President’s Advisory Team
Minutes
December 13, 2012
President’s Advisory Team Members in attendance:
Diane Allen, Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs
Aaron Basko, Assistant Vice President of Enrollment Management
Jeff Downes for Eric Berkheimer, Associate Vice President for Administration and Finance,
Capital Planning and Construction
J. Craig Clarke, President, Faculty Senate
Ed Cowell, Dean of Students
Betty Crockett, Vice President, Administration and Finance
Richard Culver, Director, Media Relations
Jason Curtin, Assistant Director, Salisbury University Foundation
Janet Dudley-Eshbach, President
Sue Eagle, Director, Marketing and Public Relations
Dane Foust, Vice President of Student Affairs
Clifton Griffin, Dean of Graduate Studies and Research
Bea Hardy, Dean, Libraries and Instructional Resources
Amy Hasson, Chief of Staff to the President
Steve Blankenship for John Hickman, President, Staff Senate
Mentha Hynes-Wilson, Associate Vice President, Student Affairs
Ken Kundell, Interim Chief Information Officer
Ed Lashley, Chief, Salisbury University Police
Katherine Mooney, President, SGA
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
Marvin Pyles, Associate Vice President Administration and Finance, Human Resources
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
Bob Wood, Dean, Perdue School of Business
Carol Wood, Interim Dean, Seidel School of Education and Professional Studies
Guest: Humberto Aristizabal, Director of Fair Practices & EEO/AA, Human Resources
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Welcoming and Opening Remarks – President Janet Dudley-Eshbach
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Humberto Aristizabal, the new Fair Practices officer at Salisbury University was
introduced at the meeting. Greg Prince, the new Vice President for Advancement
and External Affairs, was also introduced to the group.
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President Dudley-Eshbach reported on the performance funding model work
group meetings she has been attending. The final document have been presented
to the Board of Regents and forwarded to the Maryland Higher Education
Commission. The purpose driving this work group was a renewed interest in
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performance funding as a means to appropriate funding more efficiently and
effectively to accomplish state goals of improving educational outcomes,
particularly in the area of degree attainment. While the initial focus for the group
was based on rewarding exceptional performance when compared to performance
peers, the end document shifted that focus to improvements individual institutions
obtain based on their own previous performance.
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The President updated the Team on Delmarva Public Radio. She publicly thanked
Jason Curtin for his tireless work on this issue. As the Caruthers Building is to be
torn down next summer, more conversation has taken place about the future of
WSCL/WSDL Radio. While there are many obstacles and possible scenarios that
could take place, Delmarva Public Radio is considered a very important University
and community asset and every effort is being made to retain the stations.
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President Dudley-Eshbach provided an update on the Medical Education
Expansion meeting. This is a collaborative group that includes University of
Maryland, Baltimore Medical School; Salisbury University; University of
Maryland, Eastern Shore; and Peninsula Regional Medical Center. The focus of
these meetings is to consider bringing a medical school to the Eastern Shore. SU’s
primary role would be to offer its current health science programs, should the
medical school ever grow into a Health Sciences Center.
University Governance
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Student Government Association (SGA) – Katherine Mooney
i. Homecoming was a success again this year, with many activities planned and
great attendance.
ii. Recycle Madness was also successful. The campus wide drive for recycling
materials netted 2,000 tons. The proceeds were donated to Joseph House and
Halo.
iii. The focus for SGA next semester is to continue the Stop Hatin campaign, to
foster inclusiveness on campus.
iv. Katherine thanked everyone on the Team for their help this year, and reminded
everyone to let them know how the SGA can help their division.
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Faculty Senate – Dr. J. Craig Clarke
i. In the upcoming semester, the Faculty Senate will be examining USM policies
pertaining to faculty. Specifically the issue of political signage will be
examined under the Fair Use document, the academic freedom policy will be
reviewed, and the Sexual Harassment policy will continue to be examined.
ii. Information on Fall Fusion is currently being reviewed by the Admissions and
Readmission Committee, the University Academic Assessment Committee
and the Long Range Academic Planning Committee.
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iii. The language on the hiring of the Honors Program director has been officially
changed to incorporate new search committee guidelines.
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Staff Senate – Steve Blankenship
i. During this semester the Staff Senate has discussed Wellness and other related
issues including: Campus Ergonomics, Smoking policy (Areas, enforcement),
and Shared Governance. Feedback, to and from, the Council of University
System Staff show similar issues at other campuses. The Staff Senate will
continue to look for ways to improve wellness with campus initiatives.
ii. The Staff Senate nominated three staff members for Board of Regents awards.
3.
National Survey of Student Engagement results – Kara Siegert
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Kara Siegert provided the results of a positive outcome SU experienced on the
National Survey of Student Engagement report recently sent to the University.
i. Response rates have increased from previous years.
ii. SU was rated highly in categories the categories of academic challenge,
Student-Faculty interaction, and Supportive Campus Environment.
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Enrollment Report – Kara Siegert
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Kara also supplied enrollment data as follows for the fall 2012 semester:
8657 students
688 graduate students
7969 undergraduate students
1232 incoming Freshman with an average 1724 composite SAT scores (up by
13 percentage points) and an aver 3.71 GPA (up by 3.66 from the
previous year). The test optional average GPA was 3.83.
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International Education Enrollment – Aaron Basko and Brian Stiegler
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Aaron Basko and Brian Stiegler presented information on their recruitment efforts to
increase international student enrollment. They presented information on the
economic impact that international students have to the institution. The 108
international students currently enrolled at SU have an impact of 2.8 million dollars.
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International students also provide a global experience overall.
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Graduate Education Summit – Clifton Griffin
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Clifton Griffin provided an update on the Graduate Education Summit recently held
on SU’s campus.
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Topics that were covered included work force development needs, assisting
professionals in obtaining additional education and certification.
Strategic Plan Process – Amy Hasson
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Amy Hasson noted that both the previous discussions about International enrollment
and graduate education were just two of the conversations that were underway which
will inform the University’s next strategic plan. Discussion and input gathering will
continue in the Spring and likely cover topics including diversity, academic
transformation, distance learning and strategic enrollment planning.
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As the current plan expires in December 2013, the next semester will be used both to
assess the outgoing plan and to gather input for the next plan. A new plan will be
drafted over the summer for review across campus in fall 2013. The plan will be
amended as needed in November/December, with a new plan finalized and in place
for January 2014.
Recorded by: Tracy Hajir