University Town Hall Meeting

1. Welcome! University Town Hall Meeting Wednesday, April 2, 2013

2. CONGRATULATIONS! Effective September 1, 2013 Promotion to Associate Professor • Dr. George Boger, Management • Dr. Angela Sikorski, Psychology Promotion to Professor • Dr. Terry Bechtel, Accounting • Dr. Igor Aizenberg, Computer Science University Town Hall Meeting

3. KUDOS! CASE Awards for Marketing Campaign • Tracy Pounds, Graphics Specialist • Alex Rain, Student Marketing Specialist • Justin Hubbart, Student Marketing Manager Casino Night • Celeste McNeil, Coordinator of Student Engagement and Activities Core Curriculum Project • Doug Julien, Assistant Professor of English University Town Hall Meeting

4. KUDOS! New Website Rollout • Scott Lent, Associate Vice President for Information Technology and CIO • IT Staff • University representatives from each functional area University Town Hall Meeting

5. Welcome! Ricky Norton Director of Human Resources & EEO University Town Hall Meeting

6. Tuition and Fee Update • Will go before the May Board of Regents meeting • No request for increase in designated tuition for FY2013-14 • Fee requests • Recycling Fee—establish at $5 semester • Technology Fee—raise to $15/SCH from $10/SCH • Athletics Fee—establish at $9/SCH University Town Hall Meeting

7. Intercollegiate Athletics • Our state representative and state senator have introduced legislation to enact a $9 per credit unit fee (up to $108) that, if approved would start being collected in Fall 2013 and, given the current enrollment, would provide @ 360k per year. • Intercollegiate athletics may begin as soon as fall 2014 if the fee bill is approved and becomes law. • As recommended in the white paper produced by the TAMU-T Athletic Council, we will initially seek membership for our intercollegiate athletics in NAIA. University Town Hall Meeting

8. Intercollegiate Athletics • In May 2013, the university will bring in a consultant with NAIA and intercollegiate athletics start-up experience to work with the Athletic Council on the recommendations made in its white paper and to develop a plan for the initiation of intercollegiate athletics. • The consultant is Dr. Darin Wilson, founding Athletic Director at Georgia Gwinnet College and NAIA National Athletics Director of the Year in 2010-2011, and he is scheduled to visit Texarkana on May 6 & 7. • The Athletic Council is the university group charged with making recommendations to the President about intercollegiate athletics. University Town Hall Meeting

9. CLUBSports • In 2011, A&M-Texarkana initiated club sports as a means of “jump-starting” intercollegiate athletics. • Unlike traditional club sports, the university hired coaches and provided funding for the clubs. • Community supporters were told that if they raised funds to cover this model of club sports that these sports could continue. • Community supporters have been very generous in their support and raised the funds necessary to continue funding for the fall semester. Thus, club sports will continue in Fall 2013, assuming student interest. • Coaches will be expected to work with returning team members to recruit additional members from the existing student body. Club sports report to the Interim VP for Student Affairs. University Town Hall Meeting

10. Athleticfacilities • The university will actively engage in planning and fundraising for athletic facilities on campus. • The first facilities will be “dual use,” i.e., will serve the initial needs of intercollegiate athletic programs while also providing recreation facilities for students, and possibly, the community. University Town Hall Meeting

11. EagleClub • The Eagle Club is a non-profit entity that provides support to athletic activities on campus, composed primarily of community citizens who generously give of their time and dollars. • The organization’s liaison with the university is the Assistant Vice President of University Advancement, who works with its board to identify fundraising priorities and needs. University Town Hall Meeting

12. LegislativeUpdate • Budget—House and Senate bills both have some increase for A&M-Texarkana (but will be decreased because of spring enrollment drop) • Tuition Revenue Bonds—A&M-Texarkana building still on the table • Special Requests—still pending University Town Hall Meeting

13. Academic update Dr. Rosanne Stripling University Town Hall Meeting

14. University Update Texas A&M University Board of Regents Committee on Academic and Student Affairs (CASA) • Student Success Measures (Metrics/Analytics) Sub-Committee (Hart) 2. Common Measures for Student Learning Outcomes (SLO) Task Force (Hart, Carwile) 3. PK-20 Initiatives Task Force (Ballard) 4. Advising Task Force (Nakashian, Patterson) 5. Faculty Recruitment and Retention Task Force (Stripling) 6. Student Affairs Task Force (Stripling) 7. Access, Acceptance, and Advancement Sub-Committee (??) • http://empoweru.tamus.edu/ EmpowerU University Town Hall Meeting

15. University UPDATE 4. Advising Task Force (Nakashian and Patterson) Charge: To identify common challenges best practices (empirical and anecdotal) regarding the who, what, where, when, why, and how of academic advising, while operating within current rules and statutes • Faculty Recruitment and Retention (Stripling) Charge: To improve processes and lead efforts in public understanding of: • Recruitment and Retention of Outstanding Faculty • Annual Evaluation of Faculty • Granting of Tenure • Post-Tenure Review University Town Hall Meeting

16. University UPDATE 6. Student Affairs Task Force (Stripling) Charge: To identify the three most significant challenges facing student success under the purview of the student affairs officers and develop a systematic means of addressing such challenges 7. Access, Acceptance, and Advancement Sub-Committee (??) Charge: To identify and operationalize best practices in facilitating a successful path from a student’s application to enrollment, with emphasis on increasing diversity University Town Hall Meeting