The Provost will devote April to finalizing the plan based on the feedback received in March and a final draft is expected in May. Rosa announced that the existing University Student Information System is under review. Representatives from all of the UMaine campuses have been looking at various new programs with the hopes of finding a Student Information System that is more efficient, capable and workable then the existing DSIS system.
Price continues to be a factor in the decision as some of the new programs can be quite expensive.
The Legislative conversations continue. At this time the Appropriations Committee is still working on a recommendation for the amount of funding to be allocated to the University system. The Appropriations Committee should make its recommendation shortly. They will be meeting with various groups and departments, but they have also scheduled several open meetings to make themselves accessible to the entire University community. Rosa noted that site visits provide the accreditation team the opportunity to ask questions of USM students, staff and faculty.