
Would like to encourage these for each department.
13. COURSE ROTATIONS IN ISRS
MICHELLE
4 year course rotations is in master academic plan. Does this information exist to be able to provide
to Records to start working on this? Will locate the plans and have departments review.
14. DEAN’S RETREAT – JANUARY 4, 2016
a. LOCATION (MAYFLOWER BUILDING)
b. TIME – HALF DAY
c. TENTATIVE AGENDA
15. SPRING START-UP 2016
MARTIN
ATTACHMENT 8
Chairs are back Jan 5, first faculty duty day is Jan 6.
16. OTHER
Reminder that faculty duty days run through Wed next week.
MARTIN