December 16-17, 2003
Board Meeting Committee Schedule

Wells Fargo Place
Fourth Floor, International Hall
30 East Seventh Street
Saint Paul, Minnesota

PLEASE NOTE: Committee meeting times are tentative. Committee meetings may begin up to 45 minutes earlier than the times listed below, if the previous committee meeting concludes its business before the end of its allotted time slot.

Tuesday - December 16, 2003

• 9:30 a.m. Finance/Facilities Policy Committee - Board Room, Andrew Boss, Chair
  Ann Wynia and Laura King, Leadership Council Co-Chairs
  - Minutes of October 21, 2003
  - Minutes of Joint Educational and Finance/Facilities Policy Committees of October 21, 2003
  
  1. Finance/Facilities Division Update
  2. Proposed Amendment to Board Policy 6.4, Facilities Planning (First Reading)
  3. FY 2004 HEAPR Capital Allocation Plan
     
• 10:30 a.m. Advancement Committee - Board Room - Cheryl Dickson, Chair
  Joseph Sertich, Linda Kohl and John Ostrem, Leadership Council Co-Chairs
  - Minutes of October 22, 2003
  
  1. Advancement Update
  2. *Proposed Amendment to Board Policy 8.3, College or University Related Foundations (Second Reading)
  3. 2004 State Legislative Session
  4. 2004 Federal Legislative Proposals
     
• 12:00 noon Board of Trustees Lunch - World Trade Room
  
• 1:00 p.m. Audit Committee - Board Room - Dan Coborn, Chair
  John Asmussen, Executive Director, Internal Auditing
  - Minutes of September 17, 2003
  
  1. *FY2003 and FY2002 Audited Financial Statements
  2. *Plan to Contract with Certified Public Accounting Firms and the Legislative Auditor for Fiscal Year 2004 Audits
  3. System-Level Accountability Framework Update
     
• 3:00 p.m. Technology Committee - Board Room - Lew Moran, Chair
  Joseph Birmingham and Kenneth Niemi, Leadership Council Co-Chairs
  - Minutes of October 22, 2003
  
  1. Information Technology Update
  2. FY 2004 Information Technology Priorities
  3. Instructional Management Systems Implementation Plan Update
  4. ISEEK Overview and Update

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Wednesday - December 17, 2003

• 8:00 a.m. Educational Policy Committee - Board Room - Will Antell, Chair
  Jon Quistgaard and Linda Baer, Leadership Council Co-Chairs
  - Minutes of October 21, 2003
  - Minutes of Joint Educational and Finance/Facilities Policy Committees of October 21, 2003
  
  1. Academic and Student Affairs Update
  2. * Proposed Amendment to Policy 3.10 Academic Program Improvement; Deletion of Policy 3.11 Academic Program Accountability; and Deletion of Community College Policy III.02.06 Academic Standards: Section Titled Review and Evaluation of Academic Programs
     (Second Reading)
  3. * Proposed Amendment to Board Policy 2.6, Intercollegiate Athletics (Second Reading)
  4. Alexandria Technical College - Advanced Manufacturing Prototype
  5. Bold Ideas Update
  6. DARS Progress Report
  7. College/University Strategic Profiles Presentations to the Board of Trustees
  8. *Higher Education Funding and Financial Aid (Second Reading)
     
• 10:30 a.m. Human Resources Committee - Board Room - Ivan Dusek, Chair
  Richard Davenport and William Tschida, Leadership Council Co-Chairs
  - Minutes of October 21, 2003
  
  1. Human Resources Update
  2. * Personnel Plan for Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Administrators
  3. Proposed Amendment to Board Policy 4.8, Emeritus Status (First Reading)
  4. * Chancellor’s Recommendation for Distinguished Senior Fellow for Academic Affairs
  5. * Appointment of Interim President of Alexandria Technical College
     
• 12:00 p.m. Board of Trustees Lunch - World Trade Room
  
• 1:00 p.m. Board of Trustees Meeting - Board Room
  

* Denotes Action Item

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~ 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.

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