Professional Development

Minutes/Report: DATE: September 14, 2010 - Professional Development LOCATION: Conference Call ATTENDEES: Amy Gaffney, Erin Gjerde-Bailey, Marie Pleggenkuhle, Carolyn Schwendeman, Pam Smith, Karen Snyder, Brandi Stone-Miller GUEST(S): MINUTES STATUS: Support Staff Workshop Update I would like to thank all of those who sent their support staff, attended, presented, or helped in any capacity. This was a joint effort of the Admissions and Financial Aid Professional Development Committees. IASFAA Volunteers and Presenters were Marsha Boender, Carol Bogaard, Amy Gaffney, DeLores Hawkins, Joan Meyer, Debbie Scholz, Pam Smith, and Brandi Stone-Miller. If I missed someone from IASFAA, please forgive me. The Non Stop Service Support Staff Workshop held Thursday, August 12, 2010 was a success under the circumstances. Circumstances being that DMACC Newton Conference Center no longer rent out their facility. They no longer have their contract with Sodexho and are now using their facility for classes. DMACC West could not accommodate our needs. DMACC Ankeny Conference Center could not meet our needs either. DMACC Ankeny had a new building that could be rented but it is very expensive. I ended up using DMACC Urban because they could accommodate us and they offered their facilities at no charge. The date was pushed back to August due to scheduling conflicts with professional conferences for both admissions and financial aid. Also DMACC held classes in the rooms we needed in July. We also wanted to avoid Iowa Private College Week which was the first week in August. With that being said, our location and date sort of picked itself. I’m not sure if this impacted our numbers but it couldn’t have been avoided. We had 38 register and 36 actually attended. This could have been due to the flooding. One registrant did email to say she could not attend due to the flooding. The sessions were well received by those who attended. The food was a hit. Those who attended felt that it was a worthwhile event. Since our numbers were down it was not totally self supporting. As of September 3, 2010 we had collected $640 out of $720. We spent $1062.08 for the event. We provided breakfast/lunch for 36 registrants and 15 presenters/volunteers. See breakdown below. Once all money is collected we will be short $342.08 in which we can split with the admissions group. Some of you may be wondering what the expense for books were for. The books were given out as prizes and tied in with the general session called Blue Ribbon Staff Rewards presented by DeLores Hawkins. We gave away a total of 13 books as prizes. DMACC Facility Free Breakfast $275.07 Lunch $619.84 Hy-Vee/Coffee $16.15 Sam's Club/Drinks $30.58 Ice $4.99 Books $115.45 $1,062.08 Cancelation of Registration due to flooding for Brittany Ferris was approved by Executive Council. Fall Conference Scholarships Fall Conference Scholarship Application is now online for those wanting to apply. Amy Gaffney, Erin G, Marie P, and Brandi S-M will be the selection committee. Applications will come to Brandi electronically and she will coordinate with the other ladies to select recipients. Financial Aid 101 Session Financial aid 101 Session is being coordinated by Marie P and Mary Jacobson. Newcomer for Fall Conference Marie P and Carolyn S have agreed to lead this effort. They will keep track of number of newcomers and will find mentors for them. Marie had a letter of what is expected from a mentor that she will provide to those who agree to be a mentor. They will send email updates to the committee. The newcomers are tentatively scheduled to be recognized Wednesday, November 10, 2010 from 1:00pm-1:30pm. Marie P will keep us abreast. NEXT MEETING: Our next meeting will be some time after the Fall Conference. MEETING ADJOURNED: SUBMITTED BY: Brandi Stone-Miller POSTED BY: Brandi L Stone-Miller