President’s Advisory Team
Minutes
March 27, 2014
President’s Advisory Team Members in attendance:
Diane Allen, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Simeon Ananou, Chief Information Officer
Humberto Aristizabal, Interim Associate Vice President Administration and Finance,
Human Resources
Aaron Basko, Assistant VP for Enrollment Management
Tabatha Beck, President, Graduate Student Council
Eric Berkheimer, Associate Vice President for Administration and Finance,
Capital Planning and Construction
Steven Blankenship, President, Staff Senate
Betty Crockett, Vice President, Administration and Finance
Richard Culver, Director, Media Relations
Jason Curtin, Assistant Vice President, Development & Alumni Relations; Deputy Director SU Foundation
Janet Dudley-Eshbach, President
Sue Eagle, Assistant Vice President, Marketing and Public Relations
Dane Foust, Vice President of Student Affairs
Clifton Griffin, Dean of Graduate Studies and Research
Susan Griisser, University General Counsel
Bea Hardy, Dean, Libraries and Instructional Resources
Amy Hasson, Chief of Staff
Mentha Hynes-Wilson, Associate Vice President, Student Affairs
Edwin Lashley, Chief, Salisbury University Police
Karen Olmstead, Dean, Henson School of Science and Technology
Maarten Pereboom, Dean, Fulton School of Liberal Arts
Melanie Perreault, Associate Provost
Greg Prince, Vice President, Advancement and External Affairs
Elizabeth Ragan, President, Faculty Senate
Valerie Randall-Lee, Dean of Students
Tim Robinson, Chair, Adjunct Faculty Caucus
Kara Siegert, Director, University Analysis, Reporting & Assessment
Brian Stiegler, Assistant Provost for International Education
Bob Wood, Dean, Perdue School of Business
Guests: Jerrad Pawar, SGA, Vice President of External Affairs
Evan Miller, SGA, Vice President of Public Relations
1.
Welcoming and Opening Remarks – President Janet Dudley-Eshbach
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Dr. Dudley-Eshbach opened the meeting by welcoming the group.
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President Dudley-Eshbach reported on information from the Maryland General
Assembly operating budget discussions. Indications are that cuts will be made in
Governor O’Malley’s proposed budget. Reductions will be made in pension
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payments by $200 million. This cut is necessary to avoid reducing State agencies
further or increasing taxes. There is a plan to replenish the pension fund within
five years. Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA) and merit increase remain intact:
2.5% merit on April 1, 2.5% merit on July 1 and 2% COLA in January 2015.
2.
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Caruthers Hall is in the process of being demolished. Groundbreaking for the
Academic Commons is scheduled for April 24 at 1 p.m.
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Facilities master planning is underway and the consultant is conducting various
input sessions on campus. The President encouraged all to be involved.
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A new stadium is under design. The new structure will increase the visibility of
East Campus and showcase our athletic programs.
Campus Security Incident – Chief Edwin Lashley
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3.
On the evening of Wednesday, March 26 an undercover police operation resulted
in a suspect harming two police officers and then alluding police heading in the
direction of the University. The University’s response was to initiate a lockdown
of all buildings. Those buildings were searched and deemed safe and any student,
faculty or staff member was escorted out and to a safe location. The SU Police
were commended for their rapid and appropriate response.
University Governance
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Faculty Senate – Dr. Elizabeth (Beth) Ragan
i. The SU Bridge Advisory Committee will discuss a replacement for Fall
Fusion. The Summer Advisory Committee members are currently being
selected and are charged with communicating with the administration over the
summer months.
ii. Discussions on how best to revise and update the Faculty Handbook are
underway.
iii. Faculty elections are underway.
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Adjunct Faculty Caucus – Tim Robinson
i. The first draft of the Adjunct Faculty bylaws has been written.
ii. The Adjunct Faculty Caucus is reaching out to the campus community to raise
awareness of adjunct faculty concerns and promote inclusiveness.
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Staff Senate – Steven Blankenship
i. Plans are being finalized for Employee Appreciation Day to be held the
beginning of June. The Staff Senate is asking for feedback from last year’s
event. They are requesting names of potential speakers or presenters.
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Student Government Association – Jerrad Pawar
i. Jerrad reported on planning of events for Spirit Week to be held in October.
ii. The Big Event will be held on Saturday, April 12. The community response has
been tremendous this year, with many people calling before the announcement
went out. Over 600 students are already registered to volunteer.
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Graduate Student Council – Tabatha Beck
i. The Graduate Student Council participated in the SU March Job Fair with a table
offering information about graduate student positions.
ii. Campaigns for new officers are underway. Most of the current officers will be
graduating and it could possibly be a completely new group of officers next year.
4.
Middle States Self Study – Kara Siegert, Melanie Perreault
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International Students and Visitors Update – Brian Stiegler
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Dr. Stiegler reported on delegation visits from administrators of Xinhua College of
Sun yat-Sen University, University of Malaga and Anqing Normal University. All
visitors have been very impressed with Salisbury University and expressed interest in
sending a greater number of exchange students.
Perdue Entrepreneurship Competition – Bob Wood
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Kara reported that the Middle States accreditation evaluation process is currently
underway. This spring the steering committee will develop a self-study design and
research questions, which will then be reviewed by our Middle States liaison. Over
the next year work groups will be formed, reports will be issued and several drafts
will be generated. The campus community will have an opportunity to evaluate the
final draft before the full evaluation team comes to campus. The final report will be
submitted in January 2016 and the final visit will be in March 2016.
Dean Wood reported on the upcoming Perdue School of Business Entrepreneurship
competitions. SU students from all disciplines are eligible to participate for part of
the $51,000 prize money. Original proposals for a business start-up or for the
transformation of an existing business will be evaluated.
Data Privacy and Security Initiative – Simeon Ananou
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Simeon reported on recent data security breaches at institutions of higher
education. He provided examples of how breaches happen and steps that are being
taken to try to prevent a similar event happening at SU.
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Simeon suggested that the following steps be taken to help keep the system secure:
i. Protect your password.
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ii. Be aware of sensitive information stored on your computer and other data
devices, including cloud based services. Delete if possible.
iii. Contact Information Technology when in doubt.
Recorded by: Tracy Hajir