Each year, more prospective students, current students, parents, alumni and others spend more time using the web. The web is becoming more and more of a key marketing and public relations tool. Staff is needed to maintain, continuously update and improve our web pages. With an ever increasing schedule of distance education courses, more staff support is needed to meet this changing technology. Council members expressed support funds for a position to help curb the increase in demand for distance education services.
Council members support funding to purchase an updated student information system.
Some council members expressed support of purchasing equipment, rather than renting to save money. Other members, however, noted that renting may be the way to go if the equipment is fast-changing and will need frequent updates. Careful study of these issues should take place before any decisions are made. V. Announcements a. Concern was expressed regarding the academic staff career advancement process. The process is very laborious and needs to be streamlined.