OAKVILLE UNIVERSITY
SEPTEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS MINUTES
Present:
Mr. Metcalfe President
Ms. Bolton Dean of Business
Mr. Prout Dean of Humanities
Mr. Gerard Dean of Social Sciences
Mr. Kenneth Dean of Education
Absent:
Mr. Asari, university’s Dean of Admissions, due to an international education fair.
Items covered:
1. The minutes of the April 30th meeting were read and accepted.
2. Computers in two labs need to be updated, Mr. Gerard suggested purchasing hard drives from a local computer repair business to save on funds. He will take care of ordering and arranging for delivery.
3. Ms. Kenneth drew up a new teacher’s assistant contract. The board agreed to the new version for all teachers’ assistants hired for the upcoming academic year.
NOTE: The new contract should reduce the number of complaints made by the assistants.
4. A change to the gymnasium and sports equipment must be considered.
5.The proposed renovations on the library have been approved for construction and completion in the month of September.
6. Next year’s budget:
(a) Ms. Bolton suggested a 3% raise in tuition fees for the next academic semester. The surplus will be allocated to the library facilities to purchase extra equipment such as photocopiers and materials, updated journals and research materials.
(b) A letter was received from the Ministry of Education. Our school has been granted an additional 2.5% of funds from last year’s allocation for expansion of the residence halls to accommodate the increased number of international students.
What was NOT covered at the meeting