President’s Advisory Team
Minutes
September 11, 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, Associate Vice President of Institutional Equity and Title IX Coordinator
Aaron Basko, Assistant VP for Enrollment Management
Wayne Shelton for Eric Berkheimer, Associate Vice President for Administration and Finance,
Capital Planning and Construction
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
Susan 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
Mou Chakraborty for Bea Hardy, Dean, Libraries and Instructional Resources
Amy Hasson, Chief of Staff
Helena Hill, Chair, Staff Senate
Mentha Hynes-Wilson, Associate Vice President, Student Affairs
Kevin Knudsen, President, Graduate Student Council
Edwin Lashley, Chief, Salisbury University Police
Tyler Gibson for Evan Miller, President, SGA
Karen Olmstead, Dean, Henson School of Science and Technology
Cheryl Parks, Dean, Seidel School of Education and Professional Studies
Maarten Pereboom, Dean, Fulton School of Liberal Arts
Melanie Perreault, Associate Provost
Greg Prince, Vice President, Advancement and External Affairs
Valerie Randall-Lee, Dean of Students
Tim Robinson, President, Adjunct Faculty Caucus
Kathleen Shannon, President, Faculty Senate
Robert Sheehan, Director of Community Relations and Deputy Chief of Staff
Kara Siegert, Director, University Analysis, Reporting & Assessment
Wendy Denny for Nancy Siegert, Associate VP Admin and Finance for HR
Brian Stiegler, Assistant Provost for International Education
Christy Weer, Interim Dean, Perdue School of Business
Guest: Steven Blankenship, Past-Chair, Staff Senate
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Welcoming and Opening Remarks – President Janet Dudley-Eshbach
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Dr. Dudley-Eshbach opened the meeting by welcoming everyone including a
special introduction of the new President of Faculty Senate Dr. Kathleen Shannon
and the new Chair of the Staff Senate, Helena Hill. It was also noted that Tyler
Gibson, parliamentarian for the Student Government Association (SGA), was
substituting for SGA President Evan Miller. Dr. Bob Wood has left SU and Dr.
Christy Weer was introduced at the Interim Dean of the Perdue School.
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Graduate enrollments are up significantly. A second doctorate program was
launched this fall – Ed.D. in Contemporary Curriculum Theory and Instruction.
There are 17 students in the first cohort group. The first cohort of the Doctorate in
Nursing program, SU’s first doctorate program, will graduate in May 2015.
Salisbury University introduced a Master of Social Work program in collaboration
with the University of Maryland University College in Germany last May, and a
Bachelor of Science in Social Work this summer.
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The Perdue School of Business received reaccreditation status by the Association
to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business and the Seidel School of Education and
Professional Studies received reaccreditation status by the National Council for
Accreditation of Teacher Education.
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The Institute for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement (PACE) is currently
undergoing restructuring. Robby Sheehan is serving as the interim managing
director.
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The Bellavance Honors Program has also undergone significant change and this
fall welcomes 124 new students. Dr. James Buss has broadened the program and
with his enthusiasm and energy has increased academic opportunities for
participating students and faculty across campus.
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Salisbury University athletes continue to earn accolades. The women’s lacrosse
team earned another NCAA championship this past spring. SU student Luke
Campbell earned two individual NCAA championships in track and field. There
were also a number of CAC championships and individual honors. Due to the
expectation of higher education presidents having greater accountability for
athletics, coaches and athletes themselves, the Athletic Department will now
report to the President’s Office.
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SU’s campus was busy this past summer with 2150 students enrolled in Summer I
and II academic programs, and with construction on the new Academic Commons
building, the new tennis courts and the new parking lot.
University Governance
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Faculty Senate – Dr. Kathleen Shannon
i. The first meeting of the Faculty Senate was held on Tuesday, September 9,
2014. In preparation for these meetings Dr. Shannon sends out an email with
the agenda several days in advance and provides an informal recap afterwards
of her interpretation of the meeting prior to the official approved version of the
minutes. If anyone does not receive these emails and would like to, please
send a request to Dr. Shannon and she will add your email address to the list.
ii. The faculty Senate will take under review the representation of faculty that
teach non-credit bearing classes.
iii. A group of faculty recruited through the Faculty Senate to work over the
summer took on the task of reviewing the faculty handbook which led to
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recommendation of revisiting the discussion of whether tenure and promotion
to Associate Professor should be linked.
iv. All of the governance bodies will be involved in bringing our policies in line
with the new USM sexual misconduct policy.
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Adjunct Faculty Caucus – Tim Robinson
i. The Adjunct Faculty Caucus will be taking self-nominations for senators prior
to the election. The Caucus is looking to have more than one representative
from each school.
ii. Progress on Adjunct Faculty Caucus bylaws is being made, with emphasis
towards self-sufficiency.
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Staff Senate – Helena Hill
i. The Staff Senate has instilled the newly elected officers and looks forward to
increasing the visibility and impact of the Staff Senate across campus. They are
working closing with the other governing bodies in the Consortium.
ii. The Staff Senate is working with Human Resources to properly inform staff
members of changes in heathcare coverage as a result of the Affordable Care Act.
iii. Suggestions for any improvements or feedback on the Staff Appreciation Day are
welcome and can be given to any Staff Senator.
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Student Government Association – Tyler Gibson
i. The Student Government Association (SGA) began recruitment for senators and
have received over 200 applications. There are many fine candidates and
interviews are currently being conducted.
ii. Diversity week is September 15 through 19 which will include such events as
SGA’s version of Fear Factor, Open Mic Night, a dance show and comedy night.
iii. Homecoming is scheduled for the week of October 13 through 18 and includes a
pageant, pep rally, Battle of the Bands, senator events and a cookout.
iv. Recycle Madness takes place on October 23 from 12 noon to 4 p.m. Last year
over 2000 pounds of recyclables was collected.
v. The I Love Salisbury community clean up event will take place on November 8
from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Community members are encouraged to sign up as well as
student helpers.
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Graduate Student Council – Kevin Knudsen
i. The Graduate Student Council is encouraging graduate students to take
advantage of professional development offered to them. This includes
information on how to market their degrees to obtain employment.
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ii. Information on the Maryland Open Sources Textbook results will be sent to the
University System of Maryland. This initiative started by the University System
of Maryland Student Council will pilot a program to allow interested faculty
members in high-enrollment, entry-level classes to use open-source textbooks.
The system, published under a publicly accessible copyright license, allows
professors to customize textbook material from a pool of online resources, videos
and graphics. Continuation of the program will be based on student feedback.
iii. SU faculty and staff are asked for their assistance in encouraging their graduate
assistants to participate in the Graduate Student Council.
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Fall 2014 Undergraduate Enrollment – Dr. Dane Foust and Aaron Basko
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Dr. Foust and Aaron Basko provided a handout of the current Undergraduate
Enrollment data. This fall SU welcomed over 2100 new students with the highest
GPA scores in SU history and the second highest SAT scores in SU history.
i. In the fall of 2014 SU received 8738 applications and had an acceptance rate of
54.7% enrolling 1158 first time students. Of those students 20.71% were
minorities, 1.27% were international students and 22.37% were out-of-state. The
average SAT score was 1727 and the average GPA was 3.75.
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With a growing nationwide trend in the decrease of students attending high school,
enrollment management has become increasingly more sophisticated and aggressive.
With the availability of more data, attention is given to individual requirements of
academic departments to target specific students in recruiting efforts.
Graduate Enrollment – Dr. Clifton Griffin
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With the introduction of a new staff member, support from graduate program
directors and new marketing strategies, graduate enrollment numbers have increased
over the past year. The headcount for fall 2014 is 773, an increase of 20.97% over last
year. The percentage of minorities, 2.05%, is a jump from 1.58% from last year and
the percent of out-of-state at 20.18% is the largest percentage in the last five years.
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The Masters in Social Work program which consists of one-third of the graduate
program has grown due to the increase of on-line accessibility. The Masters in
Business Administration program has doubled in size. The doctoral program in
Education has registered 17 students in its inaugural year.
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In the future the increase most likely won’t be as dramatic and the goal is an increase
of ten percent by 2018.
International Enrollment – Dr. Brian Stiegler
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The number of students in International Education is increasing, as well as the
number of students in the English Language Institute for both undergraduate and
graduate. The streamline coordination with Information Technology and the
Registrar’s Office has made registering students much easier.
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STEM Enrollment and Achievements – Dr. Karen Olmstead
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Dean Olmstead provided an update on enrollment and achievements in the Science,
Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and health professions
programs. Enrollment has increased since 2009 most particularly in the Physics,
Math, Earth Science, Computer Science and Chemistry majors targeted by our
NSF-STEP grants.
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Dean Olmstead provided an update on the number of SU graduates who have
continued their education in post-baccalaureate health professions programs which
include students in the Henson and Fulton Schools.
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Salisbury University’s Nursing, Respiratory Therapy and Medical Technology
programs are collaborating with the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Physician
Assistant, Pharmacy and Physical Therapy programs. This collaborative group has
jointly authored a peer-reviewed paper with two more in progress. They jointly
attend conferences and share faculty development workshops and student activities.
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In an effort to control the enrollment of students taking the same class more than
twice, the Henson school has instituted a new policy. Students may repeat the same
class once, but will need permission from the Henson school advisor to repeat the
class more than that. A progress plan for success will need to be developed. This
seems to have greatly reduced the number of students taking Henson courses multiple
times.
Middle States Reaccreditation Process – Dr. Melanie Perreault
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In continuing with the process of writing the final self-study report for Middle
States reaccreditation, work groups are now convening to review and answer
questions.
IT Security – Simeon Ananou
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Simeon provided an update to the measures that have been taken to strengthen the
security of information technology after the security breach at the University of
Maryland, College Park and other universities last year.
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An information security awareness campaign is currently taking place on campus
which includes periodic seminars and the creation of an information security
website. An effort in creating more security conscious user behavior is also taking
place with the use of confidentiality statements and defining retention periods for
various sensitive data. New policies are being instituted such as background
checks for those who have access to social security numbers, and new data usage
and governance policies are being revised and written. New technologies are
being instituted including encryption and data loss prevention techniques.
Recorded by: Tracy Hajir