4/22/04

 

NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

SCHEDULE/AGENDA

Thursday-Friday, April 29-30, 2004

 

 

Thursday, April 29

 

11:30 a.m.        Regular Session Called to Order.  Sixth Floor Conference Room, 604 Cohodas.

 

11:30 a.m.       1.         Authorization to Hold Closed Session of the Board of Trustees in Conjunction    with the Thursday-Friday, April 29-30, 2004, Board Meeting (SPECIAL ACTION ITEM – ROLL-CALL VOTE) – President Michael Roy

 

11:35 p.m.        Regular Session Recessed. 

 

 

Friday, April 30, 2004

 

  8:30 a.m.        Regular Session Reconvened.  Board of Trustees Room, 602 Cohodas.

 

  8:30 a.m.       2.         Individual Requests to Address the Board – Ms. Grundstrom

 

  8:35 a.m.       3.         FOCUS DISCUSSION:  Budget:  Including Public Broadcasting, USOEC, Northern Initiatives and legislative update – President Roy, Provost Fred Joyal, Mr. Gavin Leach, Mr. David Haynes  (Backup)

 

10:00 a.m.        Regular Session Recessed. 

 

10:15 a.m.        Regular Session Reconvened.  Business Portion.  Board of Trustees Room, 602 Cohodas.

 

10:15 a.m.       4.         Moment of silence in memory of Sharon Jensen, Director of the NMU Upward Bound Program, who passed away on February 15, 2004 – Provost Fred Joyal

 

10:20 a.m.       5.         Introduction of Graduating Senior Speaking at Spring Commencement – Mr. William Bernard

 

10:25 a.m.       6.         Introduction of Recipients of Board of Trustees Student Achievement Awards and Non-Traditional Student Award for 2004 (See Formal Recommendation F-4) – Mr. Edward Niemi

 

                        Mr. Kyle Ortiz                       Ms. Layla Khoury-Hanold

                        Mr. Brian Thanasiu               Ms. Christine Robinson

 

10:35 a.m.       7.         Introduction of Recipients of NMU Distinguished Faculty Awards for 2004

                                    (See Formal Recommendation F-3) – Dr. Fred Joyal      

                                   

                                          Dr. Gary J. Brunswick, Director of Business Affairs and Professor

                                          College of Business

 

                                          Dr. Donald F. Dreisbach, Professor

                                          Department of Philosophy

 

                                          Dr. Teresa C. Hunt, Professor

                                          Department of English

 

10:45 a.m.       8.         ASNMU Report – Mr. Kyle Ortiz and Ms. Rebecca Thompson 

 

10:50 a.m.       9.         President's Report – President Roy 

 

10:55 a.m.       10.       Committee Reports:

                                         a.    Academic Affairs – Mr. Karl Weber  (Backup)

                                         b.    Finance – Mr. Samuel Benedict  (Backup)

                                         c.    Executive – Mr. Scott Holman

 

11:10 a.m.       11.       AQIP Accreditation Update – Dr. Leonard Heldreth, Mr. William Bernard, Mr. Tim Tanis, Mr. Tim Kutchen  (Backup)

 

11:35 a.m.       12.       Enrollment Report – Mr. William Bernard  (Backup)

 

11:50 a.m.       13.       Development/Alumni Update – Ms. Martha Van Der Kamp  (Backup)

 

12:05 p.m.       14.       Discussion of Proposed Board of Trustees Meeting Schedule for Calendar Year 2005 – Ms. Grundstrom  (Backup)

 

12:10 p.m.       15.       Action on Formal Recommendations – Chair Campbell  (Backup)

 

12:15 p.m.       16.       Announcement of Closed Session to be held in Connection with the Thursday-Friday, August 5-6, 2004, Meeting of the Board – President Roy

 

12:20 p.m.        Regular Session Adjourned.*

 

 

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2004 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS

 

Academic Affairs                               Finance                                               Executive       

 

Karl A. Weber, Chair                            Samuel S. Benedict, Chair                   Scott L. Holman, Chair

Alan T. Ackerman                                 Scott L. Holman                                  Mary C. Lukens

Samuel S. Benedict                               Larry C. Inman                                    Karl A. Weber

Mary C. Lukens                                    Douglas B. Roberts                             Mary L. Campbell, ex officio

Mary L. Campbell, ex officio                Mary L. Campbell, ex officio                Michael J. Roy, ex officio

Michael J. Roy, ex officio                       Michael J. Roy, ex officio                     Samuel S. Benedict, alternate