Commission on Public Service and Extension Minutes of Meeting On January
22, 1996
Room 400-D Burruss

Members Present: Ralph Badinelli, Deb Williams, Kermit Kwan, Jim
Parkhurst, Norman Marriott, Clark Jones, James Littlefield, Ted Settle,
Kevin Fenton, Terry Swecker, Pat Edwards, Lee Skablund, Bill Mashburn,
Ann Hertzler and Dawn Barnes, Sharon Diggs, and Judith Hall (for Fred
Krimgold) via conference call.

Visitors: Peggy Meszaros, Pat Hyer, Harold Kurstedt, Dixon Hanna, Neal
Vines, Earv Blythe, Jeff Crowder, Joanne Eustis 

Members not Represented: Doug McAlister, James Jones, Betsy Campbell,
College of Education, SGA


1)	The meeting was convened and chaired by Ralph Badinelli. The
agenda was adopted as stated.

2)	Final draft of minutes will be approved for December 11 meeting if
no additional corrections are received by Friday, January 26. 

3)	Deb Williams stated that today is the deadline for nominations to
the Awards Selection Committee. They will meet February 2 to review
applications and awards will be made by February 29. Dixon Hanna's
office will be contacted to proceed with ordering the plaques. In the
future, it was suggested this information needs to be sent out no later
than November 1.

4)	Pat Hyer explained the e-mail information she had previously sent
out to members of this Commission regarding the COTA Fellow Program and
how selections will be made. It is the responsibility of the Commission
to form a selection committee and move forward with the selection of
recipients. Harold Kurstedt stated the committee should form immediately
and a decision made by July 1. Peggy Meszaros clarified the application
information will be distributed by Harold Kurstedt and Continuing
Education. She suggested that the sub-committee review the application
materiel before it is sent out to make sure is what we are seeking and
what we can support. Terry Swecker made the motion we adopt the program,
supply a reviewing sub-committee, draw up proceedings, and select COTA
Fellows. Deb Williams seconded and was passed.

5)	Ralph Badinelli reported the implementation plan was almost
finished from the Outreach Implementation Committee. They have been bold
in making suggestions. Implementation plan will be to the Provost by
early February.

6)	Ralph Badinelli reported that he had attended several meetings
that
dealt with distance learning and the flexibility that it can offer
continuing education students. He stated that a future agenda item for
the Commission would be the consideration of ways to allow non-degree
students more opportunities to take classes with degree-seeking
students. These opportunities are important to the continuing education
effort but spark controversy when considered from a broader perspective.
In considering the expansion of course offerings to non-degree students,
we must be careful not to dilute or even to give the appearance of
diluting the quality of our courses.

7)	Earv Blythe (with the help of Jeff Crowder and Joanne Eustis) made
a presentation on the State of Virginia Infrastructure. This is made up
of VT, ODU, Va. community colleges, Va. Dept. of Information Technology
and Va. Council on Information Management. Jeff explained the broadband
(high capacity) wide area network is trying to improve the system and
open up to more participants. There are four sites now and five more
will open up in the next year. The scheduled pilot network
implementation is Spring 1996. Joanne Eustis explained the pilot project
that is being perfected and will make plans to demonstrate it to this
Commission in the near future. 

The meeting was adjourned at 3:35.

The next meeting will be Monday, February 12 @ 2:00 in 400-D Burruss.