BOARD OF TRUSTEES
ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT AND STUDENT SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING
Monday, December 1, 2014
4:00 pm
M&T Conference Room
Minutes
Attendance:
Sister Nancy Marie Jamroz, Chair (phone)
Brian Emerson
Sister Mary Louis Rustowicz
Joan Priebe
Andy Golebiowski
Jim Pappas
Opening:
The meeting began at 4:03 p.m. Sr. Louis led the opening prayer.
Presentation:
Career Services at Villa
Blythe Kaczmarczyk led an informative presentation on the services offered by the
Career Services office. She covered information about her work helping students plan
for their career, gave an overview of all services, talked about interaction with parents
and recruits, and shared some statistics about job placement. Board members inquired
about the relationship with Alumni Affairs and if/how we build relationships with
Alumni in the field. The presentation was followed by a lively conversation about
opportunities for our students to network with professionals. In addition, many good
ideas were put forth by board members which included making connections between
local production companies and our animation program, the discussion of a Villa
sponsored animation festival, and other opportunities.
New Business: Student Satisfaction Survey Questions.
Brian gave an overview and showed the board members the new questions added to
the Student Satisfaction Survey for 2014. These new questions were created by the
College’s Student Services staff with the hopes of ascertaining new information about
the student experience. Questions had to do with the Academic Success Center, Career
Services, how students allocate their time, and questions about food and security. Brian
will present the findings of the survey at the next board committee meeting in January.
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Recruitment Update
Brian shared about the progress of recruitment for the spring 2015 and fall 2015 classes.
A handout was shared and discussed. New student enrollment for spring is strong and
up from last year. The additional time in January before the new semester begins will
also benefit recruitment.
Visionary Plan Update
Brian shared that he had made presentations to the President’s Cabinet and the group
has decided to move forward with plans to implement new initiatives from the Visionary
Plan for fall of 2015. Villa will launch the new support program for students with
learning differences. The development of the program is led by an interdisciplinary
group from the College. Recruitment will begin in January. Villa will also launch the
intercollegiate athletics for the fall of 2015 with men’s and women’s soccer and men’s
and women’s basketball. Brian is currently working on the development of this new
program with the anticipated start in fall of 2015. Recruitment will begin in February.
Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 5:20 p.m. with a motion from Jim, and a second by
Sr. Louis. The next meeting is January 13, 2015 at 4:00 pm.
Respectively Submitted,
Brian J. Emerson,
Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Services
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