February 2001
Board Meeting Agenda

Wednesday, February 21, 2001 - 1:30 p.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 of January 17, 2001
   b. Report of the Executive Committee Meeting of February 7, 2001
   
   
3. Trustee Reports
   
   
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. Appointment to Academic Rank
   b. MCCFA/UTCE Merger Legislation
   c. Mission Review: Riverland Community College
   d. Program Approval: Certificate, Dispatcher, Central Lakes College
   e. Program Approval: Certificate, Latin American Studies, Central Lakes College
   f. Program Approval: AS, Nursing, RN, Minnesota State College - Southeast Technical
   g. Program Closure: Minnesota State University, Mankato
   
   
9. Board Standing Committee Reports
   

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

   Facilities, Lew Moran, Vice Chair

   1. *FY 2002 Revenue Fund Fees and Spending Plan (Second Reading)
   2. *Anoka-Hennepin Technical College Remodeling Project Schematic Design (Second Reading)
   3. *Governor's 2001 Capital Budget Recommendation
   4. Winona State University Student Housing Plan
   5. Capital Improvement Projects Quarterly Status Report
   6. Space Utilization Study Update
   7. Revenue Fund Reinvestment Update
      
      Finance, Daniel Coborn, Vice Chair
      There are no agenda items for "Finance" this month.
      
      2002-2007 Capital Budget Public Hearings (Continued from January 30, 2001) Lew Moran, Vice Chair
      

      Minnesota State University, Mankato (10:30 am) Riverland Community College (11:00 am) Minnesota West Community and Technical College (11:30 am)

      
      

   b. Personnel Policy Committee - Nancy Brataas, Chair

   1. *Appointment of President of Southwest State University
   2. *Domestic Partner Report
   3. Repeal of Board Policy 1.2, Relationship to Collective Bargaining Agreement (First Reading)
   4. Revisions to Board Policy 4.6, Re-Employment of Early Retirees (First Reading)
      
      

   c. Educational Policy Committee -Jim Luoma, Chair

   1. Academic and Student Affairs Update
   2. Program Suspensions: Minnesota West Community and Technical College and Central Lakes College
   3. Update: Virtual Summit
   4. Update: e-Student Services
   5. Update: Instructional Technology
   6. Report: Academic Program Policy Study
   7. Report: Farm Business Management (FBM) Program Assessment Study
   8. FIPSE e-Grant Update
   9. Closed Session: Discussion of Litigation, Aldrich, et al. v. Northwest Technical College
      
      
10. **Requests by Individuals to Address the Board
    Procedures to address the board are defined below.
    
    
11. Other Business
    
    
12. Adjournment
    

*Denotes Action Item

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

~ Special Accommodations ~

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