ACPA GOVERNING BOARD

Meeting Minutes

Friday, November 13,2015, 11:30am–1:00pm ET

ACPA Mission: ACPA supports and fosters college student learning through the generation and dissemination of knowledge, which informs policies, practices and programs for student affairs professionals and the higher education community.

In Attendance:

Gavin Henning - President

Kent Porterfield – Past President

Donna Lee – Vice President

Heather Shea Gasser – Director, Membership Development

Lisa Landreman – Director, Professional Development

Amanda Mollet - Member-at-Large Entry Level

Susan Sullivan - Member-at-Large Mid-Level

John Dugan - Member-at-Large Faculty

Jason Meriwether – Director-elect, External Relations

Paul G. Brown- Director-elect, Membership Development

Ellen Broido – Member-at-Large Faculty-Elect

Cindi Love – Executive Director (Ex-Officio)

Guests:

Jennifer Ferrell – Coordinator for Coalitions

R. Jason Cottrell – Coordinator for State Divisions

Lisa Kelsay – Coordinator for Commissions

Amy Franklin-Craft – Coordinator for Commissions-elect

Steve Sutton – President, ACPA Foundation

Kevin O’Connell

Not In Attendance:

Tony Cawthon – Director, Research and Scholarship (Proxy is John Dugan)

Zeb Davenport– Director, External Relations (Proxy is Heather Shea Gasser)

Laura Bayless - Member-at-Large Senior Level (Proxy is Heather Shea Gasser)

Eboni M. Zamani-Gallaher - Director-elect, Research & Scholarship

Karol Martinez-Doane – Member-at-Large Mid-Level-Elect

Allyson Logie-Eustace – Coordinator for International Divisions

Tricia Fechter – Deputy Executive Director

A quorum was met. Meeting called to order at 11:35 a.m. by ACPA President Gavin Henning.

Governing Board Reports and Meeting Minutes:

  • October 9,2015Governing BoardMeeting minutes[Attachment]
  • President’s report (Henning) [Attachment]
  • Vice President’s report (Lee) [Attachment]
  • Past President’s report (Porterfield)
  • Executive Director and IO Team report (Love)[Attachment]
  • External Relations report (Davenport)
  • Membership report (Shea Gasser) [Attachment]
  • Equity & Inclusion report (N/A)
  • Professional Development report (Landreman) [Attachment]
  • Research & Scholarship report (Cawthon)[No report]
  • Member-at-Large, Entry-Level report (Mollet)[Attachment]
  • Member-at-Large, Mid-Level report (Sullivan)
  • Member-at-Large, Senior-Level report (Bayless)
  • Member-at-Large, Faculty report (Dugan)

Ancillary Reports:

  • ACPA Foundation (Sutton) [Attachment]
  • Assembly Coordinator for Commissions (Kelsay) [Attachment]
  • Assembly Coordinator for Coalitions (Ferrell) [Attachment]
  • Assembly Coordinator for State Divisions (Cotrell)
  • Assembly Coordinator for International Divisions (Logie-Eustace)
  1. Discussion/Vote for Approval: Consent Agenda (Henning) [Attachments]

Motion #1: To accept the consent agenda

Moved: Heather Shea Gasser, Director of Membership Development

Second: Donna Lee, Vice President

Date: 11/13/2015

Time: 11:36am

Passed: Yay

  1. Discussion: Member Engagement and Outreach from Association Leaders (Henning)

Kevin O’Connell joined the meeting to discuss social media strategies with the governing board.

  1. Discussion/Vote: Coordinator of Communities of Practice Process (Ferrell)

Jen Ferrell provided an update on the process, and discussion followed. The Governing Board will vote during the December 2015 meeting on the process for appointing a coordinator of Communities of Practice.

  1. Nominations and Elections Slating (Porterfield)

Kent Porterfield presented the slate for the 2016 Governance Elections. Kent thanked the members of the Nominations and Elections Committee for their work in the recruitment and slating process. The Governing Board will review candidates for the Director of Professional Development and Interim Director of Equity and Inclusion positions in December.

  1. 1st Read: ACPA Event Cancellation and Continuation Policy (Henning) [Attachments]

Policy was provided as a first read. The Governing Board will vote on this policy in December 2015.

  1. Update: Professional Development Overview (Landerman) [Attachments]

Lisa Landreman shared an update on various projects moving forward as well as the plan for recruitment of members to serve on the ACPA/NASPA Rubrics review team. The Nominations and Elections committee will review and seat individuals for this group.

  1. Update: Leadership to Pathways Report Implementation (Sullivan)

Susan Sullivan provided an update on the recruitment of the leadership pathways implementation team. Applications close next week and the group will have a call before the end of the year.

  1. 1st Read: External Relations Advisory Board Selection Process (Davenport/Meriwether)

Jason Meriwether provided an update on the External Relations Advisory Board process, as well as an outline of the plan to select members of the board. Conversation followed. The Selection Process will be on the December 2015 Governing Board meeting agenda.

  1. Update/Discussion: Decorum Statement (Henning)

Gavin Henning provided an update on the Decorum Statement.

  1. Discussion: Future of Ethics Committee (Henning)

Gavin Henning provided an update on the Ethics Committee, and their work with the Ethics Consortium Group. Discussion followed on the future work of the Ethics Committee, and its role and purpose within the ACPA structure.

Motion #2: To adjourn

Moved: Susan Sullivan, Member at Large, Mid-Level

Second: Heather Shea Gasser, Director of Membership Development

Date: 11/13/2015

Time: 12:46pm

Passed: Yay