{"id":1428,"date":"2021-04-23T11:06:19","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T17:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/faculty-staff\/?p=1428"},"modified":"2021-04-23T11:06:19","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T17:06:19","slug":"february-2021-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/faculty-staff\/2021\/04\/23\/february-2021-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"February 2021 Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Minutes of the Faculty Senate<\/strong><\/p>\n

Virtual Meeting<\/p>\n

February 18, 2021<\/p>\n

Present: Senators T. Schroeder, S. Schroeder, Tucker, Fanning, Wilson, Oden, Stanford, Wise, Overholser, Logan, Huang, Paulson, Schneiderwind, White, Almotairi, Warrick<\/p>\n

Ex-Officio\/guests: \u00a0\u00a0Dr. Trey Berry, Dr. David Lanoue, Dr. Kim Bloss, Dr. Donna Allen, Mr. Roger Giles, Dr. Helmut Langerbein, Dr. Jennifer Rowsam, Dr. Gerald Plumlee, Dr. Robin Sronce, Dr. Scott White, Ms. Amanda Anderson, and Dr. Karen Landry<\/p>\n

Proxies:<\/p>\n

No proxies<\/p>\n

Call to Order at 3:41 p.m.<\/p>\n

Approval of Minutes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Minutes from January 21, 2021 [motion \u2013 S. Schroeder; second \u2013 T. Schroeder]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Special Orders of the Day<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Updates from Dr. Berry:<\/p>\n

      There was reported 12-13 inches of snow.\u00a0 The dining hall served 2 meals a day to students who remained on campus.\u00a0 The virtual class option worked out really well.\u00a0 He hasn\u2019t heard of any issues with virtual learning and the electricity remained on.\u00a0 There were several instances of broken pipes that burst in the residence halls, Overstreet Hall and Peace Hall.\u00a0 Mulerider Market was opened up during the winter storm.\u00a0 Over 400 bags of food were distributed to students on campus.<\/p>\n

      Currently, there is an investigation being conducted about the cyberattack.\u00a0 There is no indication that the cyberattack included any confidential information.\u00a0 There was only directory information obtained.\u00a0 The investigation concluded that the cyberattack that was targeting toward his email and Ms. Davis\u2019 email.\u00a0 There are new protocols are being implemented.<\/p>\n

      The COVID-19 vaccine distribution is ongoing.\u00a0 Currently, there is 1 student in quarantine off campus and 3 quarantined on campus and 7 positives. Random testing is still occurring.<\/p>\n

      The SAU Foundation is giving $12,000 for funds allocated to attend workshops and professional development.\u00a0 As of now, $8,000 has been distributed and $4,000 remains.<\/p>\n

      Enrollment update\u2014enrollment at the undergraduate is down, but graduate enrollment is up.\u00a0 We are 600 applications down.\u00a0 Not sure if it is attributed to the birth rate being lower or the pandemic.\u00a0 Campus tours are going up. He complimented the admissions and advising staff for being innovative and working very hard.<\/p>\n

      Dr. Lanoue response to questions for the administration:<\/p>\n

      Questions for the Administration<\/p>\n

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      1. What electronic behavior and practices can faculty watch out for to help mitigate our risk for ransomware and malware attacks in the future? In other words, what can we do, and not do, to help?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        He suggested not open attachments; change passwords; and look at each e-mail carefully\u2014examine carefully the e-mail addresses.<\/p>\n

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        1. How many 9-12-grade students (sorted by district) were awarded concurrent enrollment each semester for the past three years?\u00a0 What was the total SSHC distribution for each semester?\u00a0\u00a0 How many of these students enrolled\/matriculated to SAU-Magnolia?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Concurrent students per school (top schools):<\/u><\/p>\n

          2019-20<\/p>\n