Minutes of the
Board of Governors Programs and Planning Committee
Missouri State University
Thursday, December 10, 2020, 10:45 AM
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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