Community Advisory Council
Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell
June 2, 2005

Members Present: Russ DeKay, Ray Baca, Bob Cates, Steve Henderson, Shawn Hughes, Glen Packard, John Reid, Diane Taylor, Mike Bush, Magil Duran

Others Present: Judy Armstrong, Art Leible, Bob Bowman, Donna Gutierrez, Bill Jones, Dee Rogers, John Jones,

Call to Order: Steve Henderson called the meeting to order at 4:05 p.m.

Approval of Minutes: A motion was made by John Reid to approve the Minutes of April 7, 2005 and seconded by Ray Baca. The minutes were approved unanimously.

Announcements: Dr. Armstrong spoke about the wonderful graduation ceremony. She announced the beginning of the 2005 Kid’s Kollege with 20 classes. The Gear-up grant, which mentors low-income students, is still viable. Dr. Armstrong spoke of the ongoing CAPS program and how this year the Smith family adopted a class from Pecos Elementary. It is the hope of ENMU-Roswell and the Foundation that every school in the Valley will be adopted eventually. Dr. Armstrong optimistically spoke of the building to begin within a month for the new Health Sciences Center, despite outside problems. She explained that even though the initial concept for the Rehabilitation Center building was to unite with the Health Sciences Center, either connected or adjacent. The worry of the State Department of Finance is building on land that does not belong to them, but they are looking at creating a long-term lease for ENMU-Roswell.

Dr. Armstrong asked Bob Bowman for the enrollment count and he said the semester count is 4,184.

Dr. Armstrong explained to the CAC that according to the attorneys, the Community College Board could not establish the districted board, but since there was no quorum at the last meeting time, there was no discussion. At the previous meeting, most all members agreed on a five-member board.

Distance Education Program: Art Leible, Dean of Information Services, addressed the Committee about the Distance Ed Program, pretty much from inception in 2000 to the present, including the infrastructure updates needed, the financial burden and solutions, the depth and range of service, troubleshooting plan, life cycle plan for the campus, and the security system in place. His presentation also spoke to the expanded telephone system and several policies put in place to protect our computer system.

Next Meeting: The next meeting will be held on Thursday, September 8, 2005 at 4 pm.

Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 5:10 pm.