WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2013 UNIVERSITY TOWN HALL MEETING Welcome!

CONGRATULATIONS! Promotion to Associate Professor Dr. George Boger, Management Dr. Angela Sikorski, Psychology Promotion to Professor Dr. Terry Bechtel, Accounting Dr. Igor Aizenberg, Computer Science 4/3/2013University Town Hall Meeting2 Effective September 1, 2013

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 4/3/2013University Town Hall Meeting3

KUDOS! New Website Rollout Scott Lent, Associate Vice President for Information Technology and CIO IT Staff University representatives from each functional area 4/3/2013University Town Hall Meeting4

WELCOME! Ricky Norton Director of Human Resources & EEO 4/3/2013University Town Hall Meeting5

TUITION AND FEE UPDATE Will go before the May Board of Regents meeting No request for increase in designated tuition for FY Fee requests Recycling Fee—establish at $5 semester Technology Fee—raise to $15/SCH from $10/SCH Athletics Fee—establish at $9/SCH 4/3/2013University Town Hall Meeting6

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 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. 4/3/2013University Town Hall Meeting7

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 , 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. 4/3/2013University Town Hall Meeting8

CLUB SPORTS 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. 4/3/2013University Town Hall Meeting9

ATHLETIC FACILITIES 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. 4/3/2013University Town Hall Meeting10

EAGLE CLUB 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. 4/3/2013University Town Hall Meeting11

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE 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 4/3/2013University Town Hall Meeting12

4/3/2013University Town Hall Meeting 13 ACADEMIC UPDATE DR. ROSANNE STRIPLING

UNIVERSITY UPDATE Texas A&M University Board of Regents Committee on Academic and Student Affairs (CASA) 1.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 (??) 4/3/2013University Town Hall Meeting

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 5.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 4/3/2013University Town Hall Meeting15

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 4/3/2013University Town Hall Meeting16