Executive Leadership Team

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM

MEETING

TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2017

VPAA CONFERENCE ROOM

RICHARDS HALL, THIRD FLOOR

8:30 A.M.

Those in attendance: Craig Burgess, Tina Butcher, Ed Helton, Tom Helton, John Lester,

Nancy Marino, Chris Markwood, Todd Reeser and Gina Sheeks.

Tom Helton: Reservations and Third Party Policy (second review) – Recommendation made to President Markwood to implement current policy and tweak the policy as we go forward as needed. Once approved by President Markwood, policy will be distributed via email to the campus. NOTE: 8/23/2017 – Dr. Markwood approved current Reservatons and Third Party policy.

Work Student Administrative Procedures: CSU receives $300,000 a year from the Federal Work Study program to provide salaries for student workers on both campuses. Campus hiring procedures have changed for this year. A Priority List has been established by Tina Butcher, Tom Helton, Russ Romandini and our HR office for “High Need” areas. These areas will get the first opportunity for work study students. Additions to the Priority List requests will be considered by the Provost and the Vice President for Business and Finance. Current Priority List consists of College of the Arts, Library, Rec Center, Athletics and Parking SVC.

Other areas on campus that need a Work Study Student, and are not on the Priority List, should submit a request through HR office as normal. Students are free to consider these requests after all the requests have been submitted from the Priority List.

Tina Butcher: Dean Reports: Dean Rome is scheduled to present to ELT on September 19, and Dean Greer is scheduled for October 10. Deans will present annually to the ELT. ELT will discuss the possibility of other programs on campus making annual presentations too.

John Lester: Dr. Markwood, Danna Gibson, David Mitchell and John met with David Hart, General Manager of WRBL, yesterday for lunch. WRBL is interested in working with the university to put on a series of electiondebates next year on campus. Also would like to give CSU a web cam to be placed on one of our buildings at the RiverPark campus. WRBL would have access feed. They also discussed establishing a WRBL office in the Carpenters building.

Ed Helton: Jim Blanchard Leadership forum – Currently 1,050 have registered for this conference. Full capacity is 1,100. CSU will amend contract for this event to include the lobby area of the Columbus Trade Center to prevent any registered protests inside the building. Reception Monday evening begins at 5:30 p.m. upstairs. Tickets for ELT will be delivered today and tomorrow. The whole event will be streamed liveto University Hall.

Dr. Markwood: Last two weeks on campus went very well. Should receive the final count for Fall Semester in the next couple of weeks. Retention is expected to be up.

Dr. Markwood and family were stationed at Feeding the Valley for CSU’s Day of Service this past Saturday, and worked with folks from Ft. Benning.

Space Science Center had over 1,000 people yesterday enjoying the eclipse.

Other Announcements: Abraham George is scheduled to present to the ELT on September 5, regarding Tech Fee funding, computers and usage of computer labs.

All ELT meetings will continue to meet in the VPAA conference room.

Todd Reeser: Girls in the Game date has changed from October 24 to November 1, 2017, with Annika Sorenstam, at the Columbus Country Club of Columbus.

Coach Anita Howard is now the Senior Women’s Administrator.

John Lester: ELT needs to have strategic discussions about CSU’s role in sponsorships for non-profit agencies in the community.

The policy and process for student appeals to the President’s office needs to be defined. Further discussions will ensue.

Gina Sheeks: Cougar Kick Off events went very well. The CSU Food Pantry has moved to Woodall Hall.

There being no other business to discuss, meeting was adjourned at 9:30 a.m.

Respectfully submitted by,

Nancy Marino