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Minutes of September 2, 1999 Meeting
The Enrollment Management Team (EMT) held its first meeting of the 1999-2000 academic year on Thursday, September 2nd, at 9:30 a.m. Continuing members attending were Ruth Ann Balla, Sandra Close, Rebecca Duncan, Gordon Folger, Mary Johnson, Sue Kearney, Carol Kercheval, Jeannie Morelock, Allen Page, and LaRose Spooner, Chair. New members, Celeste Brodgon and Ann Gleason, were welcomed by Dr. Spooner, as was Dr. Hartford, who was a special guest for the opening meeting.
After a brief introduction provided by Jeannie Morelock, Dr. Hartford led the group in an open discussion of several enrollment-related issues that she would like to see the EMT address this year. The following topics were introduced and discussed briefly, with further consideration to come later from the EMT:
- What is the right size for Meredith so that students will continue to have the close relationships with faculty, staff and other students/the community experience that they value so much?
- How can the College foster more community-building experiences among commuting students?
- How should the College address the wide range of abilities and experiences that students bring to Meredith? Is greater selectivity in admissions the answer?
- In what out-of-state markets could the admissions office productively focus more attention for student recruitment?
- How can Meredith appeal more strongly to top performing students?
- How does the quality of a Meredith education compare with what students receive at other institutions?
- What direction should "leadership development" take at Meredith?
Having spent the previous night in a sophomore residence hall, Dr. Hartford was impressed by how much Meredith means to the students and by their creative thinking. For example, the students requested Dr. Hartford to host a function for their class at the President's Residence, as they missed out on this opportunity usually provided to freshmen. At the same time the President was surprised at how different the students are in their range of experiences, abilities, and goal-setting. She asked for feedback from the EMT on the questions cited above as the College plans for the future.
Mary Johnson provided a report concerning staff development. Dr. Hartford has approved the Staff Affairs Committee as a standing committee of the College. Also, an announcement of the first Staff Development Week, to be held September 27 - 30, has just gone out, and Mary's office is already receiving a good number of responses to the opportunity to sign up for information sessions.
Following approval of the minutes of the May 13th meeting, Sue Kearney distributed an enrollment report as of September 1 (copy attached to official minutes), which shows that Fall 1999 registrations should result in another record breaking year. Both the total numbers of students and total credit hours are up over Fall 1998. Sue also distributed a report of the recommendations that have been formulated by the 1998-99 Retention Strategies Work Group (copy attached to official minutes). She requested that the EMT members review the recommendations prior to the next meeting so that they can be discussed at that time. Sue indicated that the EMT web site has been updated, invited members to take note of the changes, and encouraged the group to submit information that they would like to have posted on the site.
Ruth Ann informed the EMT about the extension in the timeline for implementing the new Datatel campus-wide information system, which now calls for the admissions component to go live in August 2000. Also, she reported on the new e-mail system, which is being phased in over the fall semester. New freshmen are getting the new accounts first, with faculty, other students and then staff members to follow.
Allen Page indicated that the final report of the Summer School Task Force is currently being drafted and that the group is recommending a change to two 5 1/2-week sessions that have classes meeting on a Monday - Thursday schedule. Jeannie Morelock distributed copies of the revised college-day recruitment brochure. LaRose Spooner requested that everyone be thinking about EMT goals for 1999-2000, which will be discussed after I2000 Strategic Planning Recommendations are approved by the Board of Trustees in late September. LaRose also thanked everyone for their contributions to the 1998-99 Enrollment Management Team Report.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:30 a.m.
Sue Kearney
Vice Chair
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