Team discussed the following:
Introductions to/for new members: Student reps Alaine Martaus (grad) and Erin Morgan (undergrad) and Susanne Houff the new satellite advisor
Waiting lists:
Maata answered questions about retaining waiting lists for graduate students. She reports they work well and are manageable at this point. Team decided to re-examine issue after change in how distance student registration is handled this semester.
Team re-visited issue of undergraduate waiting lists. Thorpe and Houff are to come up with a process that is more manageable. We will discuss again before taking a recommendation to the faculty. Any recommendation will involve a request to institute first day drop policy.
Charge change:
Chavez-Hernandez reported the Dean approved our requested change in charge of team with regards to daily operations.
Process for awarding scholarships:
Besant reported on need to set up a system. A sub-team (Besant, Chavez-Hernandez, Fontaine and Martaus) will review information and propose a process. Sub-team to meet
Weds. Oct 24 at 3:00.
Advising: Needs of advisors and role of faculty:
Long discussion about possibilities to increase efficacy for everyone. To be continued. In the meantime, Morgan will poll faculty about what could help them and how they see their role and Chavez-Hernandez will invite Susan Epstein from Career Center to next meeting to discuss working more closely with them for career placement/advising.
Focus Groups/Student Feedback:
While it feels too late in the semester to organize focus groups this term, will pursue for the spring. In the meantime, a sub-team will meet to design an on-line survey to solicit feedback about Student Services to assist with Strategic Planning report due to Dean Robbins by January. Sub-team: Latham, Besant, Morgan, Martaus (to meet Weds Oct 24 at 4:00).
Staffing changes-transition plan: tabled. [When we do get this back on agenda, Besant recommends we request Maata's presence at meeting]
Dean's request re: Strategic planning:
We need to make recommendations in a report to the Dean by January about student services and evaluation of student services for consideration in the School's strategic planning process. Morgan will collect info from other programs about services they operate and talk to faculty about advising. Sub-team will meet to discuss polling students.
Agenda Posted by Michele Besant (besant@lis.fsu.edu) on 10/23/2001 at 10:46:27