Executive Committee Meeting Notes

Monday, August 31, 2009

8:30 a.m., Ka Lama 102

In attendance: NEED TO FILL IN

Agenda Item

Discussion Notes

Action Items

Enrollment

Date	Fall ‘09	Last Year	Continuing	New returning or transfer	Applications	Last Year	Summer	Last Year
4-24-09	1223	468
4-28-09	1342	686	1057	285	1593* 1127	1266* 575	493	330
5-05-09	1619	935	1220	399	1251	664	577	398
5-08-09	1740	1027					631	425
5-19-09	2060	1251	1494	566	1512	767	726	507
6-02-09	2374	1445	1651	723	1714	941	767	516
6-05-09	2459	1513	1687	772	1755	1003	715*	547
6-25-09	2857	1846	1798	1059	2130	1337	790	634
7-07-09	2996	1991	1838	1158	2254	1440	791	646
7-24-09	3203	2289	1824	1379	2531	1770	840	666
7-28-09	3293	2359	1860	1433	2626	1807	840	672
8-04-09	3492	2566	1928	1564	2766	1962	840	683
8-11-09	3583	2711	1918	1665	2897	2080	853	688
8-14-09	3721	2842	1961	1760	2956	2126	853	688
8-18-09	3791	2895	1974	1817	2991	2176	853	688
8-25-09	3946	3150	2016	1930	3085	2295
8-31-09	4084	3234	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

*purge occurred on August 7, 2009

Estimated 1,300 from the Spring that have not registered (persistence 59%)

· High School information: 380 registered

Alvin to get data.

Dr. Joie Taylor, new Sustainable Science faculty

· Dr. Taylor’s undergraduate studies included research in methane; increasing the strength of recycled paper; global warming; and water quality.

· MS and Ph.D. from Cornell

Administrative Services

· Revenues

Revenue amount: $3,357,193; up 22% from last year

Debit balance: $624,554

Target: $3,377,590 (25% enrollment increase).  Could reach target; students are still enrolling.

· Clyde and David are working on proposed budget.

· No update on possible lay-offs and furloughs

Suzette to follow up with Mark regarding BASET enrollment.

Academic Affairs

WASC response

An Informational letter containing a summary of progress on recommendations will be sent to junior WASC commission.

· Can use open admission at two-year level and selective admission for upper division program as a means to track student progress.

Clyde will discuss with John Morton what should be included in the junior commission letter.

Will discuss with Teri Cannon the transfer to senior commission and reporting procedures.

Name Change

· Suggestion that we use one name consistently for college.  Using multiple names can lead to confusion, especially among out-of-state colleges and employers.

· Other community colleges have dropped the word “community” in their names when they began offering baccalaureate degrees.

· UH Maui College affirmed by Alvin as earlier endorsed by Academic Senate

Alvin to report on number of community colleges that offer four-year degrees

University of Hawai`i Center

· Maui CC should be mentioned on new UH Center post card to identify the close affiliation. 

Karen to present other cards to committee

Community Forum

· To be held from 3-5 p.m. on October 29, 2009.  Suggestions for discussion:

A. Economic recovery issues

B. Science and technology

1. Health

2. Business

3. Visitor Industry

C. Last forum recommendations to be discussed (may be printed).

D. Katie exploring examples of structured community input.

Palauea Cultural Preserve

No update

Update on Students who have not registered

Debie Amby working on spreadsheet that displays names of students who have not graduated and have not registered for classes.  Debie to work with Kulamanu on importing data from SARS.

Suzette to send out message to program coordinators regarding students who have not registered.

H1N1 Response

· Encourage students, faculty, and staff to remain at home when ill.

· Explore ways to allow ill students to complete assignments at home.

· Discontinue policy of requiring doctor’s notes to verify illness.

· Teachers to send students whom they believe have the flu to the Maui CC Health Center, one of the few centers that is also a “sentinel site” to track the virus.

· Sanitize regularly door knobs, computer equipment, and other items touched by many people. 

· Utilize Purel hand-cleaning stations.

· Suzette and Denise working on email to faculty and staff.

· Suzette working on contingency plan to be used when faculty member is ill.

· Denise and Katie to disseminate information; use excerpts from CDC reports. 

· Denise to provide regular

reports.

Herman to set up meeting with federal project directors.

Suzette to see if computer labs are sanitizing equipment.

David to order cleaning stations and Suzette to determine distribution; will ask Denise for best method.

ARRA funds

            $5,000,000 in ARRA funds for community colleges

$400,000              Remedial/Developmental (curriculum re-design)

$400,000              Achieving the Dream

$250,000              Financial Aid

Working with system office;  Possible wind, PV internships

County of Maui Hale Haumana meetings

· Meetings held with County of Maui Mayor, Finance Director, and DHHC Director about possibilities.

· Hale Haumana retrofitting cost: $150,000

President Greenwood  visit 

· UH President M.R.C. Greenwood to visit from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on September 29, 2009.

o Tentative Schedule

§ 8:30 a.m.     Admin Meeting

§ 9:30 a.m.     Program Coordinators/Department Chairs

§ 11:00 a.m.   Student Leadership

§ 11:30 a.m. Community Leaders luncheon (Leis’ Family Class Act)

§ 1:00 p.m.  Campus-wide meeting

§ 2:00 p.m.  Campus Tour

o Fact Sheet “Points of Pride” could include the following:

§ “Firsts,” e.g., distance learning, baccalaureate degree, laptop initiative, four education centers on three islands.

§ Bellwether Award

§ Community College Survey of Student Engagement

§ President’s Honor Roll – Community Service

§ Largest percentage increase of enrollment for Fall 2009 and for first day financial aid distribution

§ Largest amount of extramural grants among community colleges (over 20 years)

§ Oral Health Center

Fact sheet due September 4, 2009. 

Program Reviews

The following program reviews were discussed and analyzed:

· Dental Assisting

· ECET

· Fashion Technology