September 2001
Board Meeting Agenda

Thursday, September 20, 2001 - 9:30 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 July 18, 2001
   b. Amendment to Board Policy 1A.2, Part 5. Standing Committees and Working Groups of the Board (First Reading)
   c. Report of the Executive Committee meeting of September 5, 2001
   
   
3. Trustee Reports
   
   
4. Chancellor's Report: Dr. James McCormick
   
   
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. Revenue Fund Master Resolution (Second Reading)
   b. Program Approval: BAS, Wilderness Management and Outdoor Recreation Planning; Bemidji State University
   c. Program Approval: BAS, Fire Service Administration; Southwest State University
   d. Program Approval: Certificate, American Indian Studies; Itasca Community College
   e. Program Approval: Certificate, Indigenous Studies; Rainy River Community College
   f. Program Approval: Certificate, Plastic Injection Molding Operator; and Certificate, Plastic Rotational Molding Operator; Ridgewater College, Hutchinson
   g. Program Closure: Minnesota State University, Mankato
   h. Repeal of Carry Forward State University Policy 7.16, Consulting Faculty Policy (Second Reading)
   i. Repeal of Carry Forward Community College Policy V1.04.03, Administration of External Tests (Second Reading)
   
   
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 (First Reading)
   2. Minnesota State University Moorhead Student Housing Plan (First Reading)
   3. St. Cloud State University Projects Update
   4. Capital Improvement Projects Quarterly Status Report
   5. Century College Campus Master Plan
   6. Minnesota State College - Southeast Technical Campus Master Plan
      
      Finance
      
   7. Finance/Facilities Policy Committee Goals and Objectives FY 2002 Work Plan (First Reading)
      
      

   b. Educational Policy Committee - Robert Hoffman, Chair

   1. Academic and Student Affairs Update
   2. Program Suspensions: Hibbing Community College; Minnesota State University, Mankato; Northwest Technical College; and Rochester Community and Technical College
   3. Program Reinstatement: Lake Superior College
   4. Minneapolis Community and Technical College Promotional Video
   5. E-Learning Grant Presentations: Northwest Technical College "Communications Industry Asynchronous Learning Network" and Bemidji State University "Distributed Learning in Teacher Education"
      
      

   c. Personnel Committee - Nancy Brataas, Chair

   1. Policy Review Work Plan
   2. Report on Closed Session: Strike Plan
      
      
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.