Attending
Wayne Tindle, Amy Walker, Jane Dodge, Don Shupe, Mike Cranford, Witold Sieradzan, Doug Foster, Tim Swinson, William Crockett, Kelly Constantinetis, Edna Vann, Dan Laffey

Not Attending
Lesley Hubbard, Jessica Fleming, Francis Shepherd, Charlie Nobles, Syeda Amina, Bradley Valentine, Atrin Assa, Hal Hammond, Joy Frankoff

Welcome - Witold

Minutes and Action Register Review: March meeting minutes were approved and the following Action Register items were “completed”:

• ESL Report
• Speakers for Xtreme Beginnings

Jane’s Report:

• Xtreme Beginnings is April 21 st, 35-45 speakers will attend.
• Two students will join the Alliance – Emma Price and Elise Flick.
• Tim Swinson spoke to the seniors about the importance of establishing credit.

Team Objectives Review:

Team	% Goals completed to date	Expected completion by May
Steering Team	57%	100%
Student & Career Development	100%	100%
Technology	20%	n/a
Staff & Alliance	80%	100%
Communication	75%	83%
Membership	100%	100%

Team Self-Evaluation Results:
Passion and Results were the lowest scoring. Discussion resulted in planning for o ne faculty member from each Athens department to attend an Alliance meeting next year. This will educate the Alliance on department curriculum and hopefully generate discussion about how the Alliance could assist the various departments.

Develop list of individual team projects for next year:
Discussion deferred to next month.

Announcement:
Our current chair, Wayne Tindle, will be “retiring” from the Alliance. We will miss you and wish you well!

Alliance Social:
Alliance members enjoyed refreshments on the Gregory Poole patio. Great time. Thanks to Mike and Don!

NEXT ALLIANCE MEETING:
will be held Friday, May 19th at Athens Drive Media Center.