Executive Committee Meeting Notes

Friday, September 25, 2009

8:30 a.m., Ka Lama 102

In attendance: Pat Adams, Ryan DeLeon, Michele Katsutani, Beverly Lashley, Diane Meyer, Karen Muraoka, Suzette Robinson, Clyde Sakamoto, Alvin Tagomori, David Tamanaha

Guests: Katie McMillian

Agenda Item

Discussion Notes

Action Items

Enrollment

Date	Fall ‘09	Last Year	Continuing	New returning or transfer	Applications	Last Year	Summer	Last Year
4-24-09	1223	468
4-28-09	1342	686	1057	285	1593* 1127	1266* 575	493	330
5-05-09	1619	935	1220	399	1251	664	577	398
5-08-09	1740	1027					631	425
5-19-09	2060	1251	1494	566	1512	767	726	507
6-02-09	2374	1445	1651	723	1714	941	767	516
6-05-09	2459	1513	1687	772	1755	1003	715*	547
6-25-09	2857	1846	1798	1059	2130	1337	790	634
7-07-09	2996	1991	1838	1158	2254	1440	791	646
7-24-09	3203	2289	1824	1379	2531	1770	840	666
7-28-09	3293	2359	1860	1433	2626	1807	840	672
8-04-09	3492	2566	1928	1564	2766	1962	840	683
8-11-09	3583	2711	1918	1665	2897	2080	853	688
8-14-09	3721	2842	1961	1760	2956	2126	853	688
8-18-09	3791	2895	1974	1817	2991	2176	853	688
8-25-09	3946	3150	2016	1930	3085	2295
8-31-09	4084	3234	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
9-08-09	4116	3269	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
9-11-09	4120	3268	2044	2076	3140	2374
9-15-09	4112	3261	2043	2070	3140	2393
9-21-09	4117	3270	2042	2075	3140	2404
9-25-09	4115	3287	2038	2077	3141	2404

*purge occurred on August 7, 2009

Estimated 1,300 students from Spring 2009 who have not registered  for various reasons.  (Persistence 59%)

Administrative Services

A. Revenues

1. Revenue amount as of 9/23/09: $3,395,955

2. Debit balance:  $429,954

(Amount dropped because of deferred payment plan and financial aid awards)

3. Target:  $3,377,590 (25% enrollment increase)

4. Cash: $2,965,997

5. Financial aid portion:  $243,985

6. Cash and Financial Aid:  $3,209,982

7. Uncollected: 1.4% last year with a different economic situation

(Using 1.4% for this year, could be short by $30,000)

8. Other factors – electricity rate increase:

i.        January 2009:  24     cents/khw

II.       August 2009:    24.7  cents/khw

           iii.      Month of July 2008: 411,000 khw consumption

iv. 473,000 khw – 496,000 khw in one year period

         possible

9. MECO imposes additional charges whenever there is a spike in consumption.  Maui CC is attempting to lower spikes in order to lower costs.

B. Electrical system:  a major line will be installed, beginning in the field.  A schedule for campus to be worked out, scheduling work around prime instructional times as much as possible.

C. Nursing portables: final inspection scheduled for October 15, 2009.

D. Foreign Language Lab: contractor asking for two additional months because of needed parts; may be completed in December.

E. No update on proposed budget.

F. No update on lay-offs and furloughs.

David will provide figures for a 20% enrollment increase

David will ask Rick if AC in the student lounge can be scaled back.

Community Forum

· Met with Pamela Tumpap of the Chamber of Commerce; discussed growing population of dislocated workers on Maui.

· Unemployment on Maui is 8-10%; Oahu lower at 5%, mainly because of military construction.

Strategic Plan Outcomes

· Each department to report on their strategic plan outcomes.

· Will have outcomes ready to show Teri Cannon.

Accrediting commission letter

· US DOE still reviewing Maui CC letter about College transferring to senior accrediting commission.

1.  Letter to be reviewed by an additional person in San Francisco; final approval will come from Washington, D.C.

2. DOE approval needed before letter is sent to junior commission.

IBEW Meeting – International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

· Meeting held with union leaders, Damien Kim.

· Discussed technician training for renewable energy.

· Pre-apprenticeship program should complement the apprenticeship program.

· State passed law that a licensed electrician must work on renewable energy projects (may have assistants),

EIMT Program – Electrical Installation, Maintenance and Technologies

· Students who go through this program are credited with one year of their apprenticeship requirement.

· Robert Aquino (curriculum specialist, IBEW) from Honolulu will be working with Maui CC to look at credit and non-credit programs.

· Chancellor will send a letter to Honolulu IBEW to formalize relationship.

· Molokai training could be delivered through distance learning with RDP funding.

Name Change

· Alvin working on memo consistent with Academic Senate recommendation:

University of Hawai`i Maui College

Our Community’s College

Alvin to see how other campuses distinguish their outreach centers.

President MRC Greenwood Visit

Schedule

9:15 a.m.   Meeting with Administrators - Chancellor's Office

10:00 a.m.  Program Coordinators/Department Chairs - Ka`a`ike 105CD

      11:00 a.m.   Student Leadership - Student Government Room/Pilina

      11:30 a.m.   Community Leaders Luncheon - Leis' Family Class Act

       1:00 p.m.    Campus Wide Meeting - Multi-Purpose Room in Pilina

       2:00 p.m.    Campus Tour

· Alvin to provide names of students attending meeting with the president.

· Herman to remind David to be at the admin meeting at 9:00 a.m.

Program Reviews

· Program reviews are reviewed and analyzed by the Maui CC executive committee.

· Faculty members following up with students who are not attending classes.  Department chairs asked to gather feedback on Liberal Arts students.

Student fees

· Kapiolani CC is considering charging student fees to all students, regardless of whether they are taking classes on the campus or off.  Alvin feels that it would be unfair to impose student fees on neighbor island students who are not using campus services.