Planning Council

PLANNING COUNCIL March 23, 2016 Bergengren Hall, 110/112 2:00 – 4:00 pm

PRESENT Members and Co-Chairs Austin Albro, Dan Biferie, Veronica Black, Gabi Booth, Charles Carrier, Andrew Chalanick, Linda Cupick, Shana Deyo, Katherine Donnelly, Nancy Duke, Ron Eaglin, Fatima Gilbert, Michi Gosney, Terrie Greenbaum, Kim Grippa, Lisa Herbster, LaKisha Holmes, Lee Kenyon, Lori Lemoine, Ken Matthews, Karla Moore, Nancy Morgan, Aileen Morrissey, Bahman Motlagh, Shannon Murdock, Brittany Nikolow, Anindya Paul, Mary Rhodes, Amy Ringue, Valerie Schimenti, Brian Smith, Jay Stryker, Richard Vollaro, Dustin Weeks, Laurie White, Charlotte Wright

I. Welcome Nancy Morgan welcomed everyone and reviewed the agenda.

II. PeopleSoft Update Ken Matthews provided an update on PeopleSoft. The software is in the final phase and all live. The old and new portals will be running simultaneously, and an online help page has been created to assist students.

III. Committee Updates a. Academic Success Committee – Karla Moore / Amy Ringue The Academic Success Committee has reviewed 32 of 40 programs so far. They had 7 observations and 2 recommendations. The committee added “Teaching Strategies” to its rubric.

b. Instructional Program Review Committee – LaKisha Holmes / Ken Matthews The Instructional Program Review Committee has reviewed 32 of 46 programs so far with several recommendations. The committee highlighted those programs that had no recommendations.

c. Strategic Planning Committee – Gabi Booth / Terrie Greenbaum The Strategic Planning Committee has reviewed college unit plans and their connection to the strategic priorities. Per the Board of Trustees, the college mission will remain the same for the next strategic plan. The committee is working on the Environmental Scan and upcoming strategic planning focus groups are scheduled through May at each campus.

d. Student Success Committee – Veronica Black / Michi Gosney The Student Success Committee completed the review of 13 departments, of which 7 received exemplary status. There were no recommendations or proposals. Planning Council March 23, 2016 Page 2

IV. QEP Update Tom Bellomo provide an update on the QEP. To satisfy the SACS 2.12 Core Requirement, a three credit course was developed, SLS1122. Overall, the course has increased student success rates.

V. Proposals Andrea Reese and Jessica Kester presented a proposal for professional development for faculty. Proposal: Faculty Fellows Faculty Fellows would be a professional development program to provide organization and sustainability to institutionally supported teaching and learning programs that support technological enhancement and improved writing instruction in the classroom across disciplines. Budget: College resources are required to provide stipends or course releases for Faculty Fellows in the FIC. $10,800 would provide 6 stipends or course releases. WAC/WID stipends/course releases will be funded out of the DSC-UCF Writing Center budget. Faculty Fellows would commit to 3 hours a week of mentorship for 15 weeks (or 45 hours). The Planning Council supported to move forward on this proposal by consensus.

Frank Gunshanan presented a proposal that would benefit the college’s homeless students. Proposal: Homeless Student Support Hub In order to better serve the needs of the college’s homeless student population, as well as those students who are facing homelessness, this project proposes to create a centralized hub/food bank in which students can better access services offered by the College, as well as the community, ranging from housing to financial to food assistance. While targeting the homeless specifically, the hub would help increase retention of all students by helping them to avoid crises related to homelessness that prevent them from focusing on academics. Needs: A dedicated space, such as one of the underused first-floor rooms in Building 110 (Bergengren) could easily serve as a practical hub where students could receive assistance / counseling on how to deal with/avoid homelessness, as well as access a larger, campus-wide food pantry/clothes closet, all within close proximity to Registration, Financial Aid, etc., next door in Building 100. Budget: The cost of implementing and operating this student hub is negligible: save for the VISTA volunteer stipend, the hub would operate on donations of time and foodstuffs from faculty, staff, SGA, and PTK student volunteers. However, we request a start-up budget of $5000, primarily to cover the cost of revamping part of one of the rooms to form the hub (purchasing shelving, offering training, securing stock for the first two months of the pantry portion, etc.). The Planning Council supported to move forward on this proposal by consensus.

Dustin Weeks proposed combining the Student Success and Operational Effectiveness committees of the Planning Council. Also, creating a new committee focusing on innovation, ideas, and proposals.

VI. Announcements Planning Council March 23, 2016 Page 3  The Student Paralegal Association is hosting a free seminar open to all on April 1, the last hour dedicated to the process of e-filing paperwork with the county.  The Staff and Faculty Field Day is scheduled for tomorrow.  Faculty are asked to submit their suggestions for the Hall of Fame students to be recognized at the Awards Convocation.

VII. Conclusion and Adjournment Dustin announced the next and final meeting on April 27 in Bergengren Hall 110, Room 112. The meeting adjourned at 4:00 p.m.