Minutes of the Board of Governors’
Programs and Planning Committee
Missouri State University
Friday, February 21, 2020, 10:15 a.m.
Robert W. Plaster Student Union Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Present - Ms. Carol Silvey, Committee Chair
Ms. Amelia Counts, 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. Jay Wasson, Committee Member
Mr. Chris Waters, Committee Member
Absent- Mr. William Miller, Committee Member
Also Present - Mr. Clifton M. Smart III, President
Dr. Jim Baker, Vice President for Research and Economic Development and International
Programs
Ms. Donna Christian, Director of Internal Audit and Risk Management
Mr. Jeff Coiner, Chief Information Officer
Ms. Jen Cox, University Space Manager - Director of Support Services
Dr. Chris Craig, Deputy Provost
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
Dr. Ron Del Vecchio, Dean, Darr College of Agriculture
Dr. Frank Einhellig, Provost
Ms. Stacey Funderburk, Director, Editorial and Design Services
Ms. Mary Lynne Golden, Executive Assistant IV, Provost’s Office
Dr. Rob Hornberger, Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management and Services
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. Shirley Lawler, Chancellor, West Plains Campus
Dr. Julie Masterson, Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate College
Dr. Victor Matthews, Dean, College of Humanities and Public Affairs
Ms. Natalie McNish, Senior Auditor, Internal Audit and Risk Management
Dr. David Meinert, Dean, College of Business
Mr. Jeff Mitchell, Associate General Counsel
Ms. Shirley Mitchell, Senior Accountant-Analyst, Provost’s Office
Mr. Matt Morris, Vice President for Administrative Services
Ms. Andrea Mostyn, Director of University Communications
Dr. Joye Norris, Associate Provost for Access and Outreach
Dr. Michelle Olsen, Director of Institutional Research
Mr. Tom Peters, Dean of the Library
Mr. Wes Pratt, Chief Diversity Officer and Assistant to the President
Mr. Greg Rainwater, Budget and Financial Manager, Provost Office
Dr. Scott Schneider, Director, Business and Support Services, West Plains Campus
Ms. Suzanne Shaw, Vice President for Marketing and Communications
Ms. Jessica Silvey, Executive Assistant to the President
Dr. Dee Siscoe, Vice President for Student Affairs
Dr. Mark Smith, Dean of the McQueary College of Health and Human Services
Mr. Kyle Tiggemann, Research Analyst, Institutional Research
Mr. Mark Woolsey, Assessment Learning Outcomes Consultant
Ms. Rowena Stone, Secretary to the Board of Governors
Roll Call – Ms. Carol Silvey, Committee Chair, called the Programs and Planning Committee meeting to order at 10:27 a.m. on Friday, February 21, 2020, on the Missouri State University campus.
Approval of Minutes – Ms. Silvey mentioned that the first item of business was the approval of the minutes, with one correction, from the December 12, 2019. Mr. Gabriel Gore so moved, receiving a second from Mr. Craig Frazier.
Motion passed unanimously.
Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) Update – Dr. Rob Hornberger, Associate Vice
President for Enrollment Management and Services and co-chair of the steering committee,
provided an update to the Board. He shared that the goals reviewed in December and
that the next step in the process was developing strategies to support each goal.
Dr. Hornberger shared that on January 29, 2020, a SEM Townhall was hosted, marking the halfway point in the process of developing the plan. Goals and updates were presented, co-chairs of each council presented, and feedback was solicited from the campus community at the event. Dr. Hornberger commented that the next steps are to finalize strategies, create tactics, write the SEM plan, and to present the plan at the June Board of Governors’ meeting.
Academic Overview – Dr. Frank Einhellig, Provost, provided the Board members with a packet of information containing overviews of each college and other academic data. Dr. Einhellig introduced several members of his team that submitted information but would not be giving presentations. These team members included Dr. Michelle Olsen, Director of Institutional Research; Dr. Julie Masterson, Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate College; Dr. Rachelle Darabi, Associate Provost of Student Development and Public Affairs; Dr. Joye Norris, Associate Provost for Access and Outreach; and Dr. Chris Craig, Deputy Provost. Dr. Einhellig then introduced each college dean who provided information on their college. Overviews were provided by Dr. Shawn Wahl, Dean of the College of Arts and Letters; Dr. David Meinert, Dean of the College of Business; Dr. David Hough, Dean of the College of Education; Dr. Victor Matthews, Dean of the College of Humanities and Public Affairs; Dr. Tammy Jahnke, Dean of the College of Natural and Applied Sciences; Dr. Mark Smith, Dean of the McQueary College of Health and Human Services; and Dr. Ron Del Vecchio, Dean of the Darr College of Agriculture.
Dr. Einhellig introduced additional members of his academic team that were not part of the presentations. These team members included Dr. Tom Peters, Dean of the Library; Dr. Kerri Franklin, Director of Assessment; and Dr. John Chuchiak, Director of the Honors College. Dr. Einhellig shared that the academic areas employ roughly 760 full-time faculty, around 400 per course instructors, and approximately 1,200 staff.
Adjournment – Ms. Silvey adjourned the Programs and Planning Committee meeting at 11:49 a.m. on the motion of Mr. Gore, the second of Mr. Frazier, and the unanimous approval of the committee.
Rowena Stone
Secretary to the Board