Executive Council met at 1:30 p.m. at 611 Allen Hall. Present were Dr. Mark Keenum, presiding, Dr. Jerry Gilbert, Dr. Greg Bohach, Dr. Bill Kibler, Dr. David Shaw, Mr. Don Zant, Ms. Amy Tuck, Dr. Meghan Millea, Dr. Bill Kibler, Mr. Scott Stricklin, Dr. Cade Smith, Mr. John Rush, Dr. Tommy Stevenson, Mr. Mike Rackley, Ms. Shelby Balius, Mr. Joe Farris, Ms. Joan Lucas, Ms. Lesia Bryant, and Mr. Roger Baker.

Mr. Rush presented for approval a revised version of OP 01.03, Salary Supplement Fund Raising. The revised policy allows for faculty or administrators to be involved in fund-raising with a potential for personal benefit, provided that coordination of relevant development efforts are transferred to the college development officer and next higher administrative level. The council recommended approval.

Dr. Gilbert presented for approval the Campus Master Plan, which has been available for review in draft form for several months and has now been endorsed by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Campus Master Planner Roger Baker reported that the plan has been selected for an award by the Boston Society of Architects, to be presented in January 2013. Dr. Gilbert reported that the Master Plan Advisory Committee has been in place for a year and is functioning well. The Council recommended approval.