Attendance: Laura Walsh, Jamie White, Terri Jackson, Tauni Graham, Gayle Gambs, Jasmin Hennosy, Candy Sheradin, Kathy Holmes, Lisa Smith, Jeseca MacDonald, Kyle Morgan, Becky Smith, Bret Whitaker, Rose Hart, Dale Main, Tim Deaver, Howard Imhof, Mary Miller, Jason Kruder, Jeff Crabtree, Kelly Kirkpatrick, Julie Ketner, Kasia Wilson, Bruce Weaver, Charlene K. Santee, Connie Zang, Suzanne Bressoud, Francesca Amigo, Sue Bidwell.
Welcome: Sue Bidwell, chair
Monthly hosts:
· Business & Accounting Offices: Lisa Orr
o Introduction of business & finance and accounting offices
o Implementing in 2010 for COTC employees – will be able to access W2’s online (OSU employees have already had access)
New business:
· AmeriCorps*VISTA- Access– Jen Anthony (OSU) & Mary Fox (COTC)
o Collaboration: CANDO Partnership; College Access Campaign; Big brothers, big Sisters;
o Jen: Access & Engagement (OSU) – main initiatives = Blue Print: College; data collection of service learning models; build infrastructure: juvenile mentoring program (SOC 489), internship opportunity, student activism conference (10-20 students in the spring).
o Mary: Center for Access & Retention (COTC) - community engagement; specific CollegeASPIRE Recruitment; bridges out of poverty: planning, programming and training; Access and retention tracking & follow-up.
o CANDO Partnership: COTC, ACTC, NCS, DU, OSU
o PEAK: Providing early awareness & knowledge; 2nd 4th, and 8th grade classrooms in NCS; promote college-going behaviors;
o Newark campus awareness of: College access, the Newark community; college access action opportunities (for students, faculty, staff);
o Big Brothers Big Sisters: continue to strengthen the Newark campus partnership with BBBS; recruit staff & faculty to be mentors in the Newark city schools;
§ Inspirational video;
§ SEE MINUTES ONLINE (OSU / COTC websites) for complete PowerPoint presentation.
Area updates:
· Academic Labs: Nobody present
· Business and Accounting Office: See above
· Career Services: Nobody present
· Child development Center: Nobody present
· COTC Gateway: Susan Jaeger – open for walk-ins; send interested people over.
· Development Office: Nobody present
· Dining services: Damon Cappel
o Next week is a big week for the Table of Contents & catering - all student employees are coming back, so please be patient with students at lunch next week – they’ll be in training;
o New this fall: coffee card program – punch card, 10th cup is free;
o Coffee cart – Hopewell and Founders Hall, not sure what it will have besides coffee (pastries, etc.); at least ½ hour each weekday morning; cash only;
o Catering: brand new catering menu, will be up on OSU & COTC websites with form to fill online; week after next 7 a.m. -6 p.m., Mon-Fri will be hours (Cyber Café= 7am – 2pm) ; salads will be available until 6 pm;
o Got a toaster oven from Quizno's – we’ll now have toasted subs for lunch; new menu board will be up next week (passed around handout);
o Trying to offer more economical options; breakfast changes – new things will be offered.
· Facilities: Jim Woolard – single stream recycling; dozen recycling stations around campus; pickup once a week (Thursday) – will add days if necessary; cardboard is still its own item – we bale it; will increase recyclables, which decreases trash pickup
o Repaving University Drive behind Adena – Country Club: week of October 18 – 27; will be closed on and off – expect informative signage;
o City is changing Country Club drive to three lanes, a 10-month project.
· HR: Sherry Abbott
o Personnel updates: see end of minutes for details
o Benefits fair – October 21st – health screenings, door prizes
o Your Plan for Health – remember to register for Hit the Road with the Buckeyes;
o Personal health assessment – September 17th – eligible to win a trip to Wisconsin!
· Information Technology Services: Jeff Crabtree
o Dale Main has asked faculty for classroom needs - be sure to get those in
o Corri Edwards – professional development workshops will be out 2nd week of quarter
o Help desk – back to normal hours (7:30 am – 10 pm) (currently closing @ 5pm)
o End of summer quarter to beg. Of fall quarter, touching 330+ computers to do updates/software updates, refreshes, etc.
· Library: Tauni Graham
o Remind faculty to contact library for services
o If you hear of any problems with their operation, let them know
· Marketing & PR: Alice Hutzel-Bateson
o Don’t forget to RSVP to fall welcome luncheon (Wed. Sept 15 11:30 am– 1 pm)
· OSU Admissions & Advising: Ann Donahue
o Enrolling new and continuing students; as of last week at target registration rate – goal is 2625
· Purchasing: Nobody present
· Safety & Security: Charlene Santee
o Fingerprint machine is back up (VCI $25; FBI $35);
o Faculty/staff parking permits are in;
o Jim Woolard – will be tougher on parking this year, more tickets; purchased new John Deere spreader, which will make ice/snow cleanup time faster
· Services Center: Sue Bidwell – back to hours (7:30 am – 7 pm, Mon-Thurs; 7:30 – 5 on Friday); gearing up for new school year.
· Staff Development: Tauni Graham - Employee of the quarter
o Nominees: Sherry Abbott, Kathy Cope, Jaime McCullough, Julie Ketner, Janet McGuckin, Jeffry Hudson, Alan Seidler, Brandy Morehouse, Kathleen McNally, Robert Evans
o Winner: Sherry Abbott – congratulations!
· Student Life: Connie Zang
o Introduced new part time counselor – DeeDee Fetters
