FORMAL RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY – Marquette, Michigan

July 17, 2009

A.    Minutes:

 1.    That the minutes of the May 1, 2009, meeting of the Board be approved.

B.    Gifts, Grants, Agreements and Contracts:

1.    A gift to the Engineering Technology Department from Allen and Kathy Solka, Ishpeming, MI, a quilt and quilt hanger, both homemade ($500 value).

2.    A gift to the School of Art and Design from Richard W. Wise, Lenox Village, MA, 15 copies of “Secrets of the Gem Trade” by Richard W. Wise ($613 value).

3.    A gift to the Technology and Occupational Sciences Department from Allen and Kathy Solka, Ishpeming, MI, a handmade, handcrafted quilt w/ designer fabrics ($700 value).

4.    A gift to the Department of Engineering Technology from TEAMTECH Motorsports Safety, Inc., Saginaw, MI, a canopy and tent with harness, helmet support, and arm restraints ($950 value).

5.    The grant between the Michigan Humanities Council and Northern Michigan University, to host one day symposium on filmmaking with a focus on the making of the movie, Anatomy of a Murder, in Marquette County in 1959, in the amount of $500, with an additional amount of $450 from the NMU Archives, and an In-Kind university amount of $1,020, for a total amount of $1,970, on June 26, 2009, under the direction of Mr. Marcus Robyns.

6.    The Comcast Community Collaboration Initiatives grant from the Volunteer Centers of Michigan, to support the second year of an initiative with Teaching Family Homes that provides youth in residential foster care at Teaching Family Homes with mentors from NMU who encourage a healthy lifestyle and positive decision making, in the amount of $5,000, for the period of February 15, 2009, through January 31, 2010, under the direction of Mr. David Bonsall.

7.    The grant from the Michigan Department of State to purchase two (2) training motorcycles for the Michigan Motorcycle Safety Program, in the amount of $7,088, for the time period May 28, 2009, through September 30, 2009, under the direction of Mr. Cameron Hadley.

8.    The grant from the State of Michigan, Department of Community Health, to fund scholarships for nursing students ($6,000 for RN to BSN students and $12,000 for MSN-Education students), in the amount of $16,000, for the period of October 1, 2008, through September 30, 2009, under the direction of Dr. Kerri Schuiling.

9.    The time period be extended from May 31, 2009, to May 31, 2010, for the grant between Northern Michigan University and Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Water Resources Division, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, to provide research on small mammal communities in the Grand Sable Dunes of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, in the amount of $17,000, under the direction of Professor John Bruggink.

10.  The Digital Television Transition Grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, to cover costs associated with the transition from analog to digital television, in the amount of $21,467, under the direction of Mr. Eric Smith.

11.  The Michigan Initiative for Innovation & Entrepreneurship Grant for student internships and special topic speakers related to entrepreneurship, in the amount of $25,000, with an additional In-kind University amount of $13,250, for a total award of $38,250, for the period July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2010, under the direction of Dr. Sam Graci.

12.  The time period be extended from April 30, 2009, to May 31, 2010, for the agreement between the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, and Northern Michigan University to study the population dynamics of threatened orchidaceous in the Grand Sable Dunes at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, in the amount of $70,163, under the direction of Dr. Alan Rebertus.

13.  The grant between the National Writing Project Corporation and Northern Michigan University, to conduct a National Writing Project site, in the amount of $51,000, with an additional amount of $19,040 ($3,500 from the Education Department, $3,500 from the College of Professional Studies, $3,000 from the College of Arts and Sciences, $500 from the English Department, and $8,540 from tuition and fees), and an In-Kind University amount of $37,763 ($16,393 from the Education Department and $21,370 from the College of Arts and Sciences), for a total award of $107,803, extending the contract to June 30, 2010, under the direction of Dr. Mark Smith.

14.  The Radio Community Service Grant bonus from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, to provide continued support for augmenting the capability of public broadcasting stations to expand the quality and scope of public radio to the community, in the amount of $32,500, bringing the total award to $163,875, for the period October 1, 2008, to September 30, 2010, under the direction of Mr. Eric Smith.

15.  The B.J. Stupak Olympic Scholarship Program grant from the U.S. Department of Education, to provide scholarships to selected Olympic aspiring athletes training at any one of the four Olympic Training Centers and pursuing a post-secondary education, in the amount of $977,000, for the period of
October 1, 2009, through September 30, 2010, under the direction of Mr. Jeffery Kleinschmidt.

C.     Personnel Actions: 

Appointments:

1. Aho, Marie, Interim Department Head, Counseling and Consultation Services, effective July 1, 2009.  (New appointment)

2. Brown, Patrick W., Head and Professor with tenure, Biology, effective July 1, 2009.  (New appointment)

3. Capers, Caroll T., Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice, a tenure track appointment, effective  
        August 19, 2009.  (Term to tenure track)

4. Demel, Scott J., Assistant Professor, Sociology/Social Work, a tenure track appointment, effective
        August 19, 2009. (New appointment)

5. Graci, Samuel P., Interim Dean/Professor with tenure, College of Business, effective May 18, 2009
  through June 30, 2010. (Professor w/ tenure to Interim Dean)

6. Joyal, Alfred N., Professor, Geography, a tenured appointment, effective August 19, 2009.  (Special
  Assistant to the President to tenured faculty)

7. Lawrence, Lisa, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, a tenure track appointment, effective
  August 19, 2009. (New appointment)

8. Phillips, Jon D., Head and Professor w/ Tenure, Mathematics and Computer Science,
  effective August 1, 2009.  (New appointment)

9. Prosen, Cynthia A., Associate Provost-Academic Affairs/Dean of Graduate Studies, effective
  July 1, 2009.  (Interim to Continuing)

10. Szczepanski, Sue, Instructor, School of Education, a continuing appointment, effective
 August 19, 2009.  (Term to Continuing)

11. Zalmai, Ghulam J., Professor, a tenured position, Mathematics and Computer Sciences, effective
 August 19, 2009.  (Department Head to tenured faculty)

Emeritus:

12. That Dr. Lawrence W. Ellerbruch be granted the status of Professor Emeritus of Mathematics effective
  August 1, 2009. 

13. That Professor Thomas J. Meravi be granted the status of Professor Emeritus of Engineering
  Technology effective August 1, 2009.

Promotion and Tenure:

14. The following faculty member be promoted to the rank of Associate Professor effective
        August 19, 2009:

        Prof. Cate Terwilliger, Department of English

D.     Degrees

1. That the final list of May 2009 graduates be approved.  A copy of the list is on file with the Secretary
  of the Board of Trustees.

2. That the preliminary list of the August 2009 graduates be approved.  A copy of the list is on file with
  the Secretary of the Board of Trustees.

 E.     Property and Finance:

 1.     The resolution of the Board of Trustees of Northern Michigan University regarding the borrowing of
         funds to meet temporary cash flow deficits be approved.  A copy of the resolution is on file with the
         Secretary of the Board of Trustees.

 2.     The Student Athletic Fee be increased to $225 beginning with the Fall 2009 semester.

F.      Special Items: 

1.  That the following Board of Trustees meeting schedule for calendar year 2010 be approved:

         Thursday-Friday, February 18-19, 2010

         Tentative (Retreat – May be held offsite)

         Thursday-Friday, April 29-30, 2010

         (Commencement Saturday, May 1)

         Thursday-Friday, July 8-9, 2010

         Thursday-Friday, September 23-24, 2010

         Thursday-Friday, December 9-10, 2010

         (Commencement  Saturday, December 11)

   2.   That the following individuals be appointed as board members for the following Public School Academies:

Nah Tah Wahsh Charter School

         Donna Boda (new)                                expiration date:  June 30, 2012

         Marilyn Shawano (new)                        expiration date;  June 30, 2012

         Geneva Wandahsega (reappoint)           expiration date:  June 30, 2012

         Rose Gill (reappoint)                             expiration date:  June 30, 2012

Burton Glen Charter School

         Marcus Randolf (new)                           expiration date:  June 30, 2010