The Council of Trustees met on Sept. 10 to discuss university optimization efforts, an update on Brookwood’s solar project, and a student presentation on the fallout of medical malpractice.
University President Dr. Daniel Wubah began Wednesday’s meeting with a presentation on efforts to “optimize” university systems, such as an effort to “enable students within PASSHE (Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education) to take classes on any PASSHE campus,” an effort Wubah says he has been making for around “three or four years.”
Wubah presented ideas to optimize university finances, which contained information on how to further streamline Millersville’s financial stability by investing in high demand programs, partnering with local industries, and monitoring “PASSHE financial stability ratios.” Wubah proposed conducting a “comprehensive audit” of digital and print publications sent to stakeholders from University Communications & Marketing, in order to streamline university communication and “optimize engagement.” Efforts to connect further with the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties was also made clear by Wubah, who expressed a desire to improve communication with the MU APSCUF chapter and their MU representative, Dr. Oliver Dreon.
Wubah also spoke about efforts to increase the enrollment of adult learners, who according to PASSHE, make up 20% of higher education students in Pennsylvania.
Geoffrey Beers, CEO of Students Services Inc., provided an update on the four-acre solar panel project, which Beers said “will generate 1.72 gigawatts of power annually.” Construction is anticipated to begin in November with electrical generation beginning next spring.
Department of Accounting and Finance senior Claire Coons gave a presentation titled “Medical Malpractice: Legal, Insurance, and Ethical Implications Inspired by a True Story.” Coons was misdiagnosed with pneumonia in September 2024, which misled doctors to not catching numerous problems, only discovered when Coons was admitted to the emergency room two weeks later. Doctors discovered a pulmonary embolus in her lungs, deep vein thrombosis, and atelectasis.
The presentation went on to discuss the legal, insurance, and ethical questions surrounding misdiagnoses and medical malpractice. Coons, who will be sponsored by the Lombardo College of Business, is slated to present the paper at the Great Lakes Academy of Legal Studies in Business at the University of Akron in October.
