University Executive Committee Meeting Notes

January 11, 2007

  • Rollin Richmond
  • Rick Vrem
  • Steve Butler
  • Carl Coffey
  • Rob Gunsalus
  • Denice Helwig
  • Anna Kircher
  • Carol Terry
  • Saeed Mortazavi
  • Patty Lindley, Staff Support

President’s Report

President Richmond:

  • discussed excerpts from “The Entrepreneurial Imperative”
  • emphasized the importance of the January 26 campus emergency exercise
  • noted that he will be attending a meeting of the Governor’s Broadband Task Force on January 18 and requested information regarding the internet outage during the campus holiday break
  • reported that Beth Ambos (Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research Initiatives and Partnerships) will be visiting campus on January 30.

Other Reports

Provost Vrem reported:

  • that his division has been busy addressing budget-related issues.

Professor Mortazavi reported:

  • that the Senate Executive Committee will be discussing a resolution on the timely adoption of textbooks for students with disabilities at their January 18 meeting.

Vice President Coffey reported:

  • that John Capaccio and Gary Krietsch are working on the new housing proposal, a $36 million project, which will be presented to the CSU Board of Directors in March (completion anticipated in Fall 2010).
  • his division is working on the quality improvement program

Vice President Butler reported:

  • that the Humboldt Orientation Program was taking place, with student participants slightly increased over last year.
  • Mike Reilly will be invited to the January 25 University Executive Committee meeting to provide a Fall 2007 enrollment update.
  • that the Upward Bound grant proposal has been submitted and the McNair proposal is nearing completion.

Operations Continuity Plan – CSU Executive Order

Anna Kircher and Carol Terry reviewed the draft CSU Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) which requires each campus to prepare a plan. This will be discussed further at a February University Executive Committee meeting.

Budget Update – UBC/Divisions

The budget timelines, including the submission of requested forms, were discussed.