These resignations when coupled with the earlier resignation of Carolyn Green will leave some important functions without personnel so Dr. Rodrigues will be asking members of the Deans Council for assistance. Dr. Rodrigues said that the Vice Presidents will go on retreat after the Deans Chairs meeting and he would like suggestions from members of the Deans Council on possible ways to improve operations that could be discussed at the Vice President s meeting. The Academic Deans will have a retreat on August 16-17, 1999. For example, the need to track majors, institutional effectiveness and planning, all of which are critical to the success of the overall operation. Dr. Rodrigues suggested this would be a good topic for the Deans-Chairs meeting and the Deans retreat.
Enrollment is down overall.
TSC drop is high but clock hour conversion to credit hour has driven some of this drop. For UTB, numbers may still drop because of the low number of students in some of the classes which will force some cancellations. While overall figures are down, some departments actually increased, for example Business Administration among others. Dr. Rodrigues noted that we need to look at course patterns and ensure that courses are offered as needed. She felt that retention could be improved by requiring every instructor of freshmen students to meet individually with the student twice during the semester.