April 2001
Board Meeting Agenda

Wednesday, April 18, 2001 - 10:00 a.m.
Minnesota World Trade Center
Fourth Floor, International Hall
30 East 7th Street
St. Paul, Minnesota

1. Call to Order
   
   
2. Chair's Report: Michael Vekich
   *a. Minutes of Board of Trustees Meeting with MnSCU Presidents of March 20, 2001
   *b. Minutes of Board of Trustees Meeting of March 21, 2001
   c. Report of the Executive Committee Meeting of April 4, 2001
   
   
3. Trustee Reports
   a. Report of the Sub-Committee on Trustees, Andrew Boss, Chair
   b. Report of the Futures Sub-Committee, Will Antell, Chair
   c. Other
   
   
4. Chancellor's Report: Morris J. Anderson
   
   
5. Executive Director/Board Secretary's Report: Penny Harris Reynen
   
   
6. Joint Council of Student Associations
   
   
7. MnSCU Bargaining Units
   
   
8. Consent Agenda
   All matters listed under Consent Agenda will be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. Any trustee may request that an item or items be removed from the Consent Agenda for independent consideration.
   
   a. Repeal of State University Carry Forward Policy 1.1, Definitions of Regulations (Second Reading)
   b. St. Cloud State University - Lawrence Hall Remodeling Schematic Design (Second Reading)
   c. Southwest State University Property Acquisition (Second Reading)
   d. Alexandria Technical College: New Classroom Building Schematic Design (Second Reading)
   e. Contract Noncredit Instruction Financial Restructuring (Second Reading)
   f. Mission Review: Vermilion Community College
   g. Program Approval: BA, Spanish; Southwest State University
   h. Program Approval: BAS, Manufacturing and Operations Management; Metropolitan State University
   i. Program Approval: AS, Engineering; Century College
   j. Program Approval: Certificate, Forestry Technician; Northwest Technical College, Red Lake Reservation
   k. Program Approval: AAS, Industrial Model Making; Northwest Technical College, Bemidji Campus
   l. Program Closures: Century College
   
   
9. Board Standing Committee Reports
   

   a. Finance/Facilities Policy Committee - Robert Erickson, Chair

   Facilities, Lew Moran, Vice Chair

   1. *Revenue Fund Reinvestment Program: Defeasance of Current Debt (Second Reading)
   2. Central Lakes College Campus Master Plan
   3. Pine Technical College Building Addition: Project Update
      
      Finance, Daniel Coborn, Vice Chair
      
   4. FY 2001 Systemwide Budget Update
   5. Annual Fee Report
      
      

   b. Personnel Policy Committee - Nancy Brataas, Chair

   1. *Appointment of President of Anoka-Hennepin Technical College
   2. *Appointment of Interim President of Minnesota State University, Mankato
   3. Discussion of Domestic Partner Report
      
      

   c. Educational Policy Committee -Jim Luoma, Chair

   1. Academic and Student Affairs Update
   2. Program Suspensions: Dakota County Technical College, Itasca Community College, Lake Superior College, Minnesota West Community and Technical College, Northwest Technical College, and Rainy River Community College
   3. Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Initiative "Circle of Prosperity": Bridging the Digital Divide
   4. Transfer Report
   5. MnSCU Academic Program Inventory
   6. Sabbatical Report
   7. Update on Naming Policy
      
      
10. **Requests by Individuals to Address the Board
    Procedures to address the board are defined below.
    
    
11. Other Business
    
    
12. Adjournment
    

*Denotes Action Item

**Requests to address the Board must be submitted in writing to staff. Request forms are available at the board meeting (additional materials are placed on a table located near the entrance of the meeting room). If you wish to address an agenda item, clearly identify the item on your request form. If you have any questions, please ask a staff member for assistance.

***All hand-outs to the Board must be submitted in advance of the meeting.

~ Special Accommodations ~

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