College of Health Sciences

MINUTES FOR CAC MEETING

January 31, 2007

 

The College Administrative Council (CAC) met in the Nursing Conference room from 12:00-4:30.

Dr. Corder called the meeting to order.

 

In Attendance: Dr. Jan Corder, Juliet Burgess, Dr. Jessica Dolecheck, Emmy Doughty,  Dr. Judy Fellows, Dr. Florencetta Gibson, Jay Hicks, Beverly Jarrell, Peggy Meredith, Belinda Morgan, Dr. Paxton Oliver, and Debbie Wisenor.

 

1.   Lunch.

Dr. Corder provided lunch for all CAC members.

 

2.   Administrative Assistant Assignments.

a.   Graduate Work Study Students Time Sheets

The Administrative Assistants will take care of CODI Graduate Work  Study Students Time Sheets.

                b.   Adjunct Time Sheets for CODI, OTA, & DHYG

The Administrative Assistants will type out the forms for CODI Adjunct Faculty.

                c.   Handle New Faculty Requests for keys, computer accounts, etc…

The Administrative Assistants will have a new employee checklist with contact phone numbers.  Orientation of new employees was discussed.  Key charges were discussed.  Computers have to be cleaned by the computing center after an employee leaves the university.  Forms for faculty computer needs were discussed.

                d.   Contracts

One administrative assistant will handle all contracts for all departments.  She will have hard and electronic copies.  She will advise departments three to six months before contract is due for renewal for any changes by departments.  She will send original for all signatures and make copies for departments and return to departments.  Departments will send contracts to companies or affiliates and they will follow-up on the contracts.

                e.   Applications

                                NURS students will return applications to Dean’s office, where an

administrative assistant will pair it with folders and give out applications to those students who may need one.

DHYG students will return applications to Dean’s office where an

administrative assistant will contact students for interviews after review by

department head.  An administrative assistant will also mail out application packets.

OTA/RADT students will return applications to Dean’s office where an

administrative assistant will collect and return to departments.

                f.   Requests for Information Packets

                                Administrative assistants will send out packets to students who request

information on the department.  They will refer students who are transferring to    The Board of Regents web site to the cross walk for transfer information.

                g.   Tests

                                Earlene Stanley will type tests for Nursing and Dental Hygiene as needed.

                h.   Screen Calls for Advisor

Vicki Creighton’s calls will be answered first by an administrative assistant in the Dean’s office, so that she has more time to advise students.  Ms. Creighton will be advising pre-Nursing, pre-Radiologic Technology, and pre-Clinical Laboratory Sciences students.  Beginning in Fall 2007 all beginning freshmen will be advised by the Student Success Center until they have 30 credit hours, they will then be advised by Ms. Creighton until they have been accepted into their professional program.

               

 

 

i.   File for College Advisor

The file room will be located next to Ms. Creighton’s office in Sugar Hall.  An administrative assistant from the Dean’s office will pull student folders for the next day’s advising appointments.  She will also re-file student folders that have previously been pulled for advising.  She will also make folders as needed.

                j.   Shredding

                                Administrative assistants will be responsible for supervising students and

shredding files that students can not have access to.

                k.   Accreditation Reports – Self-Study and Annual

                                Dean’s office will be available to help when needed.

                l.   Newsletters and Brochures

                                Dean’s office will be available to help when needed.

                m.   Scholarships, Who’s Who, and Awards

Dean’s office will be available to help if departmental scholarships are restored.

                n.   Continuing Education

An Administrative assistant will be helping departments with any CE need.  University Continuing Education office also helps the departments with their CE needs.

                o.   Check Out Sheets

                                Graduation check out sheets will be interactive on Flight Path.

                p.   Applications for Graduation

                                Judy Kalinich and Terri Hendrix will continue handling the applications.                 q.   Application for Licensure

                                An Administrative assistant will be assigned to handle all applications for

licensures for all departments.

                r.   Mail

                                Dean’s office will handle all mail accordingly.

                s.   Student Walk-Ins

                                Dean’s office will handle all student walk-ins accordingly.

t.   Handle Paperwork for College – Committees, Curriculum, E-learning, Budget,

     and Promotion and Tenure

Dean’s office will handle on an as needed basis.

                u.   CAC Minutes – Post on Website

                                Judy Kalinich will continue to post all minutes onto the College website.

                v.   Supplier – Ordering and Distributing

Judy Kalinich will continue to order and distribute supplies to the departments.

                w.   Tracking Department Copying and Phones

                                Sandra Barton will track department copying and phones.

                x.   Tracking Inventory

                                Sandra Barton will track all inventory in the College.

 

3.   HRSA Grant Funds Purchasing Decisions.

All departments need to send their wish lists to the Dean’s office as soon as possible.  Orders need to be completed by June 30, 2007.

 

4.  Application Fees.

Dr. Corder introduced Diane Singletary and Gail Parker of the Computing Center.  They discussed the application fees that the departments charge for application processing ($50.00).  Students have to specify which department the application fee applies to when paying the fee at LaCapitol.  Gail Parker will set up a FRS computer screens workshop for a CAC meeting time.  25% of the application fee will go to the Dean’s office and the remaining 75% will go to the departments.  The applications are processed as follows:  Dental Hygiene and Radiologic Technology is Spring applications for Fall admittance.  Occupational Therapy Assistant is Spring applications for Summer II admittance. Nursing and Communicative Disorders is Spring and Fall applications for Fall and Spring admittance.   

 

Minutes submitted by Judy Kalinich with approval from Dr. Corder.