4/28/14
NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
WEB SCHEDULE/AGENDA
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Thursday, May 1, 2014
10:00 a.m. Academic Affairs Committee Meeting. Marquette/Nicolet/Cadillac. University Center.
11:00 a.m. Finance Committee Meeting, Marquette/Nicolet/Cadillac. University Center.
1:00 p.m. Formal Session Called to Order. Marquette/Nicolet/Cadillac. University Center.
1:00 p.m. 1. Individual Requests to Address the Board – Ms. Theresa Nease
1:05 p.m. 2. Moments of Silence:
a. In Memory of NMU Faculty Member – Dr. Paul Lang
b. In Memory of NMU Student – Dr. Steven Neiheisel
c. In Memory of NMU Staff Members – Mr. Gavin Leach
1:10 p.m. 3. Moment in NMU History – Dr. Russell Magnaghi
1:15 p.m. 4. Committee Reports:
a. Academic Affairs – Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen
b. Finance – Mr. Gilbert L. Ziegler
c. Executive – Dr. L. Garnet Lewis
1:30 p.m.
5. Revised Appointments of
Trustees to Standing Committees for Calendar
Year 2014
(See Formal Recommendations F12) – Chair Popp
and
Announcement of Revised 2014 Ex Officio Appointments to the NMU Foundation Board of Trustees – Chair Popp
1:35 p.m.
6. Action on Formal Recommendations – Chair Popp
1:40 p.m. 7. HLC Accreditation Update
Ms. Kim Barron, Director of Institutional Accreditation and Assessment
Dr. Rob Winn, Associate Dean-General Education and Retention
Dr. Dale Kapla, Associate Provost for Undergraduate Programming and
Faculty Affairs
Ms. Jill Compton, Director of Audit and Risk Management
2:40 p.m. Formal Session Recessed.
2:50 a.m. Formal Session Reconvened. Business Session. Marquette/Nicolet/Cadillac.
University Center.
2:50 p.m. 8. Commencement Speakers:
Introduction of Graduating Student Commencement Speaker –
Dr. Steven Neiheisel
Ms. Courtney Anderson Brown, English, Theatre, and Entertainment Arts Major
Announcement of Commencement Speaker and Honorary Degree Recipients – President David Haynes
Teri List-Stoll ‘84, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Kraft Foods, will receive an Honorary Degree, Doctor of Business. She will also be the May 2014 Commencement Speaker
2:55 p.m. 9. ASNMU Report - Katerina Klawes
3:00 p.m. 10. President’s Report – President Haynes
3:10 p.m. 11. FOCUS DISCUSSION: Broadcasting at NMU: A Collaborative Effort
Dr. Dwight Brady, Professor of Communications and Performance Studies
Mr. Forrest Karr,
Special Assistant to the President/Athletics and Director of
Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreational Sports
Mr. Eric Smith, Director of Broadcast and Audio Visual Services
4:10 p.m. 12. Announcement of Informal/Closed Session to be held in connection with the Thursday-Friday, July 17-18, 2014, Meeting of the Board – President Haynes
4:10 p.m. Formal Session Adjourned.
Academic Affairs Finance Executive
Thomas H. Zurbuchen, Chair Gilbert L. Ziegler, Chair L. Garnet Lewis, Chair
L. Garnet Lewis Stephen F. Adamini H. Sook Wilkinson
Steven M. Mitchell Scott L. Holman Thomas H. Zurbuchen
Richard M. Popp, ex officio Richard M. Popp, ex officio Richard M. Popp, ex officio
David S. Hayne, ex officio David S. Haynes, ex officio David S. Haynes, ex officio