September 2002
Board Meeting Agenda

Wednesday, September 18, 2002 - 11:00 a.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 July 17, 2002
   b. Report of the Executive Committee Meeting of September 4, 2002
   c. Amendment to Board Policy 1A.2, Part 4, Officers of the Board (First Reading)
   d. Board of Trustees Retreat

3. Trustee Reports
   

4. Chancellor's Comments: James McCormick
   *a. Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Annual Work Plan
   

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 Student Housing Program Lease Agreement
   b. Winona State University and Lake Superior College Land Acquisition
   c. Southwest State University Student Center Complex Schematic Design
   d. Program Closures: Century College and Fergus Falls Community College
   

8. Board Standing Committee Reports
   

   a. Finance/Facilities Policy Committee - Andy Boss, Chair

   1. Capital Improvement Projects Quarterly Status Report

   2. FY 2004-2005 Biennial Budget Request (First Reading)

   b. Advancement Committee, Bob Hoffman, Chair

   1. St. Paul Technical College Request for a Name Change (First Reading)

   2. Marketing Presentation

   3. Tagline Procedure

   4. Development Update

   5. Legislative Update

   c. Human Resources Policy Committee, Ivan Dusek, Chair

   1. *Appointment of Interim President at Riverland Community College

   2. Presidential Evaluations Process

   3. Update on Presidential Search at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College

   d. Educational Policy Committee, Will Antell, Chair

   1. Academic and Student Affairs Update

   2. Minnesota's Electronic Portfolio Update and Demonstration

   3. Review of Academic and Student Affairs Work Plan Themes

   e. Technology Committee, Lew Moran, Chair

   1. Campus Technology Planning

   f. Audit Committee, Daniel Coborn, Chair

   1. Discussion on the Role of the Audit Committee

   2. Report from the Office of the Legislative Auditor on Recent Financial Audits of Colleges, Universities and the Office of the Chancellor

   3. Internal Audit Annual Report FY 2002

   4. Update from 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.