Campus Council Meeting Minutes

Campus Council Meeting Minutes September 1, 2016

~ Attendance: Jo Ann Short, Rashmi Bali Chilka, Jennifer Sayasithsena, Howie Treichler, Hemchand Gossai, Jodie Anderson, Rashida Rowther, Jill Caporale, and La’Tonia White

~ Meeting began at 3:37pm

~ Guest: Dr. Pamela Hilbert, Provost

 Introductions were done with our new Provost, Dr. Pamela Hilbert.

 Campus Council is now being called College Forum.

 SGA is reaching out to identify three students who can serve as Student Representative.

 Feedback on Committees - ~ A lot of people are giving verbal feedback and emails about re-organization issues received as follows: - Many have expressed issues with advising. - Individuals still don't see reorganization. - Transfer seems to be the issue when it comes to advising. - Cohort idea was mentioned. Ex., accepted to university, but will take classes at NOVA, and will automatically go to university after getting associate’s degree. - Clusters were also discussed. - Another concern was History and who chooses if it is a Humanities or Social Science. ~ Question: Who decided who would be on the campus council? ~ Answer: Those who attended meeting and participated and gave ideas, roundtables workshops.

 Newly proposed summer scheduling – ~ They should start later. ~ Five weeks is too compressed. ~ Student Success – student taking a Science or other harder classes should not take any other class on top of that.

 CG Elevator – ~ Chronic breakdown of elevators in CG and CM. It affects students and staff with physical needs. ~ Referred to Provost.

 Space Utilization – ~ Software program that can be used for utilization of scheduling rooms.

 Keep and Cancel – ~ Every dean has different numbers. ~ Lack of consistency among divisions.

 Updates to website – ~ Have not yet updated information to Sharepoint.  Presidential Appointees on Senate - ~ Given referred to Senate reps as agenda item. ~ Provost is on there. ~ Others are elected.

 Agenda item for Senate – ~ Presidential appointees. ~ What is the role of Dean of Enrollment?

 Meeting adjourned at 5:08 PM.

Minutes respectively submitted by La’Tonia White