MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS’
PROGRAMS AND PLANNING COMMITTEE
MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2018, 9:08 A.M.
ROBERT W. PLASTER STUDENT UNION, BALLROOM EAST
Present - Ms. Beverly Miller, Committee Chair
Ms. Amelia Counts, Committee Member
Mr. Craig Frazier, Committee Member
Mr. William Miller, Committee Member
Mr. Kendall Seal, Committee Member
Ms. Carol Silvey, Committee Member
Mr. Gregory Spears, Committee Member
Ms. Carrie Tergin, Committee Member
Absent - Mr. Gabriel Gore, Committee Member
Also Present - Mr. Clifton M. Smart III, President, Missouri State University
Mr. Kevin Agee, Content Strategist, University Communications
Ms. Denise Baumann, Associate Director, Residence Life, Housing and Dining Services
Ms. Donna Christian, Director, Internal Audit and Risk Management
Ms. Katie Colip, Coordinator-Success Initiatives, Residence Life, Housing and Dining
Services
Dr. Chris Craig, Deputy Provost, Provost Office
Dr. Rachelle Darabi, Associate Provost for Student Development and Public Affairs
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
Ms. Tamara Few, Director of Human Resources
Dr. Robert Hornberger, Assistant Vice President, Enrollment Management Services/Registrar
Dr. David Hough, Dean, College of Education
Dr. Tammy Jahnke, Dean, College of Natural and Applied Sciences
Dr. Dennis Lancaster, Dean of Academic Affairs, West Plains Campus
Dr. Thomas Lane, Associate Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students
Dr. Shirley Lawler, Chancellor, West Plains Campus
Dr. Julie Masterson, Dean, Graduate College
Dr. David Meinert, Interim Dean, College of Business
Mr. Jeff Mitchell, Associate General Counsel, Legal Affairs and Compliance
Ms. Shirley Mitchell, Senior Accountant-Analyst, Provost Office
Mr. Matt Morris, Vice President for Administrative Services
Mr. Jeff Morrissey, Chief Information Officer
Mr. Tom Peters, Dean, Library
Mr. Wes Pratt, Chief Diversity Officer and Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion
Mr. Gregory Rainwater, Budget and Financial Manager, Provost Office
Dr. Helen Reid, Dean, McQueary College of Health and Human Services
Mr. Scott Schneider, Director, Business and Support Services, West Plains Campus
Ms. Jennifer Severson, Director of Accounting and Budgeting, Financial Services
Ms. Suzanne Shaw, Vice President for Marketing and Communications
Ms. Cindy Schull, Director of Grants and Foundation Accounting, Financial Services
Dr. Dee Siscoe, Vice President for Student Affairs
Mr. Gary Stewart, Director, Residence Life, Housing and Dining Services
Ms. Angela Strider, Assistant Director Residence Life – Business Services
Dr. Angela Totty, Dean of Student Services, West Plains Campus
Mr. Mark Wheeler, University Architect and Director of Planning, Design and Construction
Dr. Kelly Wood, Executive Director, Center for Academic Success and Transition
Dr. Adena Young, Associate Professor, Psychology
Ms. Kristan Gochenauer, Secretary to the Board of Governors
1. Roll Call – Ms. Beverly Miller, Committee Chair, called the Programs and Planning
Committee meeting to order at 9:08 a.m. on Thursday, December 13, 2018, on the Missouri
State University campus.
2. Approval of Minutes – Ms. Miller mentioned that the first item of business was the approval of the minutes from the October 19, 2018, meeting. Mr. Kendall Seal so moved, receiving a second from Mr. Craig Frazier.
Motion passed unanimously.
3. Retention Data and Initiatives – President Clif Smart briefly discussed graduation
rates noting that the first step to increasing graduation rates is student retention.
Dr. Kelly Wood, Director of the Center for Academic Success and Transition, gave
a presentation on retention data and initiatives. She discussed factors that forecast
first to second year retention and reviewed the actions and programs that are being
used to connect the students and increase retention rates.
Dr. Shirley Lawler, Chancellor of the West Plains campus, then presented on retention data and initiatives on the West Plains campus. She talked about retention and the challenges for an open admission campus. Dr. Angela Totty, Dean of Student Services, and Dr. Dennis Lancaster, Dean of Academic Affairs, reviewed retention data. Dr. Lancaster then discussed the programs that are in place and being created with a goal of increasing student retention rates.
4. Adjournment – Ms. Miller adjourned the Programs and Planning Committee meeting
at 10:27 a.m. on the motion of Mr. Seal, the second of Ms. Carol Silvey, and the unanimous
approval of the committee.
Kristan Gochenauer
Secretary to the Board