Faculty Senate meeting minutes from April 20, 2006

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Faculty Senate Minutes 20 April 2006 1.  Call to order: 4:15pm - Senators Absent: Pamela Colyer, Marcia Cooper, Cynthia Faulkner, Teame Ghirmay,    Wayne Isham, Granuaile O’Flanagan, Greg Penner, Ronald Spangler, Carol Wymer  2.  Visitors  - President Wayne Andrews  - V. President Beth Patrick  - Special Asst. to the President Dayna Seelig  3.  Approval of Minutes  - 16 March 2006 – Approved  - 6 April 2006 - Approved  4.  Provost’s Report – deferred to President  5.  Regent’s Report -  Budget has challenges; we have had a 15% increase in professional staff (9% increase of faculty and increase in part faculty) over the course of 10 years while our total production (full time equivalent student credit hours) has remained the same; the number of administrators went from 50 to 47 over the course of those years; we need to be cognizant of this potential issue as we look into the future of MSU or we may be left behind in this changing world.  6. Presentations 2006 – 08 Budget discussion  Dr. Andrews,  → Declining enrollment numbers and productivity will eventually impact personnel issues  Reality is that enrollment numbers drive the CPE formula for budget allocation  This current budget is the best MSU has had despite the concerns made about the budget  The coming year has some challenges that we must handle, but the following year budget is very good <budget is for two years> Beth Patrick- Budget  Very good budget and great opportunities within the budget with 3 projects recommendation for funding for MSU (Space Science Center; Center for Health, Education & Research; Business Continuance Data Center → this is the first time that MSU has had 3 projects funded in single budget) o CPE makes recommendations; Senate and House creates budget, and then afterwards a conference between the two resolved any differences.  It is now on the Governors desk where he can make line item veto of particular budget items so things may change o We received bond authority for building a student recreational center and renovating student housing (beginning with Nunn Hall) o Authorized to create Equine Lab Facility if we can secure funding  Operating Budget o Base increase total ($4.8 million) is great in the second year ($ 4.1 million) and challenging for the coming year ($600K) o Technology Equipment to replace technology used in classrooms  Unavoidable Cost Estimates for the coming year is over $2.5 million (Increases: KERS rates ($200K), Employee Health Benefits ($75K; MSU has not increased what an employee pays for health insurance for 2 consecutive years), Technology Service Contract ($270K), Utilities ($670K), Leases and Contracts, Liability insurance, Scholarship waiver renewals ($687K; when we raise tuition costs then we must make up the costs in scholarships given out), library book and subscription ($100K)   Over the next two years MSU is looking to make an $8 million investment o Close the salary gap with our benchmark peers, so we are committed to making 4% increase in salary increase each year o Graduate assistantship stipend increase; implement diversity plan; undergraduate fellowships; instructional operating budget   Tuition Revenue o CPE sets the range of tuition increases for each institution o MSU was granted a range of 8.3-13.8% o Less than 2% of MSU students pay more than $4000 out of pocket annually o 71% of students enrolled in Fall 2005 are Pell-eligible o MSU planning a 12.8% tuition increase for 2006-2007/ proposed 8.3% for 2007-2008 o We are looking to have students pay in-state tuition for internet courses regardless of where the student lives ▪ Internet means that 50% of course is delivered online o Removed the mandatory students acquiring 60 credit hours before receiving waiver to live off campus o New Revenue from tuition and fees increase  ▪ 2006-2007 $4 million  ▪ 2007-2008 $3.4 million  Funding Imbalance for 2006-2007 o Revenue: Tuition and State Appropriations: $5 million o Costs:  Fixed Cost and Strategic Investments: $6.5 million o $1.5 million imbalance and the best way to deal with this is to shift some of the strategic investment spending until the following year 2007-2008 ▪ The only wiggle room we have in the strategic investment is in salary increase ▪ MSU can afford a 2% increase rather than the desired 4% increase ▪ MSU’s idea is to delay the raise from July 2006 to January 2007 so that we can have a 4% increase which goes to our base salary from that point forward  Faculty Salary Distribution o 3% PBSI &  1% equity   Questions and Comments o Faculty comments - concerns are that the lack of the raise until January will cost faculty in real dollars; one senator proposed accepting a 2% increase for 2006-2007 and then receive a 6% increase for 2007-2008 o President Andrews – we should not focus solely on salary increases without looking at other aspects like holding health care costs constant this year and next year o Growing the enrollment is critical to maintain staffing levels   Strategic Enrollment Management Plan – Dayna Seelig  Task force formed to look at enrollment from a strategic standpoint including recruitment, retention, how the university communicates with students, etc. o 31 faculty members involved with some folks serving on multiple subcommittees  Task force identified 7 Focus Areas to address enrollment issues o Advising & Program Delivery (Regression modeling suggests that advising accounts for 60% of retention) o Enrollment Mix and Marketing o Student Services o Admission Standards o Financial Aid o University Processes o Internal Communication   If you want to get involved then contact Dayna or send information directly to a member of one of the subcommittees of interest  7.  Adjournment: 5:58 pm 

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