MINUTES

May 23, 2003

Voting Members Present:

Steve Daniels, Christine McCormick, Pat Fewell, David Bell, Rodney Ranes, William A. Robinson, Mary Anne Hanner, Robert Augustine, James Johnson, Richard Wandling, Glenn Hild, Mahmood Butt, Jody Stone, Dan Carpenter, Adam Due, William Weber, Carol Strode, Linda Coffey, Larry Cannon, Eric Davidson, Dan Klingenberg, Lynette Drake, Rick Sailors, Cynthia Nichols, Godson Obia.

Absent:

Anne Zahlan, David Carpenter, Joe Heumann, Hank Davis, Wafeek Wahby, Rose Gong, John Allison, Amy Leonard, George Lesica, Jayne Ozier, Mark Hudson, Sandy Bingham-Porter

Non-Voting Members Present:

Doug Bock, Judy Gorrell, Lou Hencken, Blair Lord, Jimmy Shonkwiler

1.    Call to Order

Bob Augustine called the meeting to order.

2.    Approval of Minutes of April 18, 2003

Motion (Sailors/Dan Carpenter): Approve the minutes of April 18, 2003 as written: Motion carried by acclamation

3.    Report on the Budget

Interim President Hencken presented a budget update. The discussion included possible tuition increase, enrollment increase, administrative positions that have been eliminated, and vacant positions. Layoffs are the last thing that the administration wants to pursue. All capital projects in Illinois seem to be on hold.

4.    Report of the Legislative Action Team

No report

5.    Report of the President’s Area Subcommittee

Cynthia Nichols reported that the direct reports in the President’s area met and discussed the budget shortfall.

6.    Report of the Vice President for External Relations Subcommittee

Rick Sailors reported that Vice President Nilsen met with each of the direct reports in External Relations to discuss possible budget scenarios. He also discussed WEIU’s long range business plan.

7.    Report of the Vice President for Academic Affairs Subcommittee

Steve Daniels reported that the Academic Affairs Subcommittee met on May 14. The subcommittee discussed the initiatives for FY 2005 as well as the FY 2004 budget for Academic Affairs.

8.    Report of the Vice President for Business Affairs Subcommittee

Linda Coffey reported that the Business Affairs Subcommittee met and discussed the FY 2005 requests and tried to prioritize the requests so the Vice President could pass them on to the President.

9.    Report of the Vice President for Student Affairs Subcommittee

Lynette Drake reported that the Student Affairs Subcommittee met during the Student Affairs direct report meeting, working to develop the list of vacant positions in the area. and to discuss the FY 2005 requests.

10.    Complete CUPB SWOT

Motion (Butt/Sailors): to accept the SWOT Initiative – Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats as modified. Yes: Daniels, McCormick, Fewell, Bell, Ranes, Robinson, Augustine, Johnson, Wandling, Hild, Butt, Stone, Dan Carpenter, Due, Weber, Strode, Coffey, Cannon, Davidson, Klingenberg, Drake, Sailors, Nichols, Obia. Motion carried.

A copy was included in the material for the September 2003 meeting.

11.    Faculty Senate Resolution

Motion (Sailors/Klingenberg) to postpone the discussion of the Faculty Senate Resolution until the September CUPB meeting. Yes: Daniels, McCormick, Fewell, Bell, Ranes, Robinson, Johnson, Wandling, Hild, Strode, Klingenberg, Sailors. No: Hanner, Augustine, Due, Weber, Coffey, Cannon, Davidson, Drake, Nichols, Obia. Abstain: Butt, Stone, Dan Carpenter

12.    Adjourn

Motion (Daniels/Dan Carpenter): to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried.

Judy Gorrell

Executive Secretary