January 2001
Board Meeting Agenda

Wednesday, January 17, 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 December 19, 2000
   b. Report of the Executive Committee Meeting of January 3, 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. St. Cloud Technical College Remodeling Project Schematic Design (Second Reading)
   b. FY 2000-2001 Reserves Report (Second Reading)
   c. Repeal of Policy VI.02.06, Filling of Position by Claiming, Promotion or Transfer (Second Reading)
   d. Presidents' Contracts
   e. Mission Review: Mesabi Range Community and Technical College
   f. Program Approval: MS in Nursing, Minnesota State University Moorhead
   g. Program Approval: Certificate in Teaching and Learning with Technology; and Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning with Technology; Minnesota State University Moorhead
   h. Program Approval: Diploma, Massage Therapist, Lake Superior College
   i. Program Approval: AAS and Certificate in Information and Communication Technology, Century College
   j. Program Approval: Certificate, Massage Therapy, St. Paul Technical College
   
   
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 (First Reading)
   2. Anoka-Hennepin Technical College Remodeling Project Schematic Design (First Reading)
   3. St. Paul Technical College Campus Master Plan
      
      Finance, Daniel Coborn, Vice Chair
   4. *Gifts and Grants Report
   5. Annual Contracts Report
   6. MnSCU Audited Balance Sheet and Un-Audited Institution Schedules and Footnotes

   
   b. Personnel Policy Committee - Nancy Brataas, Chair

   1. Discussion on Board Policy 4.6, Re-Employment of Early Retirees
      
      

   c. Educational Policy Committee -Jim Luoma, Chair

   1. Academic and Student Affairs Update
   2. Ratification of Policies - Board's Mission and Vision (First Reading)
   3. Program Reinstatement: Diploma, Barbering, Pine Technical College, Minnesota Correctional Facility, Moose Lake
   4. Report on Phillips Partnership with Minneapolis Community and Technical College
   5. Update: Highlights of Financial Aid
   6. Update: Workforce and Career Development - An Overview
   7. Update: Anoka-Hennepin Technical College Academic Planning
   8. 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

**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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