One-Minute Summary May 23, 2008 Commission Meeting

The New Jersey Commission on Higher Education convened at the Mary G. Roebling Building in Trenton on May 23, 2008. Chairman Laurence Downes presided. Highlights from the meeting include:

• Chairman’s Report: Mr. Downes commented on SCI follow up questions that were emailed to the senior public institutions and that the Commission would like to receive the responses as quickly as possible.

• Executive Director’s Report: Ms. Oates commented on the proposed budget and discussions around restoration, TAG, income limit on NJ STARS, another 10% cut, and no cut for EOF. She also commented on a grant applied for with the Corporation for National and Community Service called Learn and Serve America Social Media Initiative, the Camden college fair, and forming a task force on NJ STARS with the Legislature.

• Presidents’ Council Report: Dr. Yaw stated that they met with the chairs of the Senate and Assembly Budget Committees, the transfer agreement will be in effect in September but they are still waiting to resolve the appeals process, they met with the board of directors of NJEdge.net, and they are revising their bylaws and dues structure.

• Report on New Innovation Partnership Institutes: Finance and Research Director Betsy Garlatti reported on the competitive grant process for the Innovation Partnership Institutes. She stated that the applications are still under review, all sectors are represented, and the second round winners will be announced at the next meeting.

• Adoption of Meeting Schedule for Fiscal 2009: The Commissioners unanimously adopted a resolution approving the 2008-09 meeting schedule for the Commission.

• Adoption of Institutional Profile Form and Content: The Commissioners unanimously adopted a resolution approving the proposed Form and Content of the Fall 2008 Institutional Profile Reports.

• Montclair State University Exceeding Mission to Offer the Ph.D. in Counselor Education: The Commissioners unanimously adopted a resolution authorizing Montclair State University to offer the Doctor of Philosophy in Counselor Education.

• EOF Update: EOF Executive Director Glenn Lang commented on the Camden college fair and two training sessions coming up in June.

• Old Business: The Commissioners unanimously adopted a resolution electing the chairman, vice chairman, and four members of the Executive Committee of the Commission to two-year terms beginning in July 2008. Also, individuals representing colleges and a union member participated in a discussion of two proposed rules of the licensure regulations: mandatory SURE participation and proportion of instruction provided by full-time faculty.

• Comments from the Public: Ms. Kathy Malachowski, President, Association of NJ County College Faculty, introduced herself, commented on her hopes as new president, and gave her background as a faculty member at Ocean County College; Ms. Quaneisha Williams, student from Hudson County Community College, commented on her support of and success from the Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) program; Ms. Kiesha Fludd, student from Hudson County Community College, commented on the great staff and counseling from the EOF program.

• College Bound Allocations
• Special Needs Allocations
• ELMS Allocations
• Report on GEAR UP
• Innovation Partnership Institutes Winners
• College Spotlight