December 10, 2020

Minutes of the
Board of Governors Programs and Planning Committee
Missouri State University
Thursday, December 10, 2020, 10:45 AM
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82063540395

 

Present

Ms. Carol Silvey, Committee Chair

Ms. Amelia “Amy” Counts, Committee Member

Mr. Briar Douglas, Committee Member

Mr. Craig Frazier, Committee Member

Mr. Gabriel Gore, Committee Member

Ms. Beverly Miller Keltner, Committee Member

Ms. Lynn Parman, Committee Member

Ms. Carrie Tergin, Committee Member

Mr. Chris Waters, Committee Member

Absent

Mr. Jay Wasson, Committee Member

Also Present

Mr. Clifton Smart III, President

Mr. Jamie Cayley, Citizen Scholar

Mr. Jeff Coiner, Chief Information Officer

Ms. Alye Darter, Citizen Scholar

Mr. Ryan DeBoef, Chief of Staff and Assistant to the President for Governmental Relations

Ms. Rachael Dockery, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer

Mr. Brent Dunn, Vice President for University Advancement (via webinar)

Dr. Frank Einhellig, Provost

Mr. Steve Foucart, Chief Financial Officer

Ms. Allison Garrett, Citizen Scholar

Dr. Rob Hornberger, Associate Vice President for Enrollment Services

Ms. Rachael Ingram, Citizen Scholar

Dr. Tammy Jahnke, Dean, College of Natural and Applied Sciences

Dr. Dennis Lancaster, Interim Chancellor, West Plains Campus                  

Ms. Natalie McNish, Senior Auditor (via webinar)

Mr. Matt Morris, Vice President for Administrative Services

Ms. Lyndsey Parker, Citizen Scholar

Ms. Suzanne Shaw, Vice President for Marketing and Communications

Dr. Dee Siscoe, Vice President for Student Affairs

Ms. Rowena Stone, Secretary to the Board

Dr. Shawn Wahl, Dean, Reynolds College of Arts and Letters

1. Roll Call – Ms. Carol Silvey, Committee Chair, called the Programs and Planning Committee meeting to order at 10:46 a.m. on Thursday, December 10, 2020, in the Bond Learning Center Ballroom at the Missouri State University Darr Agriculture Center. The meeting was livestreamed via Zoom webinar.

2. Approval of Minutes – Ms. Silvey mentioned that the first item of business was the approval of the minutes from the October 16, 2020, meeting.  Mr. Craig Frazier so moved, receiving a second from Ms. Amy Counts. 

Motion passed 8-0.

3. Discussion of Proposed Revisions to Criteria for Citizen Scholars – The committee discussed criteria for selection of citizen scholars and updated the criteria to ensure that there continues to be a robust pool of applicants that demonstrate the desired attributes of a citizen scholar award recipient.

4. Citizen Scholars Panel – Dr. Dee Siscoe, Vice President for Student Affairs, moderated a panel discussion with five of this year’s citizen scholar award recipients.

5. Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) Update – Dr. Rob Hornberger, Associate Vice President for Enrollment Services, and Dr. Tammy Jahnke, Dean of the College of Natural and Applied Sciences, provided an update on strategic enrollment management. The final version of the university’s strategic enrollment management plan was presented, and the committee discussed it. The plan includes four measurable goals directed at outreach and recruitment, retention and student success, successful graduation and completion, and financial preparedness. The plan also includes strategies to attain each goal. Approval of the SEM Plan will be voted on at the full board meeting later in the day.

6. Long-Range Plan Update – Ms. Suzanne Shaw, Vice President for Marketing and Communications, and Dr. Shawn Wahl, Dean of the Reynolds College of Arts and Letters, provided an update on the long-range plan. They discussed the long-range plan steering committee’s work with the university’s strategic partner, EAB. The university has conducted a series of webinars, workshops, and brainstorming sessions that will form the basis for a draft long-range plan that will be presented to the board for approval next summer.

7. Adjournment – With no further business needing to be discussed, Ms. Silvey adjourned the meeting at 11:59 a.m. on the motion of Ms. Counts and the second of Mr. Frazier.

Motion passed 8-0.

 

 

Rowena Stone

Rowena Stone
Secretary to the Board