May 2001
Board Meeting Agenda

Wednesday, May 31, 2001 - 10:30 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 of April 18, 2001
   b. Report of the Executive Committee Meeting of May 2, 2001
   *c. Ratification of Appointment of External Auditor
   d. Amendment to Board Policy 1A.2. Board Expenses, Per Diem and Reimbursement (First Reading)
   e. Timeline for Declarations of Candidacy for Board Officer
   f. Proposed FY 2002 Meeting Calendar
   
   
3. Trustee Reports
   a. Report of the Sub-Committee on Trustees, Andrew Boss, Chair
   
   
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. Program Approval: BAS, Advertising and Applied Visual Arts; Metropolitan State University
   b. Program Approval: BAS, Food Service/Culinary Arts; Metropolitan State University
   c. Program Approval: BAS, Hospitality, Travel and Tourism; Metropolitan State University
   d. Program Approval: BS, Nursing; St. Cloud State University
   e. Program Approval: MS, Electrical Engineering; St. Cloud State University
   f. Program Approval: Certificate, Network Cabling Technician; Mesabi Range Community and Technical College, Eveleth
   g. Program Approval: Certificate, Kitchen and Bath Design; Century College, White Bear Lake
   h. Program Approval: AAS, Individualized Occupational Preparation; Northwest Technical College, Bemidji, East Grand Forks, Detroit Lakes, Moorhead and Wadena
   i. Program Closures: Alexandria Technical College, and Northwest Technical College
   j. Appointment to Academic Rank k. Revision to Chancellor Anderson's Amended Employment Contract
   
   
9. Board Standing Committee Reports
   

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

   Facilities, Lew Moran, Vice Chair

   1. FY 2002-2007 Capital Budget Recommendations (First Reading)
   2. Campus Master Plan - Bemidji State University
   3. Winona State University Science Building Schematic Design (First Reading)
   4. Minnesota State University Moorhead Science Building Schematic Design (First Reading)
      
      Finance, Daniel Coborn, Vice Chair
      
   5. MSUSA Fee Proposal
   6. 2001 Session Wrap-up
   7. FY 2002-2003 Preliminary Budget Outlook
   8. FY 2002 Institutional Allocations Including Tuition and Fees (First Reading)
      
      

   b. Educational Policy Committee - Jim Luoma, Chair

   1. Academic and Student Affairs Update
   2. Program Suspensions: Alexandria Technical College, Northland Community and Technical College, Northwest Technical College, and Rochester Community and Technical College
   3. Academic Program Policy Study: Review of Current Board Policies and Practices
   4. Metro Alliance Faculty Report
   5. Transfer
   6. Report of the Futures Sub-Committee and Discussion
      
      

   c. Personnel Policy Committee - Nancy Braatas, Chair

   1. *Appointment of President of Bemidji State University
   2. *Appointment of President of Central Lakes College
   3. Demographic Report
      
      
10. **Requests by Individuals to Address the Board
    Procedures to address the board are defined below.
    
    
11. Other Business
    
    
12. Adjournment
    
    Reception for new presidents will be held immediately following the Board of Trustees Meeting.
    

*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 ~

Special accommodations for a disability (e.g. wheelchair accessibility, interpreter, audiotape, or large print material), are available upon advance requests. Please contact Inge Chapin at (612) 282-5518, or fax your request to (612) 297-3312.