All Entrance scholarship and bursary applications are available and have been posted on the financial aid website. Other Committees Reports from EdCo Representatives Classroom & Information Technology Committee David Dick – None Program Planning Committee (PPC) Lil McPhail – Institutional Research provided an update to PPC. All review data has been collected, and Welding and TRMP reviews are almost complete. They identified that when working with program data, it is more meaningful to base the demographics on students within that program, rather than simply enrollments in program courses. With recent changes in Deans’ portfolios, follow-up on some of last year’s reviews has not taken place. Current Deans will follow up on outstanding reviews and will report on their progress at the next PPC meeting Reviewed and approved proposed changes to Policy 6.1.2 Program Approval, Review and Implementation. The revised policy will come to EDCO in January 2014 for approval. PPC briefly reviewed the proposed changes to Policy 6.1.5 Program Cancellation and Suspension. This will be discussed further at the January PPC meeting. Correspondence: None Information: Report from the President David Walls – Domestic ESL funding was cut from the Federal Government, which equates to 6 FTE’s or $36,000 for COTR. At this point, we are unsure of what the full implications of this will be and the impact of this on the Institution. David provided an update on the Strategic Planning Process. The Strategic Planning committee will meet twice a month until the end of June. A consultant has not yet been chosen. Next Meeting: January 22, 2014 at 4:00pm Adjournment: MOTION: To adjourn Motioned by Molnar, Seconded by Lavery - Carried
All Entrance scholarship and bursary applications are available and have been posted on the financial aid website. Other Committees Reports from EdCo Representatives Classroom & Information Technology Committee – David Dick None Program Planning Committee (PPC) – Lil McPhail Institutional Research provided an update to PPC. All review data has been collected, and Welding and TRMP reviews are almost complete. They identified that when working with program data, it is more meaningful to base the demographics on students within that program, rather than simply enrollments in program courses. With recent changes in Deans’ portfolios, follow-up on some of last year’s reviews has not taken place. Current Deans will follow up on outstanding reviews and will report on their progress at the next PPC meeting Reviewed and approved proposed changes to Policy 6.1.2 Program Approval, Review and Implementation. The revised policy will come to EDCO in January 2014 for approval. PPC briefly reviewed the proposed changes to Policy 6.1.5 Program Cancellation and Suspension. This will be discussed further at the January PPC meeting. Correspondence: None Information: Report from the President – David Walls Domestic ESL funding was cut from the Federal Government, which equates to 6 FTE’s or $36,000 for COTR. At this point, we are unsure of what the full implications of this will be and the impact of this on the Institution. David provided an update on the Strategic Planning Process. The Strategic Planning committee will meet twice a month until the end of June. A consultant has not yet been chosen. Next Meeting: January 22, 2014 at 4:00pm Adjournment: MOTION: To adjourn Motioned by Molnar, Seconded by Lavery - Carried
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