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President's Advisory Council Minutes |
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PRESIDENT'S ADVISORY COUNCIL Present: Alvarez, Bauer, Blackwell, Davenport, Elder, Flournoy, Goodson, Kvinta, McCrohan, McGuill, Moya, Murphy, O'Connor, Peace, Reed, Rivera, Ross, Saxon, Simons, Soto, Stafford, Welder, Haynes, D. Smith, Beran, FitzSimmons, Collins, Phillips Absent: Alcorn, Brockman, Hanna, Hernandez, Reddell, R. Smith, Stovall, Walker, Warzecha Individual and group Photos were taken prior to the meeting. I. Organizational Business A. Welcome new members
B. Approval of minutes of June 4 meeting. The minutes of the June 4 meeting were approved. II. Presentation and Discussion A. Organizational Excellence. At the President's Cabinet retreat on August 20, the accomplishments of the past year and goals for the coming year were discussed. Cabinet looked at successes and growth in the past 5 years and discussed ways: to continue that growth, to continue to be innovative and productive, to continue to serve our community effectively. Calculated risks paid off and we should be open to new ideas and opportunities. UHV is ahead of almost all universities in the use of technology, and we should continue to maintain it financially. We need to continue to do what works well and improve those good practices. The connection to this is the internal climate at UHV which leads to organizational excellence. Every 2 years since 1979, the Governor's Office has invited agencies to participate in the Survey of Organizational Excellence. The survey identifies strengths and weaknesses from employees' perspective. Its purpose is to improve organizational effectiveness to increase customer satisfaction, 2) to help agencies achieve higher performance levels, and 3) to generate agency profile with benchmark comparisons and trend data. In 1999, the survey was expanded to include educational institutions. UHV participated and scored in the top 5 of 35 educational institutions. UHV participated again in 2001 and ranked in the top 5 of 38 educational agencies in all 5 dimensions. 62% of UHV employees took part in the survey. UHV scored over 400 (highest scoring range) in quality, physical environment, and strategic orientation. III. Updates
A. Budget synopsis & LAR presentation. Of the $4.4 million in new money, about 50% is
earmarked for new faculty (9 in Spring 2002 and 7 in Fall 2002) and related expenses
- travel, training, support staff, equipment. UHV is seeking special line item funding for:
B. Long-term facilities plan. 13,000 square feet of office space will be added to University West. Also, a building will be constructed to house Facilities which now is located across the street. C. Enrollment. Final figures aren't in. As of today, 2017 students have paid. Headcount is projected at between 2100 and 2200. Semester credit hours are approximately 14,700 and has been projected to top 15,000. Enrollment has increased in Arts and Sciences and stabilized in Business. Education will offer new programs at Cinco Ranch. There's been a 10-15% increase in full-time students. UHV serves 50% of all students at Sugar Land. Students are being tracked by zip code. D. October 2002 Annual Report. The Annual Report to the Community will be October 3 at 7 a.m. and is being co-sponsored by the Victoria Chamber of Commerce, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and African-American Chamber of Commerce. The FOU annual fund will be kicked-off. A corporate table for 10 guests is $150, and individual tickets are $12. E. A Children at the Crossroads presentation will be delivered to Coordinating Board representatives on September 4. F. A brief program will be held on September 11 in remembrance of 9-11. G. The regional and UHV kick-off of "Closing the Gaps" is scheduled on November 12. A reception followed at Casa Solvez. |
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