MINUTES
COUNCIL ON UNIVERSITY PLANNING AND BUDGET
October 20, 2006
Voting Members Present: Sara Amyx, Mark Bates, John Best, Teresa Britton, Kelli Brosam, Levi Bulgar, Susan Bulla, Linda Coffey, Mona Davenport, Lynette Drake, Pat Fewell, Gary Fritz, Assege
HaileMariam, Clay Hopkins, Diane Jackman, Kenney Kozik,
Allen Lanham, Gloria Leitshcuh, Stacia Lynch, Carol Miller,
Tim Mills, Cynthia Nichols, Amy Price, David Radavich, Gary
Reed, Kathy Reed, Sheila Simons
Absent: Bill Addison, Sandy Bingham-Porter, Mary Anne Haner, Glenn Hild, Doug Howell, James Jordan-Wagner, Christine McCormick, Jocelyn Tipton, William Weber
Non-Voting Members Present: Doug Bock, Judy Gorrell, Blair Lord, Dan Nadler, Jimmy
Shonkwiler
1. Call to Order
Pat Fewell called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.
2. Approval of Minutes of September 15, 2006
The minutes of the September 15, 2006 meeting were approved as written.
3. Executive Committee Report:
Pat Fewell reported that the Executive Committee met on October 6, 2006 to set the agenda for the October meeting.
4. Subcommittee Reports:
Presidential Area: No report.
Academic Affairs: No report.
Business Affairs: Linda Coffey reported the subcommittee met to review the FY 07 Budget and to discuss the FY 08 planning cycle.
External Relations: No report.
Student Affairs: Amy Price reported that the subcommittee discussed the AlcoholEdu program and how it has improved academic performance, and the subcommittee reviewed the Mission Statement.
5. Reports:
Parking Committee B Dr. Nadler reported on the Parking Committee; the committee is outlining challenges, generating solutions, and discussing concerns about adequate parking.
Construction Report B Gary Reed distributed a Construction Update and provided a verbal update of campus projects.
6. Old Business:
Mission Statement - Subcommittee report:
Motion (Nichols/Jackman): Approve the Mission Statement as presented by the subcommittee.
Motion (Radavich/Coffey): Amend the Mission Statement by changing the word Aoutcomes@ to Aresults@ and adding two commas.
Vote on the amendment: Yes: Amyx, Bates, Best, Britton, Brosam, Bulgar, Bulla, Coffey, Davenport, Drake, Fewell, Fritz, HaileMariam, Hopkins, Jackman, Kozik, Lanham, Leitschuh, Lynch, Miller, Mills, Nichols, Price, Radavich, G.Reed, K.Reed, and Simons; No: None. Motion to amend the Mission Statement carried.
Vote on the motion: Yes: Amyx, Bates, Best, Britton, Brosam, Bulgar, Bulla, Coffey, Davenport, Drake, Fewell, Fritz, HaileMariam, Hopkins, Jackman, Kozik, Lanham, Leitschuh, Lynch, Miller, Mills, Nichols, Price, Radavich, G.Reed, K.Reed, and Simons; No: None. Motion to approve the Mission Statement carried.
Mission Statement approved by CUPB on October 20, 2006
Eastern Illinois University is a public comprehensive university that offers superior, accessible undergraduate and graduate education. Students learn the methods and results of free and rigorous inquiry in the arts, humanities, sciences, and professions, guided by a faculty known for its excellence in teaching, research, creative activity, and service. The University community is committed to diversity and inclusion and fosters opportunities for student-faculty scholarship and applied learning experiences within a student-centered campus culture. Throughout their education, students refine their abilities to reason and to communicate clearly so as to become responsible citizens and leaders.
Pat Fewell asked the subcommittee who reviewed the Mission Statement to now review the
Vision Statement of the University, and report back to the Council. Any volunteers
interested in serving on the subcommittee should contact Dean Hanner.
Report and recommendation from CUPB ad-hoc committee on Reconstitution of
CUPB:
Motion (Lanham/Radavich): Proceed with the reduction to make the Council smaller. Yes: Amyx, Bates, Best, Britton, Brosam, Bulgar, Bulla, Coffey, Davenport, Drake, Fewell, Fritz, HaileMariam, Hopkins, Jackman, Kozik, Lanham, Leitschuh, Lynch, Miller, Mills, Nichols, Price, Radavich, G.Reed, K.Reed, and Simons; No: None. Motion carried.
Pat Fewell suggested that the Ad-hoc Committee on Reconstitution of CUPB, after hearing suggestions from Council members, prepare two proposals for consideration by the Council at a future meeting.
7. Other:
Motion (Coffey/G.Reed): To support the idea of a smoke-free campus. Yes: Amyx, Bates, Bulla, Coffey, Davenport, Drake, Fewell, Hopkins, Jackman, Lynch, Miller, Mills, G.Reed, K.Reed, and Simons; Abstain: Best, Britton, Brosam, Bulgar, Fritz, HaileMariam, Kozik, Lanham, Leitschuh, Nichols, Price, Radavich, No: None. Motion carried by a vote of Y:15, A:12, N:0.
8. Adjournment:
The meeting adjourned at 4:00 p.m.
Judy Gorrell
Executive Secretary