April 2002
Board Meeting Agenda

Wednesday, April 17, 2002 - 1:00 p.m.
Fourth Floor, International Hall
30 East Seventh Street
Saint Paul, Minnesota

1. Call to Order

2. Chair's Report: Mary Choate
   a. Minutes of Board of Trustees Meeting of March 20, 2002
   b. Report of the Executive Committee Meeting of April 3, 2002

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. Winona State University Land Acquisition
   b. Program Closures: St. Paul Technical College
   

8. Board Standing Committee Reports
   

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

   1. FY 2001 Instructional Cost Study

   2. Allocation Framework Illustration

   3. FY 2002 Annual Fee Report

   4. FY 2002 Quarterly College and University Operating Budget Update

   5. Normandale Community College Building Renovation Project, Schematic Design (First Reading)

   6. Alexandria Technical College - Campus Master Plan

   7. FY 2003 Operating Budget Including Tuition and Fees (First Reading)
      

   b. Personnel Policy Committee - Nancy Brataas, Chair

   1. *Inter Faculty Organization Contract Approval

   2. Proposed Amendment to Policy 4.2, Appointment of Presidents (First Reading)

   3. Proposed Amendment to Policy 1A.2, Part 5, Subpart C. Personnel Policy Committee (First Reading)

   4. Sabbatical Report for FY 2001

   5. Demographic Report

   c. Educational Policy Committee - Bob Hoffman, Chair

   1. Academic and Student Affairs Update

   2. Progress Report: Responding to the Office of Internal Auditing Post- Secondary Enrollment Options Report

   3. Proposed Policy 3.28 Charter School Sponsorship (First Reading)

   4. Proposed Amendment to Policy 3.22 Course Syllabi (First Reading)

   5. Proposed Amendment to Policy 3.12 Academic Program Suspension and Reinstatement (First Reading)

   6. Proposed Amendment to Policy 3.13 Academic Program Closure (First Reading)

   d. Advancement Committee - Lew Moran, Chair

   1. Legislative Session 2002 Update

   2. Development Update

   3. 2002-2003 Marketing Plan

   4. Internal Marketing

   5. Naming Policy Update

   e. Audit Committee - Daniel Coborn, Chair

   1. *Appointment of External Auditors for Bemidji State University, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota State University Moorhead, Northwest Technical College, St. Cloud State University, and Winona State University

   2. Periodic Follow-up of Prior Audit Recommendations

   3. Preliminary Report on Internal Auditing Study on Board-Level Indicators
      

9. **Requests by Individuals to Address the Board
   Procedures to address the board are defined below.

10. Other Business

11. 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 handouts 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.