President’s Advisory Team
Minutes
March 15, 2012
President’s Advisory Team Members in attendance:
Diane Allen, Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs
Ed Cowell, Dean of Students
Betty Crockett, Vice President, Administration and Finance
Richard Culver, Director, Media Relations
Jason Curtin, Interim Assistant Director, Salisbury University Foundation
Jessica DiPietro, President, SGA
Janet Dudley-Eshbach, President
Dane Foust, Interim Vice President of Student Affairs
Paul Gasior, President, Staff Senate
Julia Glanz, President, Graduate Student Council
Clifton Griffin, Dean of Graduate Studies and Research
Amy Hasson, Chief of Staff to the President
Paul Land, Director, Auxiliary Services
Ed Lashley, Chief, Salisbury University Police
Lisa Leslie for Karen Olmstead, Dean, Henson School of Science and Technology
Kelly Fiala for Dennis Pataniczek, Dean, Seidel School of Education and Professional Studies
Maarten Pereboom, Dean, Fulton School of Liberal Arts
Melanie Perreault, Associate Provost
Marvin Pyles, Director, Human Resources
J. Craig Clarke for Ted Gilkey, President, Faculty Senate
Robert Sheehan, Interim Director for Government Relations
Jen Palancia Shipp, University General Council
Kara Siegert, Director, University Analysis, Reporting, & Assessment
Brian Stiegler, Director, International Education
Ken Kundell for Jerry Waldron, Chief Information Officer
Bob Wood, Dean, Perdue School of Business
Mou Chakraborty for Martha Zimmerman, Interim Dean, Libraries and Instructional Resources
Guests:
Dr. George Whitehead
Danny Livengood, AmeriCorps at Village of Hope
Dr. Michael Scott
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Welcome and Opening Remarks – Dr. Janet Dudley-Eshbach, President
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President Dudley-Eshbach welcomed everyone to the first meeting of the President’s
Advisory Team for the spring semester.
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President Dudley-Eshbach provided an update on key position searches that have
occurred over the last few months.
i. The position of University General Counsel was reinstated to handle legal issues
at Salisbury University. Jen Palancia Shipp has been hired to fill this position.
Jen has hit the ground running and is meeting with many folks across campus and
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is involved in a number of efforts. Her office is next to the President’s
Conference Room in Holloway Hall.
ii. For the position of Vice President of Student Affairs, a national search was
conducted under the leadership of Jayme Block. Dr. Dane Foust emerged as the
top finalist and has accepted the permanent appointment of Vice President of
Student Affairs, effective immediately.
iii. For the position of Vice President of External Affairs & Advancement, Betty
Crockett will serve as the search committee chairperson, and is already gearing
up for Skype interviews the week of March 26. There are plans to bring
candidates to campus beginning the week of April 9.
iv. Dr. Allen is pleased to have hired a new Dean of Library & Instructional
Resources. Dr. Beatrice Betancourt Hardy comes to us from the College of
William and Mary. She begins her new position on July 1, 2013.
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Information Technology has passed their legislative audit with a very rare “no findings
– no recommendations.”
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A report from the Maryland General Assembly legislative session includes:
i. For the second year, SU should be permitted to make an additional 3%
structural adjustment to its tuition in order to make progress on tuition
equalization.
ii. A bill to legalize same-sex marriage in Maryland was passed by the Maryland
General Assembly in February 2012 and signed by the Governor on March 1,
2012.
iii. Delegate Adrienne Jones has been selected as The Hargreaves Distinguished
Legislative Fellow. This program’s purpose is to recognize an outstanding
Maryland state legislator who has a record of legislative accomplishments and
leadership, and who also understands the importance of civic education for
college students.
iv. Performance funding for higher education has been a topic of conversation in
Annapolis, and will be a possible legislative study over the summer. Salisbury
University’s cost per degree is extremely competitive among all University of
Maryland institutions and could fare well under such a funding guideline.
v. Salisbury University and Wor Wic Community College will sign a Reverse
Transfer MOU in April. A Wor Wic student with less than the needed amount
of credits to earn an Associate’s degree can transfer to SU and begin earning
credits towards a Bachelor’s degree. Once the student earns enough credits,
s(he) will be awarded the Associate’s degree from Wor Wic.
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University Governance
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Faculty Senate – Dr. J. Craig Clarke
i. The Faculty Senate has focused on the following concerns: salary issues,
research, the decline in the importance of shared governance on campus, and
policies on finding ways to increase faculty involvement.
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Staff Senate – Paul Gasior
i. Employee Appreciation Day will be held on June 13.
ii. On June 14 the Staff Senate will bring in motivational speaker Stephan Sandars
for two sessions to speak on strengthening teams to improve efforts at work and
morale.
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Student Government Association (SGA) – Jessica DiPietro
i. In conjunction with other student government organizations across the state, the
SGA has worked to have passed a bill to eliminate taxes on textbooks the first two
weeks of each semester.
ii. Big 6 for Social Change is a contest among individual Registered Student
Organizations (RSO). The RSOs will submit a project that represents charity and
philanthropy, the top three will win cash prizes.
iii. April 14 is the next Big Event.
iv. Stop Hating Campaign events were held the second week of March. The purpose
of this campaign is to break down stereotypes and the barriers of prejudice and
disrespect and to embrace tolerance.
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Graduate Student Council – Julia Glanz
i.
The Graduate Student Council (GSC) is working on increasing the number of
representatives from all departments across campus, and becoming more active
on campus.
ii.
The first graduate recruiting fair was held and representatives from each program
were on hand.
iii.
There have been tentative talks about teaming with graduate students from
UMES.
iv.
An initial topic of concern for the GSC is parking for graduate students on
campus.
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3.
AmeriCorps – Dr. George Whitehead and Danny Livengood
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Dr. Whitehead provided an overview of the AmeriCorps program at SU. Danny
Livengood, an SU graduate student and an AmeriCorps member for the Village of Hope
in Salisbury, gave an overview of his experience. Danny spoke about his efforts to
recruit and train volunteers to assist the Village of Hope’s medical clinic and
transitional living program for women and women with children.
Eastern Shore Regional GIS Cooperative project overview – Dr. Michael Scott
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Dr. Michael Scott provided samples of the new Legislative District maps presented to
each member of the General Assembly. These maps show the topography of each
district.
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GIS, in cooperation with BEACON, has introduced interactive, online “dashboards.”
These dashboards have the capability of incorporating massive amounts of real-time,
up-to-the-minute data and producing a concise graphic image that can assist decision
makers in formulating policy and making management decisions. The current project
has caught the eye of the Governor’s Office.
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GIS, again in cooperation with BEACON, is also using GNAppWorks to train students
to develop mobile platform applications for government and non-profit organizations.
These apps will be available for a variety of platforms including iPhone, iPad,
Blackberry, and Android. Examples of applications range from tracking open foster
care beds, disseminating women’s health information, and tracking equipment for the
Department of Defense to risk management and disaster prevention.
Admissions Update – Aaron Basko
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Some 424 new students were enrolled this spring. A stronger group of freshman was
admitted, which created a smaller group of transfer students. The number of applications
has risen, and SU has now admitted approximately half the number of students that
applied.
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Fall Fusion has been very successful with the admission of 50 to 60 students. Application
numbers have grown from three percent of all applications to 10 percent.
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The Admissions Department is making a concerted effort to improve recruiting efforts.
Over the past six years the number of applicants has increased and SAT scores have
increased.
Recorder: Tracy Hajir