October 2001
Board Meeting Agenda

Wednesday, October 17, 2001 - 8:00 a.m.
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
Amphitheater
2101 14th St.
Cloquet, MN

1. Call to Order
   a. Welcome/Opening Ceremony
   
   
2. Chair's Report: Mary Choate
   *a. Minutes of Board of Trustees Meeting of September 20, 2001
   *b. Ratification of the Executive Committee's approval for the Chancellor to Attend Out-of-State Symposium Sponsored by the National Education Association Foundation and the Education Commission of the States
   *c. Approval for the Chancellor to Attend Out-of-State Symposium Sponsored by the U. S. Army War College
   *d. Amended Board Policy 1A.2 Board of Trustees, Part 5. Standing Committees and Working Groups of the Board (Second Reading)
   e. Report of the Executive Committee Meeting of October 3, 2001
   f. Presentation by President Jack Briggs
   
   
3. Trustee Reports
   
   
4. Chancellor's Comments: Dr. James McCormick
   a. Chancellor's Quarterly Report
   
   
5. Joint Council of Student Associations
   
   
6. MnSCU Bargaining Units
   
   
7. 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. Minnesota State University Moorhead Student Housing Plan (Second Reading)
   b. Finance/Facilities Policy Committee Goals and Objectives FY 2002 Work Plan (Second Reading)
   c. Program Approval: AS, Environmental Science; Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
   d. Program Approval: AAS, Diagnostic Medical Sonography; Northwest Technical College, East Grand Forks
   
   
8. Board Standing Committee Reports
   

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

   Facilities

   1. *Revenue Fund Reinvestment Program Recommendations Including Revenue Fund Bond Sale Resolution (Second Reading)
   2. Hennepin Technical College Campus Master Plan
      
      Finance
      
   3. FY 2003 Preliminary Outlook
      
      

   b. Educational Policy Committee - Robert Hoffman, Chair

   1. Academic and Student Affairs Update
   2. Charter Schools Update
   3. International Education Update
      
      

   c. Audit Committee - Daniel Coborn, Chair

   1. Quarterly Audit Activity Report for Quarter Ended September 30, 2001
   2. Internal Audit Annual Report FY 2001
   3. Proposal Study of Key Indicators Reported to the Board of Trustees

   
   d. Personnel Committee - Nancy Brataas, Chair

   1. Revisions to Policy 4.1, Personnel Plan (First Reading)
   2. Amendment to Board Policy 1.A.2, Part 4, Subpart C.1, Chair's Approval of Receipt of Expenses (First Reading)
   3. Student Employment Data
   4. Report on Closed Session: Strike Update
      
      
9. **Requests by Individuals to Address the Board
   Procedures to address the board are defined below.
   
   
10. Other Business
    
    
11. 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.