California State University, San Bernardino President’s Office
Administrative Council Minutes
July 16, 2001
Present
Arlin, Carter, Clark, Conley, Craig, Delgado, DeMauro, Fernandez, Hankin, Jackson,
Karnig, McNamara, Moran, Ortega, Patzer, Portillo, Pringle, Pritchard, Rincon, Ruml,
Vicknair, Wang, West, Wilson, Yasuhara, Young
Absent
Aguilar, Kamusikiri, Takehara
Others Present
Lorraine Frost, Director, Administrative Computing Services; Quentin Moses, Manager,
Parking Services; Tony Simpson, Director, Facilities Services; LeRoy Wilke, Chief
Engineer, Heating and Air-Conditioning
President Karnig opened the meeting by introducing and welcoming Linda McNamara,
the new Associate Vice President of University Advancement.
President Karnig reminded Council members that Frederick Pierce, CSU Alumni
Trustee, will be on campus tomorrow.
President Karnig commended Olivia Rosas, Assistant to the Associate Vice President,
Enrollment Management, for the manner in which she corresponds with potential
students.
Informational Handouts
President Karnig discussed the following informational handouts:
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A brochure describing an instructional program entitled “Multimedia
Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching (MERLOT).”
Additional information may be obtained at: www.merlot.org.
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A July 9, 2001 CSU news release announcing the Six Outstanding CSU
Students Awarded Hearst/CSU Trustees Scholarship. One of the recipients is
Jessica Flynn, a CSUSB senior chemistry major with a GPA of 3.98. The
award provides a $3,000 scholarship for the 2001-02 academic year to
students who demonstrate financial need and show superior academic
performance, community service, and personal accomplishments. Funds for
this award are provided through an endowment established by the William
Randolph Hearst Foundation and personal donations from members of the
CSU Board of Trustees.
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The CSU Capital Projects 2001 Status Report on all Active Projects.
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A report entitled “Pride in Belonging at the CSU,” which highlights campus
achievements/activities. Included was a statement that 14 CSU campuses are
among Black Issues in Higher Education’s “Top 100,” a national list of
colleges and universities that, according to the U.S. Department of Education,
conferred the most bachelor’s degrees on minority students in 1999-2000 –
CSUSB ranked 58th.
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The CSU 2001/02 Budget Plan.
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A July 11, 2001 CSU news release reporting that UC, CSU and Enron
reached a settlement agreement that will extend their contract for two years
and return the two university systems to direct access service from Enron.
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A June 29, 2001 letter from David Spence, Executive Vice Chancellor, to
Michelle Golden, CSUSB’s Director of Service-Learning, CommunityUniversity Partnerships, commending her work to develop service-learning
courses and infrastructure at CSUSB. The letter indicated that the CSU had
been awarded the Higher Education Award for Leadership in National Service
from the Corporation for National Service (CNS), one of only seven
institutions of higher education in the country to receive this award.
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An article from the June 25, 2001 ACE publication, Higher Education and
National Affairs, entitled “Percentage of Science Degrees by Field Remains
Steady Since 1966.”
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An article from the June 24, 2001 Press-Enterprise for which President Karnig
was interviewed about the proposed cable television network.
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A CSU report entitled “Paying Employee Salary Increases in the CSU.”
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An article from the June 19, 2001 San Bernardino Sun entitled “Latino upand-comer is back,” regarding Louis Caldera, former Secretary of the Army,
who accepted a position as CSU Vice Chancellor of University Advancement.
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A June 13, 2001 memorandum to CSU Presidents from Christine Helwick,
CSU General Counsel, regarding Policies Prohibiting Smoking on Campus
Grounds.
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A June 19, 2001 letter to Susan Meisenhelder, President, California Faculty
Association (and CSUSB faculty member), from Jackie McClain, CSU Vice
Chancellor of Human Resources, regarding CSU faculty recruitment and
retirement.
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A May 31, 2001 letter to Chancellor Reed from Susan Meisenhelder
regarding CSU faculty recruitment and retirement.
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An announcement that the CSU Presidents Commission on Teacher
Education will be reconvened in September, 2001.
Board of Trustees’ Meeting – July 10-11, 2001
President Karnig briefed the Council on some of the items discussed at the July 10-11,
2001 Board of Trustees’ meeting:
Proposed revisions of Title 5 regulations-summer early entrants.
The Alcohol Policies and Prevention Programs Committee Final Report.
A presentation regarding student participation in policy development.
Continuing discussions on CSU’s proposal to offer the Ed.D.
A revised CSU policy on energy conservation and utilities management and energy
consumption reduction goal for 2004/2005 compared to 1999/2000.
Utilities Update
Mr. Simpson and Mr. Wilke presented the Campus Utility Budget and responded to
questions from Council members.
Parking Services Quality Improvement Program
Mr. Moses briefed the Council on parking regulations/services at CSUSB.
Discussion of Internships
This item will be discussed at the next Administrative Council meeting on August 13,
2001.
Records, Registration and Evaluations
Ms. Ortega distributed the July 14, 2001 registration report.
College of Extended Learning
Dr. Jackson informed the Council that representatives from Rwanda – the Ministers of
Education and Tourism and several others – will visit CSUSB on August 20. The
delegation will be in San Bernardino for talks with City officials regarding a “sister city”
type partnership. Dr. Jackson will contact appropriate Administrative Council members
regarding on-campus meetings with the visitors.
Undergraduate Studies
Dr. Clark reported that the second Alliance for Academic Preparation (AAP) conference
will be held on-campus on July 23, 2001. Additional information is available in the Office
of Undergraduate Studies.
College of Natural Sciences
Dr. Craig reported that Mr. Roberto Hernando has accepted the position of Director of
Development for the College of Natural Sciences, and will assume his duties on
Monday, July 23, 2001.
University Advancement
Ms. Hankin reiterated President Karnig’s welcome to Ms. McNamara. Ms. Hankin a
reported that recruitment is underway for two Directors of Development. Ms. Hankin
reported that the Russian National Symphony Orchestra, Carlo Ponti conducting, will
perform at the California Theatre on Sunday, July 29, 2001.
College of Business and Public Administration
Dr. Patzer distributed brochures announcing an August 8, 2001 teleconference, “The 7
Habits of Highly Effective People,” presented by Dr. Stephen R. Covey. The event,
hosted by the College of Business and Public Administration, will be held at the Hi