• the main contract would not work without the other contract. There’s no sense in buying one without the other. The secondary contract is for a 24-hour call center for students with admissions questions to contact the university.
  • A Senator asked if these contracts would serve only undergraduate applicants. McFayden replied yes, only undergrads.
  • Financials: Fifth Third Bank: we lost over a million dollars. No matter where they position us, we always do better than the market. McFayden advocates getting rid of Fifth Third and getting a new portfolio manager to improve the performance of our investments. We pay Fifth Third, our primary portfolio manager, yet other institutions are outperforming us on their portfolios. Now we have a report generated by the foundation, which indicates better performance.
  • Audit report: we had some findings, recurring but not significant, about processes and procedures. There were far fewer findings than in the last few years.

6. Curriculum Committee - Leigh Whittinghill: Chair Whittinghill reported on the following items:

  • FSCC 18-19-12 ROTC/JROTC New Courses in ROTC: The ROTC program is doing a lot of work to revise our program to match up with the national ROTC program in Washington. This lack of alignment has caused issues with student tuition not getting reimbursed. Several former courses will be replaced with 11 new courses.

VOTE: voice vote: unanimous yes with no abstentions

  • FSCC 18-19-13 New courses in Education: These new courses are part of the new program in Teacher-Leader Training.
  • Moffett asked, will these courses complement the new center in Teacher-Leader Training? Whittinghill replied yes, but they were not designed to do so.
  • Moffett asked if additional faculty will be needed to teach these courses. Whittinghill replied no, they will be taught by current faculty in the department.
  • A Senator asked whether some of our current course listings could be utilized in this new degree program? Using currently offered courses might keep students from taking on more courses. Kevin Jones, Interim Chair of the School of Education and Human Development responded that they were encouraged by JCPS (Jefferson County School System) /EPSB (Education Professional Standards Board) not to have any overlap with the current curriculum.
  • A Senator asked, when do you expect to launch this program? Jones answered, probably the fall, but earlier would be summer. There is some pressure to move this forward due to the real need for it in the Jefferson County School System.
  • A Senator noted that any new program does have to be opened up for public comment, so this summer may be optimistic.
  • A Senator asked, is there any additional funding for library resources for this program? The budget of the library is not equipped to support graduate programs. There was no response to this question.

VOTE: voice vote: unanimous yes with no abstentions

  • FSCC 18-19-14 New Program, Master's Degree in Teacher-Leader: There are three sets of courses in this program. Jefferson County Schools is trying to raise their teachers to a higher caliber in urban-based teaching. There is a curriculum ladder at the end of the Action Item