12/8/05

 

NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

WEB SCHEDULE/AGENDA

Thursday-Friday, December 15-16, 2005

 

 

Thursday, December 15, 2005

 

 

  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, December 15-16, 2005, Board Meeting (SPECIAL ACTION ITEM – ROLL-CALL VOTE) – President Les Wong  (Backup)

 

 

  11:35 a.m.     Regular Session Recessed. 

 

    2:00 p.m.     Academic Affairs Committee Meeting.  Board of Trustees Room, 602 Cohodas.  (Backup)

 

    3:30 p.m.     Finance Committee Meeting.  Board of Trustees Room, 602 Cohodas.  (Backup)

 

 

Friday, December 16, 2005

 

 

    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 

 

     a.    NMU Foundation:  Future Plans – President Wong, Ms. Martha Van Der Kamp, Ms. Amy Silk

     b.    Public Television:  Annual Report and Digitalization Update – Dr. Joyal, Mr. Eric Smith

     c.    NCAA Update:  President Wong, Mr. Kenneth Godfrey

     d.    Continuation of Funding/Formula Discussion – Dr. Fred Joyal,

            Dr. Terry Seethoff, Dr. Mike Roy, Mr. Gavin Leach

 

 

  10:30 a.m.     Recess

 

  10:45 a.m.     Reconvene.  Business Session.  Board of Trustees Room, 602 Cohodas.

 

 

  10:45 a.m.     4.         Moment of silence in memory of NMU student James Wieser – Mr. Bill Bernard

 

  10:50 a.m.     5.         Presentation by Sister City Scholar Yuuka Sano – Mr. John Weting

 

  10:55 a.m.     6.         Introduction of Graduating Senior Speaking at Midyear Commencement – Mr. Bernard

 

  11:00 a.m.     7.         ASNMU Report – Ms. Michelle Cox

 

  11:05 a.m.     8.         President's Report:  Focus on Faculty Excellence – President Wong  (Backup)

 

  11:20 a.m.     9.         Committee Reports:

                                         a.    Academic Affairs – Ms. Mary Lukens

                                         b.    Finance – Dr. Douglas Roberts

                                         c.    Executive – Mr. Samuel Benedict

 

  11:35 a.m.     10.       Appointments of Trustees to Standing Committees for Calendar Year 2005  (See Formal Recommendation F-1) (Backup) and Announcement of 2006 Ex Officio Appointments to the NMU Foundation Board of Trustees:  Brian D. Cloyd, Larry C. Inman, and Jon G. LaSalle – Chair Weber 

 

  11:40 a.m.     11.       Action on Formal Recommendations – Chair Weber  (Backup)

 

  11:45 a.m.     12.       Announcement of Closed Session to be held in Connection with the Thursday-Friday, February 23-24, 2006, Meeting of the Board – President Wong

 

  11:50 a.m.     13.       Other Business – Chair Weber

 

 

  11:55 a.m.     Regular Session Adjourned.

 

 

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2005 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS

 

Academic Affairs                                                      Finance          

 

Mary C. Lukens, Chair                                           Douglas B. Roberts, Chair

Brian D. Cloyd                                                       Alan T. Ackerman

Larry C. Inman                                                       Samuel S. Benedict

Jon G. LaSalle                                                         Larry C. Inman

Karl A. Weber, ex officio                                       Karl A. Weber, ex officio

            Leslie E. Wong, ex officio                                      Leslie E. Wong, ex officio