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President Doug Reddington called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.
Minutes
After a brief review of the January 23, 2003 minutes, Tina Jones made a motion to accept, Diana Brenner seconded the motion, and the minutes were approved by voice vote.
Update on Indianapolis Center
Doug Reddington recapped the mission of the Indianapolis Center, which was discussed at the previous meeting. He encouraged the board to visit IC’s Web site to see what the Center under Scott Truex’s direction is doing. The Center is seeking permanent office space, as it must leave the current location in December.
Diana Brenner reported that IC has made contact with a developer to help them find a location. One option is the King-Cole building located on Meridian Street just south of the Circle. A priority will be to remain downtown. According to Dean Bilello, efforts are also being made to move assets down to IC. CAP is considering creating a faculty fellowship program in Indianapolis to give faculty members incentive to teach courses from there.
Update from the College
Dean Bilello reported that Amy Brown from MIT will be a new planning faculty member beginning July 1.
The legislature is scheduled to conclude its session April 24 and the Board of Trustees will be in Muncie Friday and Saturday, May 2-3, for a meeting and commencement. On Sunday and Monday following graduation, President Brownell will host a retreat for the university’s senior administrators.
The architecture department is still at work on the curriculum for its new master of architecture professional degree.
Progress is being made in the area of development. Meetings with the entire advancement team and events with our alumni have been hosted in Louisville and Denver. An upcoming event is scheduled in San Diego, in conjunction with the AIA convention in May. New fellow, Roger Neuenschwander, FAIA (BARCH ’73), will be honored at the convention. Dean Bilello invited the board to see the contemporary exhibit on European landscapes that is currently at the CAP building. The last eCAP will be in May for the academic year. The board was invited to submit information for the newsletter.
The students on the CAP Asia field study trip are back from a semester spent in New Delhi, India and Colombo, Sir Lanka. The three China trips have been postponed due to the outbreak of SARS. International program efforts continue.
Jackson Faber, contract faculty member and AIA Indianapolis president, did a great job with the guest lecture series, according to Dean Bilello. He also added that CAP plans to expand the series. DVDs are available at both the CAP library and the Indianapolis Center.
The City of Muncie received a $12.3 million grant to construct about 200 units of housing. Faculty Member Olan Dotson has been working on the project for three years. MUD will have its opening May 1, during the Muncie Art Walk. CAP and the College of Fine Arts are hosting the walk with the Muncie Downtown Development Council. Michel has been leading CAP's efforts with the event.
Dean Bilello said that Jeff Hall, retiring this year, after serving the College of Architecture and Planning since 1979, will be honored at the April 25 dinner.
Michel Mounayar announced that the ICMA jury is being held today and at the lunch following the meeting. Board members are welcome to attend. The project is an architecture center in Columbus, Indiana.
Alumni Day
After discussing possible dates for Alumni Day, September 19 and 20, 2003 were chosen for the event. Teresa Jeter-Newburn submitted the five nominees for this year’s alumni awards for approval. The nominees are: Distinguished Alumnus Award – Carol JH Yetken, ASLA (BS’78); Award of Outstanding Achievement – Nolan G. Bingham, AIA (Barch ’76); Thomas R. Doolittle, ASLA (BLA’83); Kevin D. Russell, Assoc. AIA (Barch ’97); and Jenifer Seal Uncapher (Barch ’94).
After review of the alumni award nominees, Reddington entertained a motion for the approval of the nominations. Jamie Lake moved for acceptance, Mike McKay seconded the motion, and the nominations were accepted by voice vote.
Reddington opened nominations for faculty awards. Names included were Paul Mitchell, Jeff Hale, and Rod Underwood. To help with the nomination process, Reddington reminded the board the purpose of the award is to recognize faculty who would not get the recognition by other means. Nominations should be given to Pat Quinn by mid-July to be put in the eCAP newsletter. Ernie Krug said the Alumni Association would be happy to publish the nominations in the July issue of the ALUMNUS. Past nominated and retired faculty may be nominated. Ideas on how to expand the nomination pool were discussed.
Theresa Jeter-Newburn gave an overview of the 2003 CAP Alumni Day Survey results. Jeter-Newburn said the survey gives good insight into how to plan for future events. Jennifer Milliken and Debra Kunce volunteered to develop an agenda for the event. Once the agenda has been approved, it will go to Quinn for publication. Krug suggested posting the event date on the Alumni Association’s Web calendar.
Continuing Education Survey
The responses to the Continuing Education Survey indicated some things that confirm some of CAP’s hopes and also suggest things that had not been thought about. Of 180 people surveyed, 140 said they would like some continuing education course in building codes. Reddington indicated that someone on AIA’s education committee who would conduct a Friday and Saturday program on building codes in Indianapolis in May or June. He will get back with everyone with more information. The survey also revealed a significant interest in urban and green design. The results will be published in eCAP.
Update on the Alumni Communication Initiative
Mounayar gave an overview of the Web site he and University Communications is developing using Story Serve. The three major links are CAP Academics, CAP Resources, and CAP Alumni. The site is scheduled to be launched this fall.
Report from the BSU Alumni Council
Reddington circulated the minutes from the last Alumni Council meeting. There are nearly 125,000 alumni, 3,000 of whom are CAP alumni. According to Reddington, the CAP group is small but is a center of excellence within the university. Money issues were big on the Council’s agenda. Reddington, a member of the Legacy Scholarship committee, reported that 50 students were awarded scholarships.
College of Fine Arts/CAP Sponsorship of Indianapolis
Art Walk
The College of Fine Arts and CAP are sponsoring the Indianapolis Art Walk September 4, 2003. During the evening, alumni will tour the area and certain buildings. Tina Jones volunteered to help.
Interior Architecture Degree
Doug Reddington reported that Brian Sinclair’s study is going well. The results of the study will be available in the fall. Diana Brenner said there is potential in locating the program in the Indianapolis CAP center.
New Business/Areas of Discussion
Mentorship Program
Currently, CAP does not have a mentorship program. Discussion included ways to develop a core group of alumni and students interested in participating in programs. Ideas mentioned included survey cards and a mentor link on CAP’s Web site. Tina Jones and Jamie Lake volunteered to work on a program. Krug suggested that if Mounayar would like to write an article asking for mentors, the Alumni Association could put it in the ALUMNUS magazine.
Other business included Brenner’s announcement of the Women in Architecture Lecture, scheduled for April 29. Speakers for the evening are Susan Allen, Sheila Snyder and Diana Brenner. The format will be an informal chat about their career experiences. The audience will have an opportunity to ask questions.
On May 8-9, 2003, AIA is conducting a Clean the Environment Symposium. Mounayar suggested that if anyone knows of upcoming events to let Quinn know so that she can add then to CAP’s calendar.
Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at noon.
