Executive Committee Meeting Notes

Friday, April 25, 2008

9:30 a.m., Ka Lama 102

In attendance: Pat Adams, Herman Andaya, Sharane Gomes, Michele Katsutani, Liane Koga for Karen Muraoka, Katie McMillan, Diane Meyer, Suzette Robinson, Raymond Szadkowski, Alvin Tagomori, David Tamanaha, Marilyn Umetsu

Agenda Item	Discussion Notes	Action Items
1. County Budget Status - proposal	▪ Three proposals submitted: Allied Health, (nursing & dental); Long Term Care; Renewable Energy Initiative	▪ Herman will provide updates on progress and when the proposals are on the County Council agenda so testimony can be prepared ▪ Everyone is encouraged to continue requesting support from legislators
2. Authorization to Plan	▪ Suzette reviewed process of 4-year degree Authorizations to Plan & timeline involved.  The four potential degrees are: IT (M. Christensen); Applied Engineering (M. Hoffman); Sustainable Science (B. Butler, C. Foreman, L. Burke, Richard Allen); Gerontology (on the sideline at present) ▪ L. Burke was hired to assist the faculty prepare the ATPs ▪ College name change should be submitted in conjunction with second 4-year degree	▪ President McClain has asked that a draft of the ATPs be vetted through him, John Morton, Linda Johnsrud, and Howard Todo by early May. The APTs will then come back to the campus to be presented to the faculty in fall 2008 ▪ Exec committee reps are asked to share this information with their constituents
3. Enrollment status	▪ Alvin reported summer enrollment is 293;fall enrollment is 468 ▪ Summer tuition cost challenges discussed ▪ Text messaging possibilities & challenges were discussed	▪ Alvin to report on text messaging issues & recommendations when he returns from Oahu
4. Perkins update	▪ Suzette reviewed FY09 Perkins award ▪ Special needs initiative will be pursued via another route ▪ Data analyst position was not approved as a system policy	▪ Suzette will send out details of the Perkins award via email
5. Equipment list	▪ David shared the latest equipment list draft as submitted to the system. Updates from campus feedback were incorporated, but list is still a working draft	▪
6. Enrollment growth plan/expenditures	▪ MCC received an additional $205,000 from the system due to a 9% enrollment growth ▪ Suzette shared how funds were to be distributed	▪
7. Update on instruction positions	▪ All instructional positions are at different stages of hiring	▪
8. Service Learning Conference Report	▪ Molli Fleming & Suzette attended a service learning conference and will discuss the incorporation of service learning projects into more areas of the curriculum	▪ Suzette will update as details develop
9. Achieving the Dream	▪ Ben Guerrero has developed a draft proposal; it is still a work in progress	▪ When finalized with System Plan, Ben will provide Colleen a copy to be uploaded to the web
10. Stocktaking presentation	▪ Herman & David reviewed the latest Stocktaking power point presentation for everyone’s input and suggestions. Final will be presented by Clyde to the President & other system personnel on Monday 4/28/08 ▪ Everyone provided input and collaborated on suggestions	▪ Jeannie will be asked to provide statistical data from MAPS ▪ Financial aid to provide updated information ▪ Supporting documents should be forwarded to Herman