4/23/21

NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

SCHEDULE/AGENDA

Thursday – Friday, April 29 – 30, 2021

Ballroom I, Northern Center, NMU Campus

The meetings will be livestreamed on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2UeD5Ex

Seating for the public will be in Ballroom II, Northern Center.  Seating will be placed 6’ apart for social distancing.

Any individual able to medically tolerate a face covering must wear a covering over his or her nose and mouth—such as a homemade mask, scarf, bandana, or handkerchief—when in any indoor public space.

Thursday, April 29, 2021

  3:15 –

     3:45 p.m.   Extended Learning and Community Engagement Committee Meeting – Ballroom I, Northern Center

3:45 –

   4:45 p.m.     Academic Affairs Committee Meeting – Ballroom I, Northern Center

  4:45 –

   5:15 p.m.     Finance Committee Meeting – Ballroom I, Northern Center

Friday, April 30, 2021

Formal Session – Ballroom I, Northern Center

  9:00 a.m.      Formal Session – Ballroom I, Northern Center

  9:00 a.m.        1.       Formal Session Called to Order – Chair Tami Seavoy

  9:01 a.m.        2.      Roll Call – Ms. Cathy Andrew

  9:02 a.m.        3.       Approval of Agenda – Chair Tami Seavoy

  9:03 a.m.        4.       Moment of Silence

· Ms. Alexis Nelson – Dr. Kerri Schuiling

· Ms. Sandra Gibbons – Dr. Kerri Schuiling

· Ms. Laura Gannon – Mr. Gavin Leach

  9:05 a.m.       5.       Individual Requests to Address the Board – Ms. Cathy Andrew

  9:11 a.m.        6.       Commencement Speakers:

                        Introduction of Graduating Student Commencement Speaker – Dr. Kerri Schuiling

Mr. Jalen Sims, Graphic Design Major

                           Announcement of Commencement Speaker – President Fritz Erickson

Mr. Bryan Terrell Clark will be the May 2021 Commencement Speaker.

  9:16 a.m.        7.       Board of Trustees Student Achievement Award Recipients – Chair Tami Seavoy

  9:21 a.m.        8.       A Moment in NMU History – Dr. Russel Magnaghi

  9:26 a.m.        9.       ASNMU Update – Ms. Emma Drever, President and Ms. Bethany Beavers, President-Elect

  9:31 a.m.      10.       President’s Report – President Erickson

  9:36 a.m.      11.       Committee Reports:

a. Finance Committee – Trustee Bob Mahaney

b. Academic Affairs – Trustee Alexis Hart

c. Extended Learning/Community Engagement – Vice Chair Steve Young

   9:48 a.m.     12.       Committee Appointments – Chair Tami Seavoy

   9:51 a.m.     13.       Action on Formal Recommendations – Chair Tami Seavoy

   9:52 a.m.     14.       Announcement of Informal/Closed Sessions to be Held in Conjunction with the July 2021 Sessions of the Board – President Fritz Erickson

   9:53 a.m.     15.       Good of the Order – Chair Tami Seavoy

 10:15 a.m.      Formal Session Adjourned

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2021 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS

Academic Affairs	Finance	Extended Learning/ Community Engagement	Executive
Alexis M. Hart, Chair	Robert E. Mahaney, Chair	Stephen E. Young, Chair	Tami M. Seavoy, Chair
Lisa I. Fittante	Alexis M. Hart	Donna L. Murray-Brown	Alexis M. Hart
Greg J. Seppanen	Donna L. Murray-Brown		Robert E. Mahaney
Tami M. Seavoy, ex officio	Tami M. Seavoy, ex officio	Tami M. Seavoy, ex officio	Stephen E. Young
Fritz J Erickson, ex officio	Fritz J Erickson, ex officio	Fritz J Erickson, ex officio	Fritz J Erickson, ex officio

Ad Hoc – Policy Review	Ad Hoc – External Partnerships	Ad Hoc – Recruitment and Retention
Alexis M. Hart, Chair	Robert E. Mahaney, Chair	Stephen E. Young, Chair
Lisa I. Fittante	Stephen E. Young	Lisa I. Fittante
	Tami M. Seavoy, ex officio	Gregory J. Seppanen
Tami M. Seavoy, ex officio	Fritz J Erickson, ex officio	Tami M. Seavoy, ex officio
Fritz J Erickson, ex officio		Fritz J Erickson, ex officio