CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO       President’s Office

Administrative Council Meeting                                                       July 6, 2009

Present:          Aguilar, Aylmer, Bisbee, Caballero, Carlson, Chen-Maynard, Clark, Fernández, Freund, Frost, Fukazawa, Hatcher, Jandt, Kamusikiri, Karmanova, Karnig, Moran, Nassar, Rincón, Thompson, West, Wilson, Yasuhara, Zorn

Absent:           Arlin, Bodman, Bowerman, Burns, Gardner, Kray, Langford,

Lilienthal, McGowan, Robinson

Guests:           Happy Almogela, Joe Gutierrez, Lee Hanson, Lydia Ortega,

Roger Reed, Olivia Rosas

1.               Introductions

Dr. Karnig introduced the new president of ASI, James Fukazawa.  Mr. Fukazawa recently attended the Panetta Institute, which holds annual student leadership seminars.

2.               Informational Handouts.  President Karnig discussed the following:

·       An article from the Chronicle of Higher Education, dated July 2, entitled “Online-Education Study Reaffirms Value of Good Teaching, Experts Say.”

·       An article by Carl Wieman from Change magazine, dated September-October 2007, entitled “Why Not Try a Scientific Approach to Science Education?”

3.               Telecommuting

Dr. Karnig remains supportive of developing a telecommuting policy.  However, given the current budget situation and the likelihood of furloughs, he asked to put this topic on hold until early in the Fall.

4.               Update:  Budget

With the California state budget still undetermined, Dr. Karnig had no updates.  He reminded the Administrative Council of the following dates:  July 7 is a special informational Board of Trustees meeting (topics include the budget, enrollment, and fees), which will be followed on July 21 by its regular meeting.  There are at least 5 elements that will wend their way into budgetary circumstances we are likely to encounter:  (1) the actual budget cut; (2) furloughs; (3) fee increases, if any; (4) our actual enrollment; and (5) whatever else we do of a modest or substantial nature to increase revenue or to decrease costs, as with various kinds of travel, major equipment purchases, vacancy savings, and the like. 

Discussion ensued regarding a bill under review in the California legislature which may demand the release of confidential donor information, as well as contracts and other information from auxiliaries such as ASI and the Foundation.  The final wording of the bill and its implementation have not yet been decided.

Continuing students receiving Cal Grants will receive IOUs, which are to be viewed as dependable; we are to treat new students’ Cal Grants as tentative; final decisions on how to treat the tentative awards will be made at the system level.  If a student’s Cal Grant award is canceled, Financial Aid will try to find alternatives, including Pell Grants (if funds are still available) and loans.  It was not known how students were being notified of the status of their Cal Grants.

5.               Update:  Enrollment

Registration numbers are strong.  Ms. Ortega detected a behavioral change in students as they are following deadlines in increased numbers.  Dean Clark reported that the number of students registered for SOAR could total 2,200.  Dr. Karnig summarized that we have strategies in place for new and continuing students who don’t meet deadlines and expectations, along with no new students admitted in winter and spring, and possibly closing admittance for postbaccs and grads, but we need to develop a clearer enrollment management system.

Dean Karmanova shared information on CEL.  She would like to meet with the Deans to answer their questions regarding transferring courses to CEL.  Departments will notify students if a class they are in is canceled. 

Dr. Karnig requested that student data, in the future, separate resident students from non-resident students.

6.               Roundtable

No items were shared.

Minutes Prepared by T. Wise