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MEETING
OF THE COMMITTEE ON
THE
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA'S COLLEGE
AT WISE
OCTOBER
6, 2000
COMMITTEE ON THE UNIVERSITY OF
VIRGINIA'S
COLLEGE AT WISE
Friday,
October 6, 2000
11:45
a.m. — 12:15 p.m.
Board
Room, The Rotunda
Committee
Members:
William
G. Crutchfield, Chair Joseph E. Wolfe
Thomas
J. Bliley, Jr. John P. Ackerly, III, Ex Officio
AGENDA
- REPORT
BY THE CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
VIRGINIA'S
COLLEGE AT WISE (Mr. Lemons)
- Chancellor's
Remarks 1
- Admissions,
Development & College
Relations:
Reorganization & Improved
Services
2
- WISE-FM
Radio Station 3
- Introduction
of the Dean of Faculty 4
and
Comments
UNIVERSITY
OF VIRGINIA
BOARD
OF VISITORS AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
BOARD
MEETING: October 6, 2000
COMMITTEE: The
University of Virginia's
College
at Wise
AGENDA
ITEM: A. Chancellor's Remarks
BACKGROUND:
The Chancellor will report on items of interest to the Committee.
DISCUSSION:
The Chancellor will provide a brief summary of issues at The University
of Virginia's College at Wise of which the Board should be aware,
but which do not require Board action.
ACTION
REQUIRED: None
UNIVERSITY
OF VIRGINIA
BOARD
OF VISITORS AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
BOARD
MEETING: October 6, 2000
COMMITTEE: The
University of Virginia's College at Wise
AGENDA
ITEM: B. Admissions, Development & College
Relations:
Reorganization & Improved
Services
BACKGROUND:
The 2000 Virginia General Assembly passed a budget amendment of
$325,000 per year and approved new staff positions to improve the
College’s efforts in marketing, student recruitment, fund development,
and communication to targeted constituencies. In addition, the College
has received private funds to assist in this effort.
DISCUSSION:
The Office of Admissions & Financial Aid and the Office of Development
& College Relations have targeted the following strategies to
make optimal use of the increased funding:
- Engage
an external firm to complete a rigorous enrollment opportunity
analysis (private funds).
- Create
internal capacity to upgrade all communications and marketing
efforts.
- Increase
recruitment efforts in the growth areas of Northern Virginia and
the Tidewater region, as well as targeted out-of-state markets.
- Enhance
open house programs and implement an alumni volunteer program
for the recruitment process.
- Strengthen
web-based marketing efforts, including an on-line application
process.
- Create
a donor stewardship program and a viable annual fund office.
- Improve
gift accounting and record keeping by going on-line with the University’s
system.
- Increase
support to the Alumni Office to expand outreach to alumni across
the state, provide new opportunities for alumni involvement, and
increase alumni giving.
- Improve
athletics program support and community volunteerism by re-organizing
and staffing the Highland Cavalier Club and recruiting corporate
partners.
ACTION
REQUIRED: None
UNIVERSITY
OF VIRGINIA
BOARD
OF VISITORS AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
BOARD
MEETING: October 6, 2000
COMMITTEE: The
University of Virginia's
College
at Wise
AGENDA
ITEM: C. WISE-FM Radio Station
BACKGROUND:
After fifteen years of discussion, five years of planning, and a
year of construction, the first public radio station in far Southwest
Virginia became a reality on September 3, 1999. With a construction
grant provided by the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration, and a generous local match provided by the Slemp
Foundation, WISE-FM took to the airwaves with an ambitious schedule
of National Public Radio (NPR) programming like "Morning Edition"
and "All Things Considered," complete with Virginia news
updates and local announcements, plus a wide variety of entertainment
programs like "Car Talk," and "A Prairie Home Companion."
DISCUSSION:
Immediately after signing on, WISE-FM began working to improve its
signal and expand its unique service to other unserved areas. Work
began in December 1999 on three translator stations located in Norton,
Big Stone Gap, and the Washington/Russell County region. All began
broadcasting in late spring 2000.
WISE-FM
held an informal on-air fundraiser in November 1999, followed by
a full-fledged fundraiser in June 2000. From July 1, 1998 through
August 23, 2000, cash and pledges to WISE-FM for construction and
on-going support total $275,571.14. This support is enabling WISE-FM
to finish its first year of operation in a healthy financial condition.
The
station is now venturing into locally produced serial programs,
the first of which is Jazz@Wise,
a weekly classic jazz program hosted by Norton surgeon Lance Dozier
which has been warmly received by listeners.
WISE-FM
may be one of the smallest NPR-affiliated stations in the country
and yet, in less than 12 months, it has firmly established itself
as one of only seven NPR stations in Virginia, and the only one
west of Roanoke.
ACTION
REQUIRED: None
UNIVERSITY
OF VIRGINIA
BOARD
OF VISITORS AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
BOARD
MEETING: October 6, 2000
COMMITTEE:
The University of Virginia's
College
at Wise
AGENDA
ITEM: D. Introduction of the Dean of Faculty and
Comments
BACKGROUND:
Ms. Amelia Harris became Dean of the Faculty on May 25, 2000, although
she has been a full-time member of the faculty since 1992. She is
a graduate of Vanderbilt University and earned her Ph.D. from the
University of North Carolina. Prior to her appointment as dean she
served as the chair of the Department of Language and Literature.
The
Dean of the Faculty has broad-ranging responsibility for the academic
program. All academic department chairs report to the dean and the
dean is charged with providing the academic leadership necessary
to realize the College's commitment to the highest standards of
excellence in teaching, scholarship, creative activity and service.
DISCUSSION:
This item will provide the Board with an opportunity to meet Ms.
Harris and for her to brief the Board regarding an important academic
planning discussion that the Chancellor and Provost have asked her
to lead with the faculty.
The
University of Virginia's College at Wise is a "public liberal
arts college." In its philosophy, in its broad-ranging general
education core, and in the values espoused by the faculty, the College
is firmly based in the liberal arts. However, it does not offer,
in more than a limited sense, the co-curricular programs, which
make liberal arts colleges distinctive. Dean Harris has been charged
with leading faculty discussion to develop and implement strategies,
which encourage student engagement, provide students with opportunities
for experiential learning, for making connections with the immediate
and larger communities, and for gaining the perspective necessary
to be leaders and life-long learners.
ACTION
REQUIRED: None
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