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Planning, Sub-Meet and Confer
Notes
Thursday, November 2, 2006
11:00 am- 12:00 pm
CSU 256

I    Approval of Notes from Planning, October 12, 2006;

Introduction of Members, and Welcome to New Members

II    Drafts
•    FY 08 Priority Funding Request
•    FY 07 Strategic Initiative Funding Reports, Mid-year and Final
Attendees made recommendations for some revisions, and approved the drafts as amended; Dr. Johnson will make the changes to these documents as recommended.

III    Request for Proposals, Timeline and Process
•    November, request for proposal ideas
•    Late January/ early February, presentations and pitch (sub-group/whole)
•    March 1, recommendations to Cabinet
Drafts were approved as amended; Dr. Johnson will make the changes to these documents.  MSSA student member Michael Norton volunteered to assist with streamlining the process by putting these documents on-line.

IV     University Goals and Assessment System
·          Dr. Pellett’s perspectives, overview of documents
Dr. Pellet circulated and explained several materials:
•    An Evaluation System for MSU Institutional Goals, Draft, February 14, 2006
•    Plan for Institution-Level Assessment, Draft 4/18/06
•    MSU, Mankato, University Assessment System, Undergraduate Level
•    Noel-Levitz Satisfaction Survey 2006 Results Highlights
He spoke of the need to connect Planning to Budget, to Assessment, and explained that there is not a full linkage if Planning doesn’t look at the entirety of Assessment; this is a clear expectation and directive from HLC. 

Dr. Johnson spoke of the need to engage in conversation for the interpretation of planning—is there a systematic way to get assessment to the Planning Sub-Meet and Confer?  If there are no assessment updates, there is a disconnection in the governance structure.

Planning Sub-Meet and Confer will have a standing agenda item at each meeting, Assessment, to give Dr. Pellet an opportunity to give the members timely updates, and help us better use the data.

V      Other Concerns
•    Dr. Miller asked if our work in planning goes beyond strategic planning initiatives. The members discussed the purview of Planning Sub-Meet and Confer; what are the common questions?  How do we get a system for access?  Dr. Swatfager-Haney talked of the MnSCU dashboard as an excellent system for distribution of material and access.

•    Mr. Sean McGoldrick talked about the Master Plan, and the fact that this group would link to Planning Sub-Meet and Confer through meetings with lots of constituencies; he said that task force would be in alignment with shared governance, would host multiple meetings, and would work through this group.  Master Plan, with updates from Mr. McGoldrick, will be a standing agenda item.

•    Dr. Johnson reported that the Planning Sub-Meet and Confer website is under construction.



Members in Attendance
   
Linda Duckett   
Lynn Akey   
Daniel Elliott   
Michael Fagin   
Deanna Hoechst   
Jeff Iseminger   
Avra Johnson   
Rosemary Kinne   
Steve Larson   
Justine Martin   
Sean McGoldrick   
Michael Miller   
Tracy Pellett, ex officio   
Carol Stallkamp   
Patricia Swatfager-Haney   
Perry Wood   
Michael Norton – Student Rep.


Meeting adjourned.


Next Meeting:    Thursday, November 9, 2006, CSU 285
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