The Provost reported the start of work of the AP Task Force was delayed because of changes in the office. (Elyne Cole added that possible members are being identified and meetings should start soon. Input is being sought from CAP on focus areas and it is hoped there will be a report by the end of the year. The chair will be appointed soon with input from CAP. A portion of the chair’s salary will be covered by the provost’s office. The task force will have 12 members.) Provost Katehi added that the charge to the task force will be to explore salary, promotion tracks, levels of expectations vs. percent of appointment and related issues. The Provost recognizes that APs do unique work in diverse areas and that a structure needs to be in place to keep the University competitive. Salary is one way to keep good people. Some levels of support for some APs may be missing.

On the topic of the Global Campus, the Provost emphasized that it will be independent with its own operating guidelines. She suggested that CAP invite Chester Gardner to report more fully at a future meeting.

Provost Katehi mentioned that an orientation program has been developed to assist new administrators as an expansion of an existing orientation program. An Academic Leadership Program has been discussed by the Council of Deans. It will be targeted to people in leadership positions regardless of academic status. Development officers and department heads have received fund raising training as the campaign kickoff approaches. Future topics may include conflict resolution, team leadership, etc. Mentoring for new APs is a possible area of professional development, the challenge to implementation of such mentoring is the diverse nature of work performed by APs.

The Provost mentioned that continuing annual budget cuts are probably not sustainable over the long haul. While financial accountability and responsibility are important, continuing cuts in the recent range of 3% would begin to impact both academics and research. She suggested that some cuts will be necessary going forward, but, hopefully, they could be reduced in future years.