February 2002
Board Meeting Agenda

Wednesday, February 21, 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. New International University, Akita Prefecture Governor Sukeshiro Terata
   b. Minutes of Board of Trustees Meeting of January 16, 2002
   c. Report of the Executive Committee Meeting of February 6, 2002

3. Trustee Reports

4. Chancellor's Comments: 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. Mesabi Range Community and Technical College Virginia Campus Remodeling Project Schematic Design (Second Reading)
   b. Program Approval: Certificate, Law Enforcement Skills; Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, Cloquet Campus
   c. Program Approval: Certificate, Chemical Laboratory Assistant; North Hennepin Community College, Brooklyn Park
   d. Program Approval: Certificates, Basic Massage Therapy and Clinical Massage Therapy; Ridgewater College, Willmar Campus
   e. Program Approval: BS, Geosciences and BS, Earth Science Teaching; Minnesota State University Moorhead

8. Board Standing Committee Reports

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

   Facilities

   1. Southwest State University Update

   2. *Capital Budget Update (Second Reading)

   3. FY 2003 Revenue Fund Fees and Spending Plan (First Reading)

   4. Capital Improvement Projects Quarterly Status Report

   5. South Central College Campus Master Plan
      
      Finance
      

   6. Tuition Waiver Annual Report

   7. FY 2001 Audited Financial Statements

   8. Rating Agency Presentation

   9. 2001 Awards Presentation

   10. Allocation Framework Illustration
       
       

   b. Educational Policy Committee - Bob Hoffman, Chair

   1. Academic and Student Affairs Update

   2. Program Suspensions: Northwest Technical College and Riverland Community College

   3. Proposed Amendment to Policy 3.14 Program Approval (First Reading)

   4. Legislative Report: Accountability Measures

   5. Transfer Report

   6. Use of Logos
      
      

   c. Technology Committee - Ivan Dusek, Joseph Swanson, Co-Chairs

   1. Security Office Update

   2. Metropolitan State University Technology Planning
      
      

   d. Advancement Committee - Lew Moran, Chair

   1. Naming Policy Update

   2. Marketing Overview

   3. Northstar Foundation Overview

   4. Legislative Session 2002 Update

   5. Diploma Policy

   6. Mentorship Training for New Trustees
      
      

   e. Personnel Policy Committee - Nancy Brataas, Chair

   1. *Appointment of President of Minnesota State University, Mankato

   2. Workers' Compensation Report

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

10. Other Business

11. Adjournment
    Holiday Reception Immediately Following the Board of Trustees Meeting - Third Floor

*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.