Minutes University of Houston System Board of Regents Academic and Student Success Committee
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MINUTES UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM BOARD OF REGENTS ACADEMIC AND STUDENT SUCCESS COMMITTEE Tuesday, January 29, 2013 – The members of the Academic and Student Success Committee of the University of Houston System convened at 11:04 a.m. on Tuesday, January 29, 2013, at the Hilton University of Houston Hotel, Waldorf Astoria Ballroom, E, Second Floor, 4800 Calhoun, Houston, Texas, with the following members participating: ATTENDANCE – Present Absent Jacob M. Monty, Chair Nandita V. Berry, Member Roger F. Welder, Vice Chair Mica Mosbacher, Member Gage A. Raba, Student Regent Nelda Luce Blair, Ex Officio Welcome W. Wilson, Jr. (Appointed as an alternate committee member for this committee meeting) In accordance with a notice being timely posted with the Secretary of State and there being a quorum in attendance, the Chair of the Committee, Jacob M. Monty, called the meeting to order and moved to the first item on the agenda, Item B, approval of the minutes. ***** AGENDA ITEMS Action and Information Items: 1. Approval of Minutes – Item B On motion of Regent Welder, seconded by Regent Wilson Jr., and by a unanimous vote of the members present, the following minutes from the meeting listed below were approved: • August 14, 2012, Academic and Student Success Committee Meeting 2. Introduction of the Interim Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, University of Houston System and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, – University of Houston, Item C – A&SS-C On behalf of Chancellor Khator, Dr. Rathindra Bose, Vice Chancellor for Research and Technology Transfer, introduced Dr. Paula Myrick Short as the new Interim Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, University of Houston System and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, University of Houston. The effective date of this appointment was January 2, 2013. University of Houston System Dr. Short joined the University of Houston in 2012 as a Distinguished Professor in the College of Education and Director of the Institute for Policy, Research and Evaluation. Previously, Dr. Short served as Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs for the Tennessee Board of Regents; an Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs for the University of Missouri System and Department Head for the University of Missouri-Columbia, where she led the department to its first-ever ranking (#15) in U.S. News & World Report. Dr. Short has also been the recipient of various national awards for her research and leadership. Dr. Short received a Ph.D. in Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; and is a highly regarded administrator who is recognized as a national leader on the impact of higher education reform on student success and completion and the role of organizational culture in academic quality in higher education. Dr. Bose introduced Dr. Short to the board, who thanked everyone for their warm welcome and Chancellor Khator for giving her the opportunity to stand-in during this important time. This item was presented for information only and required no committee action. The next item was taken out of order and presented by Dr. Bose. 3. Introduction of the Interim Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, University of Houston-Downtown – University of Houston-Downtown, Item M – A&SS-M Dr. Bose introduced Mr. Ed Hugetz, who was appointed as the Interim Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost for the University of Houston-Downtown. This appointment was effective on January 7, 2013. Mr. Hugetz has served the University of Houston for 34 years in various academic and administrative roles. He joined the University of Houston-Clear Lake in 1978 as an assistant professor and progressed through the rank and tenure process to become full professor with tenure in the College of Humanities and Fine Arts; and served for a time as Interim Senior Vice President and Provost. As an administrator with the UH System, Mr. Hugetz played an instrumental role under the leadership of Chancellor Bill Hobby in facilitating the creation of the UH System at Sugar Land as a system center. He guided the transition of the University of Houston-Cinco Ranch into a system enter and worked to create a UH System presence at Lone Star College-University Center. He recently served as Associate Vice Chancellor of Planning and University Outreach for the UH System and Associate Vice President of Planning and Outreach for the University of Houston. Mr. Hugetz has played a key role in the merger of KUHF-FM and KUHT-TV to create a single Houston Public Media. This newly combined public media arm of the UH System serves one of the largest media markets in the country and is one of the first mergers of its kind to address efficiency and streamline public media offerings. Minutes, Academic & Student Success Committee January 29, 2013 University of Houston System Mr. Hugetz is an established documentary filmmaker, whose focus has centered on Texas history and social documentaries. In 1978, he founded the KUHT-TV series, The Territory, one of the longest running showcases of independent documentary films in the nation, as well as others. On behalf of Chancellor Khator, UHD President Bill Flores and the UHS community, Dr. Bose congratulated Mr. Hugetz on his new appointment. Mr. Hugetz stated he had spent 17 years with the University of Houston working with so many wonderful individuals over the years. He was looking forward to this new challenge and opportunity and thanked everyone for their continued support. Following Dr. Bose’s introduction of Dr. Short and Mr. Hugetz, Regent Monty congratulated both of them on their new appointments and stated the Board looked forward to working with them in their new roles. This item was presented for information only and required no committee action. After the presentation of the above items, the agenda was taken out of order and Item L was then presented. 4. Residential Experience and Housing Master Plan at the University of Houston – University of Houston, Item L – A&SS-L Dr. Richard Walker, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, introduced this item which addressed the residential experience and the Housing Master Plan at the University of Houston. This presentation was presented in two parts. The first part focused on the residential experience at the university; and the second part dealt with the Housing Master Plan. Below is a summary of Dr. Walker’s remarks. • This fall the university will be adding approximately 2,000 new beds to the university’s housing system bringing our housing capacity to 8,006 beds which will make the University of Houston the second largest residential, public institution in the State of Texas only behind Texas A&M. • In five (5) short years, the university has doubled their housing capacity. • The university has been strategic in their efforts to have students live on campus because of understanding the important role a residential experience plays in student life and in student success. • Cougar Village I and Cougar Village II have been specifically designed to focus on a student’s first years’ experience while Cougar Place has been targeted on the student’s second years’ experience. • It was also planned to integrate academic and student affairs services into the residential life program. • The tutoring center is located in Cougar Village I and there has been a tremendous increase in students utilizing tutoring services. • Classrooms are located in Cougar Village I and interactive classrooms are being created in Cougar Village II and Cougar Place. Minutes, Academic & Student Success Committee January 29, 2013 University of Houston System • Additionally, the university is currently in their third year of Faculty-in-Residence program and there are currently five (5) faculty families living on campus. This program will be expanded next year. • The Honors College has had a wonderful relationship with Student Affairs over the past three (3) years with the living and learning community for honors students in Cougar Village I. • The living and learning community is being expanded this fall to include ten (10) new academic-based communities and five (5) new theme-based communities. • With the plan of opening 2,000 new beds this fall, the university is working on new marketing strategies to include the use of videos for the outreach of students as well as parents. Dr. Walker introduced two students from the University of Houston, Ms. Delisa Calvin and Mr. Jerrod King, who made brief presentations to the committee. Mr. King was a junior business major, vice chairman of the Student Housing and Residential Life Advisory Board and a member of the Residence Hall Executive Board. Ms. Calvin was a junior dance major. Both students briefly addressed the committee concerning their residential life experience on campus and introduced two short marketing videos which described various students’ experiences on campus. Mr. King stated the reason why he had decided to move on campus was to get involved and to make long-term relationships. He became a part of many things once he moved on campus. Mr. King mentioned that he was now a part of the Food Advisory Committee, the Housing Advisory Committee, a Residential Housing Associate, and an officer of the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA). By joining NABA (which he would not have done if he hadn’t lived on campus), he has built networks and friendships. He has also received a two-year internship with a Big Four accounting firm. For him, he believes that living on campus was the best thing that he could have done – he has built long-term friendships that will last forever. The short video presented by Mr. King showed the sentiments of other students living on campus. The next student presenter, Ms.