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Minnesota State Colleges and Universities: Board of Trustees

December 15 , 2004 - 12:30 p.m.

Board Meeting Agenda

Wells Fargo Place
Fourth Floor, Board Room
30 East Seventh Street
Saint Paul, Minnesota

  1. Call to Order
  2. Chair's Report: Robert Hoffman
    1. Minutes of Board of Trustees Meeting of Wednesday, October 20, 2004
    2. Draft Minutes of Executive Committee Meeting of December 1, 2004
  3. Trustee Reports
  4. Chancellor's Comments: James McCormick
  5. Joint Council of Student Associations
    1. Minnesota State College Student Association
    2. Minnesota State University Student Association
  6. Minnesota State Colleges and Universities' Bargaining Units
    1. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees
    2. Minnesota Association of Professional Employees
    3. Minnesota State College Faculty
    4. Minnesota State University Association of Administrative and Service Faculty
    5. Inter Faculty Organization
  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.

    There are no consent agenda items this month.
  8. Board Standing Committee Reports
    1. Finance/Facilities Policy Committee, Clarence Hightower, Chair
      1. Finance/Facilities Division Update
      2. *Amendment to Real Estate Transaction Policy 6.7 (Second Reading)
    2. Audit Committee, Ann Curme Shaw, Chair
      1. *Fiscal Year 2004 Audited Financial Statements
      2. System-Level Accountability Framework Update
      3. Follow-up Recommendations of Services to Traditionally Underrepresented Student Populations Study
    3. Educational Policy Committee, David Paskach, Chair
      1. Academic and Student Affairs Update
      2. Proposed Amendment to Policy 2.1, Campus Student Associations
        (First Reading)
      3. Proposed Amendment to Policy 3.7, Statewide Student Association
        (First Reading)
      4. Proposed Amendment to Procedure 2.9.1, Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress
      5. Proposed Policy 3.29, and Proposed Procedure 3.29.1
        College and University Transcripts (First Reading)
      6. Campus Profile: Winona State University
    4. Human Resources Policy Committee, Ivan Dusek, Chair
      1. Human Resources Update
      2. Leadership Development Program Report
    5. Advancement Committee, Cheryl Dickson, Chair
      1. Advancement Update
      2. 2005 State Legislative Initiatives
      3. 2005 Federal Earmark Requests
    6. Technology Committee, Lew Moran, Chair
      1. Information Technology Update
      2. Security Progress Report
      3. Desire2Learn Implementation Update
      4. Information Technology Services Accountability Framework
  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 on the information counter located near the entrance of the meeting room. Clearly identify the agenda item on your request form. Please ask staff for assistance if you have any questions.

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.

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