Meeting Minutes - April 13, 2005
Members Attending:
Dave Stewart (FS/AAC), Mike Perl (ED), Larry Moeder (SFA/Adm), Ray Hightower (EN),
Kevin Donnelly (AG), Jean Sommer (Grad Sch), Alison Wheatley (AS), Karen Pence (HE), Ike Ehie (BA), Gunile DeVault (Reg), Betty Stevens (DCE), David Delker (TC), Mike Lynch (EPDP)
Call to Order:
Chair Ray Hightower called the meeting to order.
Agenda.
Alison Wheatley added consideration of Non-Standard Class Time request for ART 195
Survey of Art History I and ART 196 Survey of Art History II.
Standing Reports.
Admissions/Financial Aid (Larry Moeder)
- Financial aid award notifications have been sent to students and are generating the usual flurry of questions.
- LASER admissions/financial aid project is struggling and the timeline will be extended. The
recruitment module (which is designed for sales) will not work, and another product is being sought.
- Admits for F05 likely will be flat or decline slightly due to the decline in number of high school graduates.
Registrar (Gunile DeVault)
- Enrollment overload reports are being distributed to Colleges daily, and include DCE courses
(9xxxx reference numbers). A recent e-mail to college contacts lists students enrolled in 18 or fewer
hours with duplicate course section enrollment. A new report on summer enrollment overloads and duplicate
course enrollments also has been distributed by e-mail.
- Resources have been redirected to develop on-line submission of final grades, a joint project involving
the Office of Mediated Education, K-State Online and the Registrar’s Office. (CAPP members expressed
concern about the priority given this project and impact on the OSS project.)
Faculty Senate/Academic Affairs Committee (Dave Stewart)
- Faculty Senate honored the contributions of Jim Dubois, faculty senate member and professor in the College
of Architecture, Planning and Design, who died April 10, 2005.
- Guidelines for the academic calendar were adopted.
- Proposed promotion-related salary increases were adopted, despite concerns about worsening salary compression.
The increases will change from 5% to 8% for promotions for assistant professor to associate professor, and from
7.5% to 11% for promotions from associate professor to professor.
- Average salary increases for next year are anticipated to be 1.875% (1.25% for first six months and an
additional 1.25% for next 6 months).
- Tuition increase is anticipated to be 9.9%.
- Concern was expressed about the TABOR (Taxpayers Bill of Rights) amendment that has been enacted in some
states to limit taxation and results in diminished support for education.
- FS President Jackie Spears has been receiving complaints from parents regarding treatment of students
by faculty and staff.
Continuing Education (Betty Stevens)
No report.
Educational & Personal Development (Mike Lynch)
No report.
Non-Standard Time Requests.
Alison Wheatley moved approval of the request to
schedule ART 195 Survey of Art History I (fall semesters) and ART 196 Survey of Art History II (spring semesters)
on Mondays 1:30-2:20 and Wednesdays 12:30-2:20 in Umberger 105. This allows Fridays to be free for Art Department
activities (departmental lectures and guest artist presentations) and utilizes an open time slot in UM105 scheduling.
Motion seconded and approved for one year (2005-2006) only. Review of UM 105 scheduling was suggested to assure full
utilization.
Old Business.
- Graduation Honors Policy.
Kevin Donnelly raised a question about the policy of using May graduation
honors standards for December graduation honors. Use of May standards results in less than 10% of the December
graduates receiving graduation honors. Ray Hightower will ask the Planning and Analysis Office to run reports
by College to determine the potential impact of changing to GPA standards for graduation honors (e.g., 3.95
summa, 3.75 magna, 3.60 cum), and discussion will continue.
- Certificate Sub-committee.
Ray reported that the committee has been working. Kelli Cox has compiled
information about existing certificate programs. Ray will send CAPP members a website to review.
New Business.
- SSN on ID cards.
Gunile DeVault reported that a schedule has been established for conversion
to new identification cards, starting with faculty and staff and continuing with students. The new ID
cards will NOT include a Social Security Number. SSNs can continue to be used as ID numbers, but will
not be printed on ID cards. Individuals will be notified when it is time to obtain new cards.
- Enrolling Exchange Students.
Ray Hightower introduced the issue of early enrollment for international
and domestic exchange students. Early enrollment procedures have been worked out on an individual basis for
international exchange students. The domestic exchange program (“National Student Exchange”)
is new at K-State and administered through the Office of International Programs. Participation apparently
was established without consultation with the academic community. Carolyn Comiskey from the Office of
International Programs will be invited to the May CAPP meeting for further discussion.
- LASER.
Ray Hightower announced that a special CAPP meeting will be held at
10:30 am on Wednesday, April 20 (tentatively scheduled in Calvin 301)
for LASER update.
CAPP members were asked to review proposed form for the “LASER Student Module Course Eligibility
Requirements” for discussion at the meeting.
Announcements.
- Kevin Donnelly invited everyone to a presentation on the Pathfinder Program, a program for
student retention, presented by Dr. David McMillen from Mississippi State University and sponsored
by the College of Agriculture. Friday, April 29 from 1:30-4:15 pm in Room 205, Call Hall.
- Ray Hightower explained the “Course Scheduler” program developed by a K-State
Engineering student to assist students in planning course schedules. See the following website.
http://www.coursescheduler.com/
- Jean Sommer reported that the Graduate School will be imaging all student records.
Meeting adjourned.
Karen Pence, acting secretary