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ANNUAL REPORT OF ‘THE
OONTINUING EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Date: April 24, 1986
LO: Faculty Senate
From: Continuing Education Committee

Membership of the Committee

Ex officio: Trenton Davis, representative for Vice Chancellor
for Academic Affairs
Kenneth Wilson, Chair of the Faculty
Wilbert Ball, Counseling Center
Herman Phelps, Director of Continuing Education
Lucy Wright, Student Life
Leonard Lilley, Education (Chair)
Marilyn Miller, Library Services (Vice-Chair)
Douglas Ray, Theatre Arts (Secretary), resigned December 1985
John Daniels, Mathematics
Carl Gooding, Business

Committee Meetings (dates and members absent)

August 21, 1985

September 11, 1985 (Davis, Ray)
December 4, 1985 (Daniels, Gooding, Ray)
February 26, 1986 (Daniels, Davis)

April 2, 1986

Date of reports to the Faculty Senate during the year.

None

Specific instructions, if any, given to the conmittee by the Faculty
Senate, other than those found in the committee's Constitutional charge.

None

A brief statement of committee organization, subcomittees, research
activities, etc.

Leonard Lilley, Chair
Marilyn Miller, Vice Chair
Douglas Ray, Secretary

List of committee accomplishments including recommendations made to
agencies other than the Faculty Senate.

Committee reviewed the Division of Continuing Education's Annual Report
and goals for 1985-86. It received reports on enrollment information
and projections. Problems regarding funding and library support
services were discussed and recommendations made. Inadequate faculty
stipends and the high cost of off-campus tuition continue to be of great
concern to the conmittee.

 
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Committee recommended that the Director of Continuing Education and the
Director of Library Services and others develop a process for assessing
library support needs for off-campus credit courses. A committee has
been formed and is chaired by a Library Services staff member. The
Conmittee to Study Extended Campus Library Services will use the
remainder of this academic year and the first semester of 1986-87
gathering information and studying the problems. A report will be
prepared in the spring of 1987.

Telecommunications capability and experiences at ECU were explored.
Teleconferences and other possibilities were discussed, and the need

for better use of the capabilities that now exist was stressed.

Cooperation between the Mathematics and Science Center and the Division
of Continuing Education was emphasized.

Committee was pleased that despite financial and other problems relating
to Continuing Education, enrollment in the University College has
increased considerably.

Citation of the resolution numbers of Senate resolutions that originated
with the committee.

None
Proposals and/or business to be carried over to next year.

Committee should continue to work for a State supported financial
structure for Continuing Education.

Evaluation of the committee

A. Structure: very good

B. Duties: clear

C. Functions: very well

D. Personnel: functional, very interested and supportive

Suggestions for improving the effectiveness of the committee.

None

Signed: Chairperson

Secretary