Download Palm Beach State College Date: April 27, 2011

Palm Beach State College
Academic Program Management Council
Minutes
Date: April 27, 2011
Room: ETA 101
Time: 1:30-3:30 PM
Attendance:
Bradshaw, Colleen
Comrie, Sharon
Delp, Terry
Fisher, Jane
Giese, Sheryl
Horowitz, Kathleen
Kalfin, Barbara
Kennedy, Eric
Kuzmirek, Beth
Nicholson, Gwen
Pedersen, Ginger
Roche, Rose Ann
Sass, Sharon
Scott-Lubin, Sheila
Tamayo, Luis
Williams, Val
ITEM 1. Co-Chair replacements
Discussion:
The council nominations were: Terry Delp, Eric Kennedy, and/or Luis Tamayo. The council
members present decided that a male presence may be in order for a change. Concerns
regarding the lack of attendance were also discussed among the members present.
Action:
All three men, graciously, declined to accept the position. Gwen Nicholson volunteered for the
chair position and all other council members would assist her as necessary.
ITEM 2. Update on marketing
Discussion:
Program Manager Barbara Kalfin shared with the council her experience with Google for her
marketing needs. She is still in the trial phase and will be able to determine, at her next
information session, whether it has been a productive marketing tool.
Action: Council members discussed that each manager would share each other’s programs,
offered at the college, when scheduling an information session. We also discussed listing each
other’s programs on our web pages as another means of marketing each other’s programs.
ITEM 3. Graduation
Discussion:
There will continue to be two graduation ceremonies during commencement.
Action:
Council members will continue to attend the morning PSAV graduation ceremony.
ITEM 4. Goal for the Council to work on
Discussion:
The council discussed working on some type of a community calendar, similar to the community
educator, that is distributed throughout the community marketing all the programs offered on
our campus’
Action:
Council members will bring suggestions to Joyce Edelstein to assist with a marketing tool.