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President's Regional Advisory Board :: Minutes
PRESIDENT'S REGIONAL ADVISORY BOARD
December 5, 2006
Minutes
Present: Alcorn, Cain, Clapp, Fowler, Hudson, Jacob, Jaso, Kvinta Jr., LaCour, J. McGuill,
Meyer, O’Connor, Saxon, Schaefer, Simons, Thomas, Walker, Ward and Wu
Absent: Brockman, Goodson, Hernandez, C. McGuill, McCrohan, Morales, Murphy, Rollins
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Organizational Business
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Approval of Minutes -- William Schaefer moved that the minutes for
September 12, 2006 be approved as written and Randy Clapp seconded.
Motion Approved Unanimously
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Name Change of PAC – Dr. Hudson addressed the acronym, PAC (President’s Advisory Council).
He encouraged the PAC members to come up with a new name since the acronym PAC often is used for Political Action Committee.
Ms. Ward asked for suggestions from the PAC members for new names for PAC. The following suggestions were made:
- President’s Community Advisory Board (PCAB) by Randy Clapp
- President’s Regional Advisory Board (PRAB) by Lance LaCour
- President’s Advisory Board (PAB) by Susan Cain
- President’s Advisory Team (PAT) by Linda Ward
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Bylaws – The group reviewed suggested changes in the bylaws. Ms. Ward and Dr. Rice explained
that the changes better reflect the group’s purpose and reduce redundancy. Although there was discussion about delaying the
vote on both the changes to the bylaws and the name change, the council decided to vote on the changes at this meeting.
Ms. Ward had the Board members indicate by raising their hands which name they preferred, with
the following results.
PCAB – 0 hands
PRAB – 9 hands
PAB – 1 hand
PAT – 0 hands
Randy Clapp moved and Morgan Dunn O’Connor seconded a motion to change the name of PAC to the
President’s Regional Advisory Board (PRAB). Randy Clapp moved and Kay K. Walker seconded a motion to amend the original
motion to include the adoption of the suggested bylaw changes and to substitute Board where Council appears in the bylaws.
(Approved by consensus)
Motion to change the name and approve bylaw changes carried unanimously.
The PAC will be called by the new name, President’s Regional Advisory Board, (PRAB)
throughout the rest of the minutes.
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President’s Remarks
- Dr. Hudson spoke about the Sugar Land building project and the partnership with WCJC. The building should be completed by August 1, 2008.
- He commented on expanding the nursing program from Bachelor’s to Master’s and their approach to the
Legislature for funding based on merit rather than special item. He also mentioned that the legislature would probably
address tuition deregulation and whether or not to let the Boards of Regents continue to set tuition rates for their
universities. A group was formed by smaller universities to address the issue of the state excluding professional staff
at universities on salary raises.
- Dr. Hudson expressed his appreciation for the approval from the Board of Regents to give merit raises
effective November 1, 2006 instead of January 1st. It has helped staff and faculty morale. This year UHV will conduct
a staff/faculty salary study with our peer institutions.
- He commented on the Annual Report and dinner held on November 9th. We had a crowd and he appreciates
all the Table sponsors – Wells Fargo Bank, Linda Ward, Alcoa, Formosa Plastics Corporation, Regency Nursing and
Rehabilitation Centers, DeTar Healthcare System, Invista, the Victoria Chamber of Commerce, the Victoria Television
Group and Frost Insurance. The format of the Annual Report was expanded to include awards. The following three new awards were added to those already given by UHV:
Student Leadership Award – Recipient, Lacey Bonner, has demonstrated exemplary leadership
and initiative on behalf of the university. She is a double-major in psychology and biology and currently serves as
secretary for the Student Senate, secretary for the Mexican-American Student Organization, president of the United Campus
Ministries and a co-captain of the UHV Relay for Life team.
Community Partnership Award – The Black History Steering Committee was presented
this award and James Murphy, Jr. and Gena Kuester accepted this award on behalf of the Black History Steering Committee.
Distinguished Alumni Award – Dorothy Alcorn was presented this award for her
service to the greater Victoria community as an active volunteer and civic leader. For more than 20 years she has
been a member of the President’s Advisory Council and she served for 6 years on the UH System Board of Regents.
The Annual Report DVD was shown, with positive comments received from the PBAC members.
- Commencement is this Saturday, December 9th at 2:30 p.m. at the Leonard E. Merrell Center in Katy, TX.
FOU Campaign Update - Dick Phillips, AVP for University Advancement presented a fundraising update.
- Student Scholarships instead of holiday cards from the president now total over $8,000
- Wood Family Trust $15,000 for scholarships
- Alcoa $22,500 for Girls & Boys Academy, Math/CS Day, and LEAD
- M.G. & Lillie A. Johnson $70,000 for scholarships
- Vivian Smith Foundation $100,000 over two years for nursing scholarships and equipment
- Hamill Foundation $50,000 for the UHSSL building
- Parks Foundation $5,000 for research
- Goodman Financial $2,200 for nursing equipment
- Claud Jacobs has indicated he will set up an endowed baseball scholarship for $10,000
- Dorothy Alcorn $125,000 to endow the ABR and launch a $1,000,000 campaign
Presentations
- Nursing Program - Dr. Jeanette Hartshorn, Director of the Nursing Program, gave a presentation on this new program.
- Fall 2006 – 33 full time Victoria and 16 full time Sugar Land students
- Spring 2007 – an additional 20 students in Victoria and 20 students in Sugar Land
- Total of 89 students for 2006-2007
- Anticipate 45-58 students will complete the program at the end of the summer 2007
- Will continue to recruit students and start a program at Cinco Ranch
- Applying as soon as eligible to Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society (for Nursing)
- Specially designed lab coats with UHV identification and name tags with student status are worn
- BRANDING is essential for our success
- Site Visit in spring 2007 by the Board of Nurse Examiners (BNE)
- Proposal will go to UHS provosts in January on the MSN – Masters Degree in Nursing and to the Coordinating Board and BNE in spring 2007
- Anticipating that we will accept students to the MSN program in fall 2007 – 75% of the graduating BSN class wants to go on to the Masters Program
- Applying for a federal grant due 12/15/06 for a Generic Master’s Degree. If we receive the grant we will recruit students who have a baccalaureate degree and want to become an RN. The first year of the program will be full-time with intense clinicals. Students will be eligible for licensure upon graduating
- The anticipated start date for the MSN is January 2008. The University of Texas is the only other school in Texas that offers this generic master’s degree and they accept only 10 students per year.
- Nursing faculty – 2 full time Victoria and 2 full time Sugar Land. Adding one more FTE to Sugar Land in Spring. Looking for additional faculty in Victoria
- Will have a visiting research scholar from Taiwan in Victoria for 6 months to work with Dr. Shiao in Sugar Land
The board commented that they were excited about the program. One member asked how many men were in the nursing program. There are 4 in Victoria, none in Sugar Land.
- Ashley Walyuchow, Interim Athletic Director, gave an update on the Baseball and Softball activities happening
at UHV, relating how the idea for athletics grew out of the Cabinet Retreat this past January and reviewing the resulting
process from the feasibility study through application to and approval from the National Association of Intercollegiate
Athletics (NAIA). Mr. Walyuchow stated two coaches have been hired – Terry Puhl, baseball coach and Keri Kubala (Lambeth),
softball coach. Athletics will bring a new dimension to UHV and raise our profile in Victoria. Over 200 names have been
submitted for mascot and we are working at this time on paring down this list to 2 or 3 names for mascot.
Terry Puhl spoke on his expectations for the team and standards that the players will have to meet. He commented on the
sponsorship opportunities to raise money--UH Cougars vs. UTSA Roadrunners will play April 24, 2007 at Riverside Park as a
baseball benefit in support of our UHV nursing and athletic programs. He has been making contacts in Sugar Land and Houston
to raise money. There is a tentative date of May 10th to hold a fundraising golf tournament.
Packet
Dr. Rice discussed the UHV Community Presentation included in the packet. She encouraged PRAB members to use the material in
making presentations to community organizations, but also emphasized that she will be glad to arrange for a UHV presenter to
make a presentation for groups of which they are a part. Dr. Rice also noted the document entitled Enrollment Breakdown of
Students by County and Colleges.
Roundtable/Bright Ideas
Ms. Ward pointed out the "Bright Ideas" sheet in their packet. She explained that it was for the members to list their ideas
and bring back to the PRAB. Ms. Thomas asked if a training program could be set up to train them to present the UHV Community
presentation. She felt that she would be more confident if she had some training. Others concurred. Dr. Hudson stated that UHV
leaders are always happy to go out to our regional communities and make presentations. Please call Dr. Rice and she will help
coordinate. Dr. Hudson stated that at the Cabinet Retreat in January one of the items on the agenda will be to talk about
athletic mascots and logos and we hope to choose a name by mid-February. Colors will also be discussed.
Adjourment
Linda Ward, Chair, thanked everyone for their input and adjourned the meeting at
3:45 p.m.
Submitted by: Faye Landry
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