9/18/2020

Meeting Minutes - September 18, 2020

President’s Welcome- Becca Shelton

¾ of Becca’s meetings this year have been virtual - she’s doing a great job!
With a lot of changes in the world right now, can always reach out to fellow board members

Approval of the June 2020 minutes

Good News & Member Updates

Acknowledge New Members

Greetings from the Longwood Foundation Board- Tammy Jones

Endowment + Annual giving has raised 2.1 Million in scholarship dollars
840 Scholarships Awarded this year- mainly to juniors, students with an average of 3.42 GPA, covering many areas of study
Scholarship process has moved to Longwood Foundation
All but one matching donor from the most recent campaign donors were from the Foundation Board
Longwood CARES raised $18,500 for emergency issues, funded from pockets of LU staff

Officer Reports

President’s Report- Becca Shelton

Upcoming meetings & events

Acknowledge Alumni Award 2020 recipients at a ceremony during Alumni Reunion Weekend in 2021
New building names for Johns and Moss Halls
New Academic building named Allen Hall
Rotunda will now be referred as North, South, East, West halls
Ring Ceremony did not happen this semester, rings were sent via mail

Vice President’s Report- Erica Howell

Treasurer’s Report- Ryan Catherwood

Operating budget is for this fiscal year is TBD, the university is waiting on state allocations which will hopefully provide some clarity
OACS received a grant from Enterprise to use for career services programming, and continues to bring in revenue streams with career fair registrations
Liberty Mutual has insurance benefit for Longwood young alumni, additional revenue stream for the office

Discussion:

Is there another insurance company we could partner with? Current Greek organizations have a similar established partnership.

Committee Reports

Board Relations Committee- Erica Howell

Alumni Events Committee- Linda Norris

The Events Committee: Plans social events and volunteer activities within the Alumni Board, and assist OACS with regional/on-campus events

Alumni Awards Committee- Chris Davis & Kathy Fox

Delay on nominations, but with new awards date everything is on track
Look for an October/November vote for the Alumni Awards recipients
All members will be receiving spreadsheet of nominees, be presented Committee’s recommendations

Structure and Function Committee- Byron Bracey

New committee to have emphasis on diversity and student engagement
With adding the Secretary position, can use committee for more than structural edits
Key goals to amplify Career Services and Black Alumni initiatives and programming

Discussion:

Bryon shared his positive experience on the Equity Task force as school re-opened this fall
Is there an initiative to increase diversity in faculty on campus?

Office of Alumni and Career Services Update- Ryan Catherwood

CAMPUS

Longwood’s small class sizes, residence halls with suites, smaller campus, and rural location have made socially-distanced learning successful
Not at goal for freshman class - 869 which is up over last year, but lower than goal
MBA program went over 200 students, historically class sizes are around 20
17% of courses are online, to help faculty
5% are modified
52% of courses are face-to-face
For students who asked to be fully online, 100% of requests granted
Students who filled out FAFSA forms enrolled at a smaller percentage this year
No budget approved by the state yet, but cuts will be used for students financial aid
Salary cuts for Longwood employees were for additional healthcare staff

OACS

Fall Halloween virtual engagement event - think chili, pumpkin carving, and more!
Nursing and Healthcare fairs available this fall via Handshake
1 Hour a Month program still going strong!
Virtual Holiday Break work shadow program as students return home for break
Micro internship program over Spring Break to complete project to show for job applications

New Business