Recognitions & thanks to Joyce Abel & Mike Trench – 3yrs on Admin Council
Congratulations to new members – talk with your rep during coming yr, share concerns & issues to be considered; full list will be sent to all.

B. Fradkin, J. Collins, R. Nichols, T. Cameron, J. Kruzinski, J. Martner, H. Schweer (vice chair), S. Blasi, and committee chairs T. Fuller API & M. Holysz, APDAT.

Also, thanks to M. Phillips, Admin Meeting recorder and M. Holysz, Retreat
Format for meetings: Daniel hopes to use some time to talk about our roles as academic leaders. Video – Celebrate What’s Right with the World, Dewitt Jones, Natl Geographic photographer. Discussion followed of our perspectives

4. Reports

President & Cabinet Address on Institutional Issues

S. Chand – not present

T. Ryan – not present

G. Wenger – CI Team Course Management System coming thanks to Annette – replacing Anlon with BlackBoard – recommendation to Board in Aug; to Board this week - expansion of internet services – more than doubling, 60-90 days for installation (Oct 1); announcing in Aug that whole East campus is wireless, budgeted for West campus next yr (Jan 08) – can be reused; plan is to have in Regional Centers – in some of common areas.

Dr. C has asked IT to move ahead on initiative on data collection & info mining; SAS – exec briefing with Johnson Co. CC– some will attend - biz intelligence programs allow integration with systems already in place
VP for IT search – 3 candidates on campus – agenda will include open forums – rec to Board in Aug for Oct start date for 3 month overlap, engaged in IT planning process.

C. Picard – nothing specific; any questions; joint mtg discussion

K. Nielsen – kudos to former administrator, Earl Reed – 3rd win Natl. Pepsi Award for Athletics – based on # of natl. wins; chairing Pandemic Flu comm. – K. Solt will be Admin liaison, establish procedures & guidelines; Incomplete Policy to Board this week – if “I” is given, will NOT turn into permanent, “I” will go to “F” after one year, will be effective for fall, programming will be coming, S. Blasi will send out announcement.

5. Information Exchange
• APDAT - new member needed
• API

• Administrator Fund

• Leadership Council

M. Holysz – will refocus from training to professional development – needs 2 new members; see him this week, he will start enlistment next wk.; meetings once a month;

T. Fuller – Consultant report back – G. Joos reported; preliminary, mostly about PDQ’s (descriptions & titles) no recommendation around salaries; Dr. C will meet with Lloyd & Schweer; nothing surprising. R. Nichols reminded that Chand indicated results, etc would be shared with Administrative Council; now doing comparisons with other colleges (need confirmation title & descriptions. Sent revised timeline; asking for our review & response before proceeding.

J. Collins – absent – he’s assumed role to manage Fund; Joe will be corresponding

H. Schweer – policy review process – Leadership Council recognizes needs addressing & is clarifying tracking system – Council will ask for input; Regrets notices discussed again, timing of transition not good in summer, emotional issue, Regrets notices will be sent email; Greg asked about other HR notices, concerned about – there will be a transition period for; lots of discussion; IT working on more single sign-on apps for systems behind firewall

6. Future Financial Analysis

Develop and frame issues to be presented to Cabinet & Dr. Chand;
Harlan introduced – “Saving of the Green” campaign by CPA; Council decided to recommend a deeper longer term approach to improve financial health ; Robert got Council to develop framework – 6 areas of how College can look at
6 groups – each Examine topic – create charter for Task Force;
Each group presented & submitted results of groups’ work

Minutes

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