Staff Advisory Committee Meeting
May 3, 2007
President’s Conference Room
Present: Buckner, Dedmon,
Absent: Bledsoe, Bussell, Davis, Glasscock, Wassom
Others present: President Bell, Dorothy Nash and
Chairman Parker opened the meeting at 1:30 p.m.
President’s Comments
President Bell stated that following the fire that destroyed
President Bell assured the group that TTU does have a campus emergency response system in place to deal with a campus emergency, and others are soon to be implemented that will allow TTU officials to notify people in case of a crisis situation. The crisis at Virginia Tech raised awareness that tragedy can strike anywhere, anytime. The TTU campus emergency response and communications plans began long before the Virginia Tech events. As the fire alarm monitoring system installation extends to more campus sites, a single-point Public Address system will be available. Tennessee Tech continues to review plans to make improvements for the safety of the University community.
The campus emergency response planning information is available under resources on the Faculty-Staff website.
Spring commencement is set for May 5. Honored guests, faculty, staff, relatives and
friends along with almost 1200 graduating students will be addressed by commencement
speakers Dr.
At last week’s Luncheon Forum, several awards were announced as follows:
Karen Lykins from Public Affairs received the Outstanding Professional Award that included a monetary prize of $1000 and a plaque.
QEP Director Dr. Ada Haynes presented Dr. Joseph Biernacki, Dr. Anthony Baker and Professor Ken Hunter with the QEP Excellence Awards.
THEC’s Harold Love Outstanding Service Award went to Tech’s faculty member Jennifer Golz from the English Department.
Since our last meeting, recipients of the Tech Ambassador Award include:
April 2007 Saundra
Kelley,
May 2007 Lisa
Renovations to Tucker Stadium include the installation of new artificial turf. Soon the end zones will be purple.
Tech will host the OVC Softball Championships May 10-11.
President Bell discussed the recommendations from the Ad Hoc Budget Committee that will be implemented beginning July 1. The main agenda of the committee was to find resources to eliminate the overspending of incomes versus revenues. In the past, overspending or the balancing of the budget has been taken from the renewal and replacement reserves. With implementation of the newly developed budget model, the University expects to rebuild reserves by $1 million this year.
Analyses of cost per credit hour by disciplines and
departments have been completed using the Delaware Cost Study model. Also, reviews of administrative units have
been conducted. These comparisons
include the TBR system comparisons as well as the
The July 1 budget status action item is to restore budgets and reserves by reducing costs where applicable and investing in areas of new emphasis such as nursing and education to include remote programs.
Election of Officers
Chairman Parker called for nominations for officers of the Committee for 2007-2008. Motion by Buckner to elect Barbara Glasscock as the chairman of the Staff Advisory Committee for the 2007-2008 fiscal year, and McNeal seconded. Motion PASSED.
McNeal moved to appoint Patricia McKenzie as co-chair for the 2007-2008 fiscal year. Dedmon seconded, and the motion was unanimously APPROVED.
The meeting ADJOURNED at 2:05 p.m.
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