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UAA Assembly Agenda September 12, 2013 1:00 - 3:30 P.M UAA Assembly Agenda September 12, 2013 1:00 - 3:30 p.m. ADM 204 I. Call to Order II. Introduction of Members P= Present E= Excused President – Liz Winfree Vice President – APT Classified Faculty USUAA Alumni Association Christine Lidren Kathleen McCoy Mark Fitch Andrew Lemish James R. Hemsath (ex-officio) Betty Hernandez Rebecca Huerta Diane Hirshberg Melodee Monson Liz Winfree Tara Smith Dana Sample Kathy Smith Dianne Tarrant Bill Howell Maureen Hunt Lori Hart III. Approval of Agenda (pg. 1) IV. Approval of Summary (pg. 2-3) V. President’s Report VI. Administrative Reports A. Chancellor Case (pg. 4-9) Case Notes http://greenandgold.uaa.alaska.edu/chancellor/casenotes/ FAQ http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/chancellor/ B. Provost & Executive Vice Chancellor Baker C. Vice Chancellor of Administrative Services Spindle D. Vice Chancellor of Advancement Olson (pg. 10-11) E. Vice Chancellor for Student Services Schultz (pg. 12-16) VII. Governance Reports A. System Governance Council B. Staff Alliance C. Classified Council D. APT Council E. Union of Students/ Coalition of Students F. Alumni Association - James R. Hemsath G. Faculty Senate/ Faculty Alliance (pg. 17) VIII. Old Business IX. New Business A. Election: Assembly Vice President B. Student Satisfaction Survey Presentation, Susan Kalina (pg. 18) C. CAS Restructuring Discussion, Patricia Linton D. Assembly Meeting Time Discussion X. Information/Attachments A. Upcoming Governance Events (recurring item) B. Questions for President Gamble email [email protected] XI. Adjourn 1 UAA Assembly Summary May 9, 2013 1:00 - 3:30 p.m. ADM 204 Access Number: 1-800-893-8850 Meeting Number: 7730925 I. Call to Order II. Introduction of Members P= Present E= Excused x President – Debbie Narang x Vice President – Kathy Smith APT Classified Faculty USUAA Alumni Association X Melodee Monson X Connie Dennis X Robert Boeckmann Alejandra Buitrago James R. Hemsath (ex-officio) X Dana Sample X Kathleen McCoy X Mark Fitch X Andrew Lessig X Carey Brown X Sarah Pace X Tara Smith Max Bullock X Betty Hernandez X Tamah Hayes X Peter Snow X Glenna Muncy X Deborah Narang New Members President – Vice President – APT Classified Faculty USUAA Alumni Association X Christine Lidren X Kathleen McCoy X Mark Fitch X Andrew Lessig James R. Hemsath (ex-officio) X Betty Hernandez Rebecca Huerta E Diane Hirshberg X Melodee Monson X Liz Winfree Tara Smith X Dana Sample X Kathy Smith X Dianne Tarrant Bill Howell Maureen Hunt E Lori Hart III. Approval of Agenda (pg. 1) Approved IV. Approval of Summary (pg. 2-3) Approved V. President’s Report Thanked the committee members for their work and support this past academic year VI. Administrative Reports A. Chancellor Case (pg. 4-9) Case Notes http://greenandgold.uaa.alaska.edu/chancellor/casenotes/ FAQ http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/chancellor/ B. Provost & Executive Vice Chancellor Baker Discussed the successful commencement ceremony C. Vice Chancellor of Administrative Services Spindle Had a successful commencement ceremony; next year’s ceremony will be the last one held at the Sullivan Arena. All future ceremonies will be held in the new Alaska Airlines sports arena New PWSCC president is Jacob Ng (pronounced Ung) The ‘topping out’ ceremony will be held, May 10th at 11:30 Athletics will move into the building in the summer of 2014 Construction for the new engineering building begins next week. The parking lot in front of the Wells Fargo will be unavailable. Looking at possible alternatives for parking areas. Discussed several potential projects including moving the diplomacy building and the Bragaw extension D. Vice Chancellor of Advancement Olson (pg. 10-11) Completed the AVC search for Alumni and opened the AVC search for development Looking for special events coordinator; Camille Oliver is transitioning to a position in housing Green and Gold Gala will be held September 28th New issue of Accolades has been released and mailed 2 University Assembly Summary E. Vice Chancellor for Student Services Schultz (pg. 12-15) Continuing to work on orientation and academic advising Four cohorts will be targeted: Students graduating high school with a 2.5 GPA or lower, UA Scholars program, Alaska Performance scholars, and Underprepared students Transcript evaluations is down to 24 hours Electronic Catalog training will begin in July Airforce ROTC commissioning is being held tomorrow, May 10th VII. Governance Reports A. System Governance Council No Report B. Staff Alliance Discussed the future of the committee Will be meeting next Tuesday, May 14th C. Classified Council Held elections for 2013-2014 officers; Kathleen McCoy is the new incoming president Had a joint meeting with APT council where they had Erika Pierce as a guest speaker D. APT Council Held elections for 2013-2014 officers: Christine Lidren is the new incoming president E. Union of Students/ Coalition of Students Last meeting was held during finals week A constitutional convention was called during the last meeting F. Alumni Association - James R. Hemsath No Report G. Faculty Senate/ Faculty Alliance Working on developing an electronic template for promotion and tenure files Faculty Senate voted to not accept MOOCs for credit at this time Program Prioritization training begins next week VIII. Old Business IX. New Business A. Athletics Update from Associate Athletic Director, Tim McDiffett (2:00) Currently UAA teams are ranked number 12th in the country All athletes had a combined average GPA of 3.2 Discussed the accomplishments of athletes This was the first year that indoor track and field was sponsored; Men finished in the top 15 and the women’s team won the overall conference New arena is scheduled to open Fall 2014 Hosting the Mayor’s marathon on June 22nd Currently doing a search for an ice hockey coach B. Election of Assembly President and Vice President Liz Winfree was nominated and elected as the 2013-2014 Assembly President Andrew Lessig was nominated and elected as the 2013-2014 Assembly Vice President C. Recognition of Members X. Information/Attachments A. Upcoming Governance Events (recurring item) XI. Adjourn 3 U OF A SYSTEM HIGHLIGHTS – SEPTEMBER 6, 2013 STATEWIDE Academic Affairs At the request of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Education, Vice President for Academic Affairs Dana Thomas delivered an August 21 presentation on the cost of developmental education. UAA Andrew Romerdahl is named the First College of Business and Public Policy Weidner Chair. Romerdahl, a UAA alumnus and general manager at Pacific Tower Properties, will serve as the first Weidner Chair in Business Management for 2014. On Sept. 5 UAA celebrated the appointment with Dean Weidner, founder and owner of Weidner Property Management, who pledged $3M to establish an endowed chair and also gave $4M to create an emphasis in real estate and property management with the Bachelor of Business Administration finance degree. Katrina Church-Chmielowski is the new Copper Basin Extension Coordinator for Prince William Community College. Katrina has been with the Extension Center since 1997 and wrote the curriculum Tourism in Rural Alaska, which is now used globally. UAA Nursing Professors Annette Rearden and Mary Weiss held their second nursing camp in Bethel. Fourteen students ages 14 to 26 participated in the August camp which encourages, recruits and educates local individuals about nursing. Students and faculty are spearheading an effort to make UAA a smoke-free campus. If successful, UAA could be the first smoke-free university campus in the state. The UAA Department of Human Services has developed an online resource guide to inform educators and professionals about domestic violence and sexual assault in Alaska. All Alaskans are invited to visit the new Choose Respect website, developed with funding from the Office of the Governor. Groundbreaking for the Engineering and Industry Building takes place Sept. 13 at 10 a.m. UAA developed a plan to ease congestion due to major construction projects and parking issues during the fall 2013 semester to include implementation of a UAA Construction blog, increased shuttle services, and additional parking at some existing parking lots while other lots are closed. Environment major and May UAA graduate Brittany Bennett, Business major Richard “Max” Bullock, and International Studies major and May graduate Kossi Massada received scholarship awards to do internships with the Washington Center, a Leadership Forum, in the nation’s capital this summer. The Alaska Justice Statistical Analysis Center (AJSAC) has released, "Alaska Offender Profile: Adult Probation/Parole, 2002–2012," number 13-06 in the Fact Sheet publication series. The report presents data on the adult probation/parole population under Alaska Department of Corrections supervision for U of A System Highlights – September 6, 2013 Page 1 of 4 4 the period 2002–2012, and briefly describes how probation and parole operate in Alaska. The Fact Sheet is authored by Dr. Brad A. Myrstol, AJSAC director. The AJSAC is housed within the UAA Justice Center. Justice major Lena Illig is the first person to receive a $1,000 Law Enforcement Education Program (LEEP) college scholarship two years in a row. She is one of 21 top students awarded the scholarship by LEEP's professional public safety officers. LEEP is a non-profit organization dedicated to public safety research and education with a focus on child safety. It was founded in 1997 and expanded nationally in 2004 to reach children and teens throughout the country. UAF Sea ice decline and warming trends are changing the vegetation in nearby arctic coastal areas, according to scientists Uma Bhatt, an associate professor with the Geophysical Institute, and Skip Walker, a professor at the Institute of Arctic Biology. The two contributed to a recent review of research on the response of plants, marine life, and animals to declining sea ice in the Arctic. Nome could soon be known as the first community in the American Arctic to get its power from geothermal energy, thanks to a partnership among UAF, the City of Fairbanks, the City of Nome, and local Native corporations and nonprofits.
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