July 17, 2002
Board Meeting Summary
World Trade Center
Saint Paul, Minnesota
THIS SUMMARY IS NOT THE OFFICIAL MINUTES OF THE MEETING
Election of Officers
The Board of Trustees re-elected Mary P. Choate as chair, and Jim
Luoma as vice chair, and elected Michael Redlinger as treasurer. Officers
serve for one-year terms effective August 1, 2002.
Appointment of President of Minneapolis Community and Technical College
The Board of Trustees approved the recommendation of Chancellor McCormick
to appoint Phillip Davis as Distinguished Senior Fellow for Academic
Affairs for the period July 1, 2002 through July 17, 2002, and appointed
Phillip Davis as president of Minneapolis Community and Technical College
effective July 18, 2002, subject to the completion of an employment
contract, which the Board authorizes the Chancellor to negotiate in
consultation with the Chair of the Board and the Chair of the Human
Resources Policy Committee, in accordance with the terms and conditions
of the Personnel Plan for MnSCU Administrators.
Approval of FY 2003 Meeting Calendar
The Board of Trustees adopted the FY 2003 meeting calendar as follows
(note that dates in November 2002 and February 2003 are reserved):
August, 2002, No Meetings
September 4, 2002, Executive Committee Meeting
September 17-18, 2002 Board Meeting
October 2, 2002, Executive Committee Meeting
October 15-16, 2002, Board Meeting
November 6, 2002, Reserved for Executive Committee Meeting
November 19-20, 2002, Reserved for Board Meeting
December 4, 2002, Executive Committee Meeting
December 17-18, 2002, Board Meeting
January 8, 2003, Executive Committee Meeting
January 22-23, 2003, Board Meeting
February 5, 2003, Reserved for Executive Committee Meeting
February 19-20, 2002, Reserved for Board Meeting
March 5, 2003, Executive Committee Meeting
March 18-19, 2003, Board Meeting
April 2, 2003, Executive Committee Meeting
April 15-16, 2003, Board Meeting
May 7, 2003, Executive Committee Meeting
May 20-21, 2003, Board Meetings
June 4, 2003, Executive Committee Meeting
June 17-18, 2003, Board Meeting
July 2, 2003, Executive Committee
July 15-16, 2003 Annual Board Meeting
Minnesota State College Faculty (MSCF) Contract Approval
The Board of Trustees approved the terms of the 2001-2003 labor agreement
with Minnesota State College Faculty (MSCF), and authorized the Chancellor
to sign the agreement on behalf of the Board contingent upon ratification
by MSCF membership.
FY 2002-2009 Capital Budget Guidelines
The Board of Trustees approved the FY 2004-2009 Capital Budget guidelines.
Gifts of Real Property - Winona State University; Hibbing Community
College
The Board of Trustees accepted the gift of the Alumni House to Winona
State University; and the gift of forty acres of real property to Hibbing
Community College. The Board of Trustees gratefully acknowledged the
generous gift from the Winona State Alumni Society; and the generous
gift from the Mildred J. Hartney Trust, to the State of Minnesota, the
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, Winona State University and
Hibbing Community College.
Program Closures
The Board of Trustees approved the closure of programs at: Central
Lakes College; Dakota County Technical College; Fergus Falls Community
College; Hennepin Technical College; Hibbing Community College; Mesabi
Range Community and Technical College; Minneapolis Community and Technical
College; Minnesota State College - Southeast Technical; Minnesota State
University Moorhead; Minnesota State University - Mankato; Minnesota
West Technical College; Northland Community and Technical College; Northwest
Technical College; Pine Technical College; Rainy River Community College;
Ridgewater College, Riverland Community College; Rochester Community
and Technical College; South Central College; St. Cloud Technical
College; and St. Paul Technical College.
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