March 2002
Board Meeting Agenda

Wednesday, March 20, 2002 - 12:00 noon
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 February 21, 2002
   b. Report of the Executive Committee Meeting of March 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. Program Approval: AAS, Sports Facilities Management; Certificate, Ice Arena Management; Certificate, Golf Course Management; and Certificate, Sport/Athletic Field Management; Century College, White Bear Lake
   b. Program Approval: Diploma and AAS, Exercise and Sport Science; Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount
   c. Program Approval: Certificate, E-Business; Minnesota State University Moorhead
   d. Mission Review: Minnesota State College - Southeast Technical

8. Board Standing Committee Reports

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

   Facilities

   1. *FY 2003 Revenue Fund Fees and Spending Plan (Second Reading)

   2. Winona State University Land Acquisition (First Reading)

   3. Southwest State University Update

   4. Post Occupancy Evaluation Program

   5. Minnesota State University, Mankato - Campus Master Plan
      
      Finance
      

   6. Non-Instructional Facility Financing Options

   7. Rating Agency Presentation

   8. Allocation Framework Illustration

   9. FY 2001 Instructional Cost Study
      

   b. Educational Policy Committee - Bob Hoffman, Chair

   1. Academic and Student Affairs Update

   2. *Proposed Amendment to Policy 3.14 Program Approval (Second Reading)

   3. Program Suspensions: Rochester Community and Technical College and St. Paul Technical College

   4. Program Reinstatement: Dakota County Technical College
      

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

   1. Telecommunications Voice Planning Project

   2. Minnesota State University, Mankato - Wireless Initiative
      

   d. Personnel Policy Committee - Nancy Brataas, Chair

   1. *Presidents' Contracts

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

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

   e. Advancement Committee - Lew Moran, Chair

   1. Legislative Session 2002 Update

   2. Report on Association of Community College Trustees National Legislative Seminar

   3. Marketing Update

   4. Diploma Policy Report

   5. Mentorship Training for New Trustees

   6. Development Update
      

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.