Minutes

4/04/2008

Math Division Meeting

10:00 AM Math Division Conference Room, SUW 270

Approval of minutes
- Parmy Cobb moved to approve the minutes, Patrice Adams seconded
From PLT (Gerry Wilson)
- A presentation was given by Buchanan and Harper (the firm working on our CAMPUS MASTER PLAN)
- Many Action Team final reports will be given at the May meeting.
- The catalog will be out on the website soon.
  - About 50 hard copies will be made
  - Any areas that need hard copies will be able to print their own
- There are funds still available in the Kaizan fund
  - Kaizan funds can be used for travel (Lloyd Harris)
- Teams are working in collaboration with FSU PC on Grants and Contracts; Marketing; Recruitment and Advising
- EOC groundbreaking will be on April 17
- Divisions are to work on performance indicators(goals) under each area for their strategic plan
From Academic Council (Gerry Wilson)
- John Holdnak and John Mercer brought information about the budget for next year
  - It will be down 6 – 7% from July 1 last year
  - It is due April 28th
  - Divisions will need to do a 'bare bones' budget for next year

Divisions need to look at advising areas and compare them to the common prerequisite manual
New proposal for guidelines for web registration was presented by Sharon Todd (handout)
New information about changes in majors was presented by Melissa Lavender (handout)
Don Reese presented the latest revisions in the Program Review
Course changes were presented by Linda Fitzhugh and were subsequently tabled
Roy Smith described a ‘data mining system’ and asked "what do we want to know?”

Sharon Hudson reported on her dual enrollment visit to Rutherford
- Lloyd Harris will be observing at Arnold High School
Faculty signed up for advising
Leo Lusk, Sharon Hudson and Lloyd Harris reported on their minimester courses
- Gerry Wilson requested write ups on the minimester courses
- Follow up on course evaluations with Melissa Lavender
Terri Bedford presented a new MAC 1140 book for approval
- Lloyd Harris moved to approve, Norris Harvey seconded
The division agreed to continue to meet at the 10:00 hour in the fall
Gerry Wilson asked the division to be thinking about their expectations for next year
Lloyd Harris gave an update on the VP search and requested the division watch the applicant's videos and give him feedback
10:57 AM meeting adjourned

Present: Patrice Adams, Terri Bedford, Michael Brinegar, Parmy Cobb, Lloyd Harris, Norris Harvey, Sharon Hudson, Leo Lusk, Gerry Wilson (presiding)

Absent: Dean Burbank, Deanna Petersen, Angelia Reynolds, Scott Spencer